Question

Who from the following is not the November Criminal?
A Socialists
B Separatists
C Catholics
D Democrats

Answer 1

Hint:
The ‘November Criminals’ was a Nazi term .It was used by the Nazi for the German officials who signed the armistice that resulted in the end of World War I. The defeat of Germany in the First World War was a surprise to the German people who believed that the politicians had stabbed German army.

Complete answer:
The people of Germany believed that the German Army was stabbed by the politicians. The Germans hated the Weimar Republic .The Republic was a symbol of humiliation in the eyes of the German people. The Republic was held as war guilt and national humiliation.
A) Socialists were supporters of the Weimar Republic. So, they were the easy targets of attacks. They were regarded as November Criminals.
B) Separatists had nothing to do with the November Criminals. They did not belong to a political party. So, they were not November Criminals.
C) Catholics were also supporters of the Weimar Republic. So, they were also ‘November Criminals’.
D) Democrats were also supporters of the Weimar Republic. They were also dubbed as ‘November Criminals’.

Therefore the correct answer is option (B).

Note:
These political opponents were chiefly right-wingers. They thought that the November Criminals had ‘stabbed Germany in the back’ by engineering surrender. German defeat in the First World War was a shock to the Germans. After the defeat of Germany, the Weimar Republic came into existence. Those who supported the Weimar Republic were called ‘November Criminals’. Socialists, Catholics and Democrats were supporters of the Weimar Republic, so they were called November Criminals.