1- Impact Of Ww1 Flashcards
Name issues with the weimar gov
Article 48, proportional representation,
What was article 48
Allowed the president to act without the reichstag
What was proportional representstion and why did it affect weimar
The number of seats each party had in the reichstag was based off how many votes it got
Led to weak coalition governments as no party could get a majority in votes
What terms did the ToV put on Germany
Lost 13% of its land,
War guilt clause,
Military terms- army reduced to 100,000 men & limited navy/ airforce,
Reparations bill of £6.6 billion
What is a diktat
Dictated peace
What was dolchstoss
(Stab in the back) term used to describe the politicians (November criminals) who signed the armistice/ToV
What wing was the spartacist league and who led it?
Who defeated it?
Left wing, led by Karl liebknecht and Rosa luxemburg.
Put down by the freikorps (the army was too weak)
What was the freikorps
A group of ex solider volunteers
What wing was the kapp putsch and who led it, was it successful?
Right wing, led by Wolfgang Kapp.
Successful in seizing control in berlin but the putsch collapsed after ebert encouraged the people of Berlin to go on strike
What chain of event happened in January 1923 when Germany failed to pay reparations
France invaded the Ruhr to take goods rather than waiting for payment.
The ruhr was in the demilitarised zone of the rhinelander, so no army was there to prevent this.
The German workers went on strike and refused to help the French- passive resistance.
The German government printed more money to pay the workers on strike, causing hyperinflation
What happened as a result of hyperinflation
Savings now worthless.
Mortgages now easily payed off
