Germany, 1918–1939
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Make a chronological table of seven key dates of Germany 1918–1939.
1918 – revolution; 1919 – Weimar constitution; 1923 – Ruhr, hyperinflation, putsch; 1924 – Dawes Plan; 1933 – Hitler chancellor; 1935 – Nuremberg Laws; 1939 – attack on Poland.
2
Why could the Weimar Republic not remain stable? Give three reasons.
Versailles and reparations, economic crises, the rise of radical parties and weak democratic roots.
3
Compare Nazism and Italian fascism by three similarities and one difference.
Similar: one party, leader cult, nationalism; difference: racial theory is central in Nazism.
4
Write four sentences on how the democratic system collapsed within a few months in 1933.
The opposition was suppressed, parties banned, rights restricted and power concentrated in Hitler’s hands.
5
Why did German rearmament threaten international security?
It broke the Versailles limits and, together with territorial demands, meant preparation for war.