3.3 Additional Questions :
Answer the following questions :
1. What gave an opportunity to the Parliamentary parties to recast German polity?
Ans: The defeat of Imperial Germany and the abdication of the emperor gave an opportunity to the parliamentary parties to recast German polity.
2. What was the revolutionary uprising in Germany called?
Ans: The Revolutionary uprising in Germany was called “Spartacist League”.
3. What was the condition of the middle class during the economic Crises?
Ans: During the economic crises the savings of the middle class diminished when the currency lost its value.
4. What were the causes for the economic crisis in Germany?
Ans: Germany had fought the war largely on loans but could not pay the loans. Germany had to repay war preparations in gold which resulted in the depletion of gold in Germany. Germany refused to pay so the French occupied the leading Industrial area of ‘Ruhr’.
5. Who supported the Weimer Republic?
Ans: The Socialist, the Catholics and Democrats supported the Weimer Republic.
6. German people who did not like the Republic?
Ans: German people who did not like the Republic because :
i) Of the terms it was forced to accept after Germany’s defeat at the end of the First World War .
ii) He peace treaty was harsh and humiliating.
7. What were the effects of the great Economic Crisis on Germany?
Ans: Industrial production was reduced to 40 % of the 1929 level. Workers lost their jobs. The wages of the workers were reduced. The number of unemployed touched 6 million .The unemployed in Germany simply sat on the street corners in search of jobs.
8. Who founded the Communist party in Germany after the crushed uprising?
Ans: The Spartacists founded the Communist party in Germany after the crushed uprising.
9. What heightened the economic crisis?
Ans: Political radicalization heightened the economic crisis of 1923.
10. How did the Germany try to rise from economic crisis?
Ans: Germany refused to pay loans. It used to passive resistance and printed paper currency recklessly.
11. What were the effects of the security forces on the people of Germany?
Ans: The people could not detained by the Gestapo. They could be tortured in chambers. They could be sent to concentration camps. They could be deported at will or arrested without any legal procedures.
12. What assurance did Hitler gave to the German people in 1932?
Ans: Hitler promised to build a strong nation. He promised to restore the dignity of the German people. he promised employment to those looking for the work. He promised a secure future for the youth. He promised to weed out all foreign influences and resist all foreign ‘Conspiracies’ against Germany.