Rise of Hitler Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 Graded A+
Spartacist Revolt - Answers 5-12th January 1919
Armed uprising in Berlin
Power struggle
Spartacists wanted a Soviet Republic
Believed Germany should be run by the working class
Treaty of Versailles - Answers 28 June 1919
Involved guilt clause and blank cheque reparations
Germany not invited to negotiations - diplomatic protocols broken
Printing of money - Answers 1920-1923
Due to difficulty paying reparations
Needed to pay workers, and pay for imports (no exports due to economic disruption)
German defaults in payments - Answers November 1922 - January 1923
French occupation of Ruhr - Answers 11-16th January 1923
In response to lack of payments from Germany
Munich Putsch (Stresemann and Hitler) - Answers 8-9th November 1923
Attempted coup to seize power in Germany
Hitler and armed forces marched into a beer hall where Bavarian leaders were attending
Tried to force leaders to support their revolution
Hitler arrested - Answers 11th November 1923
Tried for treason
Served only 9 months
Rentenmark implemented - Answers November 1923
By Hjalmar Schacht
1 trillion marks --> 1 rentenmark
, Went to pre-war exchange rate
Dawes Plan - Answers 1924
Created by Charles Dawes
A plan to revive the German economy,
US --> Germany --> England and France --> US
Short term high interest loans
Circular flow of money
Locarno Pact - Answers 1925
Germany's affirmation that it would accept its current boundaries, recognising western borders
Hindenburg elected as president - Answers 1925
Created backing from right-wing and nationalists
League of Nations membership - Answers 1926
Germany admitted as a permanent member
Gained recognition as a peaceful, responsible power
Kellogg Pact - Answers 1928
Called their signatories to settle disputes in a peaceful manner
Young Plan - Answers 1929
Further reduction of reparation
Payment period extended to 1988
Death of Stresemann - Answers 3rd October 1929
He was a stabilising figure, played a key role in restoring Germany's international reputation and
economy
Death left a leadership vacuum
Lost key advocate for moderation and diplomacy
Could look beyond his own party and views, looking out for Germany
Wall Street Crash - Answers 29th October 1929
Spartacist Revolt - Answers 5-12th January 1919
Armed uprising in Berlin
Power struggle
Spartacists wanted a Soviet Republic
Believed Germany should be run by the working class
Treaty of Versailles - Answers 28 June 1919
Involved guilt clause and blank cheque reparations
Germany not invited to negotiations - diplomatic protocols broken
Printing of money - Answers 1920-1923
Due to difficulty paying reparations
Needed to pay workers, and pay for imports (no exports due to economic disruption)
German defaults in payments - Answers November 1922 - January 1923
French occupation of Ruhr - Answers 11-16th January 1923
In response to lack of payments from Germany
Munich Putsch (Stresemann and Hitler) - Answers 8-9th November 1923
Attempted coup to seize power in Germany
Hitler and armed forces marched into a beer hall where Bavarian leaders were attending
Tried to force leaders to support their revolution
Hitler arrested - Answers 11th November 1923
Tried for treason
Served only 9 months
Rentenmark implemented - Answers November 1923
By Hjalmar Schacht
1 trillion marks --> 1 rentenmark
, Went to pre-war exchange rate
Dawes Plan - Answers 1924
Created by Charles Dawes
A plan to revive the German economy,
US --> Germany --> England and France --> US
Short term high interest loans
Circular flow of money
Locarno Pact - Answers 1925
Germany's affirmation that it would accept its current boundaries, recognising western borders
Hindenburg elected as president - Answers 1925
Created backing from right-wing and nationalists
League of Nations membership - Answers 1926
Germany admitted as a permanent member
Gained recognition as a peaceful, responsible power
Kellogg Pact - Answers 1928
Called their signatories to settle disputes in a peaceful manner
Young Plan - Answers 1929
Further reduction of reparation
Payment period extended to 1988
Death of Stresemann - Answers 3rd October 1929
He was a stabilising figure, played a key role in restoring Germany's international reputation and
economy
Death left a leadership vacuum
Lost key advocate for moderation and diplomacy
Could look beyond his own party and views, looking out for Germany
Wall Street Crash - Answers 29th October 1929
