The Weimar Republic

12 questions

1. What caused food shortages and economic hardship in Germany during the First World War?
2. Which of the following events contributed to the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II?
3. Match the term to its correct definition.
4. Friedrich __________ became Chancellor of the new Weimar Republic in November 1918.
5. What agreement did the new chancellor make with General Groener to stabilise Germany?
6. Germany signed the __________ on 11th November 1918, officially ending the First World War.
7. What was a key feature of the Weimar Republic as a representative democracy?
8. What problem did the division of power between the president, chancellor, and Reichstag aim to solve?
9. What is proportional representation?
10. Put the following events in chronological order.
11. Why was Article 48 introduced to the Weimar constitution?
12. Proportional representation was not purely a positive step forward because it made it difficult to pass __________ in the Reichstag.

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