Weimar Germany past paper questions
10 MARKER QUESTIONS
1. Which was more important in ensuring stability in the Federal republic in the years 1949–
1963?
(i) The Basic Law
(ii) The economic miracle
2. Which was of greater importance in establishing the Nazi dictatorship?
(i) The Enabling Act
(ii) The Night of the Long Knives
3. Which of the following was a greater success for the government of the Federal Republic of
Germany in the years 1949–1963?
(i) The economy
(ii) Foreign policy
4. Which of the following was a more significant reason for political instability in Germany in
the years 1919–1924?
(i) The impact of the Treaty of Versailles
(ii) Economic problems
5. Which of the following saw greater economic success in the period from 1949 to 1963?
(i) The Federal Republic of Germany
(ii) The German Democratic Republic
6. Which of the following had greater consequences for the lives of German civilians in the
years from 1939 to 1949?
(i) The impact of the Second World War, 1939–1945
(ii) The impact of the Cold War, 1945–1949
7. Which of the following was a more significant reason for Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor
in 1933?
(i) The popular appeal of Nazism
(ii) ‘Backstairs Intrigue’
8. Which of the following was the greater threat to the stability of the German Democratic
Republic (GDR) in the years from 1949 to 1963?
(i) The uprising of 1953
(ii) The numbers of people fleeing from the GDR to the West
9. Which of the following posed the greater threat to the stability of the Weimar Republic in
the period from 1919 to 1923?
(i) Communist revolts
(ii) The Kapp Putsch
10. Which of the following was of greater importance in the establishment of the Nazi
Dictatorship in the period from 1933 to 1939?
(i) Censorship and propaganda
(ii) The SS
11. Which of the following had the greatest impact on German workers in the years from 1933-
1939?
(i) German Labour Front
(ii) “Strength through Joy
12. Which of the following saw greater change in the DDR system in the years from 1949-1963?
(i) The economy
(ii) Society
10 MARKER QUESTIONS
1. Which was more important in ensuring stability in the Federal republic in the years 1949–
1963?
(i) The Basic Law
(ii) The economic miracle
2. Which was of greater importance in establishing the Nazi dictatorship?
(i) The Enabling Act
(ii) The Night of the Long Knives
3. Which of the following was a greater success for the government of the Federal Republic of
Germany in the years 1949–1963?
(i) The economy
(ii) Foreign policy
4. Which of the following was a more significant reason for political instability in Germany in
the years 1919–1924?
(i) The impact of the Treaty of Versailles
(ii) Economic problems
5. Which of the following saw greater economic success in the period from 1949 to 1963?
(i) The Federal Republic of Germany
(ii) The German Democratic Republic
6. Which of the following had greater consequences for the lives of German civilians in the
years from 1939 to 1949?
(i) The impact of the Second World War, 1939–1945
(ii) The impact of the Cold War, 1945–1949
7. Which of the following was a more significant reason for Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor
in 1933?
(i) The popular appeal of Nazism
(ii) ‘Backstairs Intrigue’
8. Which of the following was the greater threat to the stability of the German Democratic
Republic (GDR) in the years from 1949 to 1963?
(i) The uprising of 1953
(ii) The numbers of people fleeing from the GDR to the West
9. Which of the following posed the greater threat to the stability of the Weimar Republic in
the period from 1919 to 1923?
(i) Communist revolts
(ii) The Kapp Putsch
10. Which of the following was of greater importance in the establishment of the Nazi
Dictatorship in the period from 1933 to 1939?
(i) Censorship and propaganda
(ii) The SS
11. Which of the following had the greatest impact on German workers in the years from 1933-
1939?
(i) German Labour Front
(ii) “Strength through Joy
12. Which of the following saw greater change in the DDR system in the years from 1949-1963?
(i) The economy
(ii) Society
