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Paul Von Hindenburg correct answers German field marshal who appointed Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933. In March he signed the Enabling Act of 1933 which gave special powers to Hitler's government. Kaiser Wilhelm II correct answers Kaiser of Germany, began German Naval buildup, abandoned Bismarck's careful policies, and allowed the reinsurance treaty to lapse, pursued policies that created shared interest between the British and the Russians. Kaiser began negotiating to bring the Ottoman Empire, an old enemy of Russia into the triple alliance. On November 9th 1918 his abdication was announced. Ludendorf correct answers A German general who assisted Paul von Hindenburg in achieving victories at the Battle of Tannenberg and the Battle of the Masurian Lakes. Throughout the rest of the war, Ludendorff continued to serve Hindenburg, first as chief of staff and later as quartermaster general. Treaty of Versailles correct answers Articles 227 through 230 gave the Allies the right to try individual Germans, including the former emperor, as war criminals; Article 231, often called the war guilt clause, provided the justification for Article 232, which established a commission to collect reparation payments, the total of which was eventually set at 132 billion gold marks. German bitterness over these honour clauses was nearly universal. Weimar Constitution correct answers *Pop. elected President *Reichstrat- upper house *Reichstag- seats allocated proportionally, many parties gained seats *Referendums Friedrich Ebert correct answers ) was the first president of the Weimar Republic. He was hated by right-wing nationalists, who thought him weak, as well as many in his own party, who thought him a class traitor. Ebert's reliance on the army and the Freikorps to protect his own government were especially controversial.