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1890-1933 part 2 Flashcards

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1
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Who was Friedrich Ebert?

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The first President of new German and took over temporarily after the Kaiser abdicated

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When did the Kaiser abdicate?

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1918

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What party did Ebert lead?

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The SPD

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4
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Who was Eberts Chancellor?

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Phillip Scheidemann

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When did Ebert die?

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Feb 1925

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When was the Spartacist uprising?

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Jan 1919

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What was the Spartacist uprising?

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A group of communists tried to take over Berlin and turn the country communist

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What did the Spartacist uprising entail?

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-3days of street fighting
-Ebert forced to use 2,000 Freikorps-right wing veterans

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9
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When was the Bavarian revolution?

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Nov 1918-May 1919

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What was the Bavarian revolution?

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Groups of communists in the province of Bavaria trying to break away from the rest of Germany

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How was control restored in the Bavarian revolution?

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The Freikorps were used

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12
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When was the Kapp Putsch?

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March 1920

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What was the Kapp Putsch?

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5000 members of Freikorps and right-wing into Berlin in rebellion

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Who supported the Kapp Putsch?

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Most of the army

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Who led the Kapp Putsch?

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Dr. Wolfgang kapp

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Who led the Spartacist Rebellion?

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Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg

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17
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When was the Red rising?

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-March/April 1920

18
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What was the governments response to Kapp Putsch?

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Killed 1000 workers

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When were the political assassinations ?

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1919-1922

20
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How many political murders?

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350+ murders mostly by right-wing

21
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Why did Germans call the TOV a Diktat?

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-No German representatives were allowed to attend the peace conference
-Germany forced to sign the TOV

22
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What was the L in LAMB?

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L-Land , Germany split in two by ‘Polish corridor’, their empire was taken, Alsace Lorraine given to France

23
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What was the A in LAMB?

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A-Army, Germany was limited to an army of 100,000, 6 battleships, no submarines, no tanks, no aircraft, demilitarized Rhineland

24
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What was the M in LAMB?

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M-Money,$6.6bn in reparations to Belgium, France and Britain

25
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What was the B in LAMB?

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B-Blame, the war guilt clause stated that Germany was fully to blame for the war- Germans were very unhappy with this outcome

26
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When was the armistice signed by the “November criminals”?

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11 November 1918

27
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What year did Germany miss the reparation payments?

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1922

28
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When did the French and Belgian troops invade the Ruhr ?

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1923

29
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What did the Government say and do for the work in the Ruhr when invaded?

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-Ordered them to go on strike
-Printed money to pay the French and Belgian troops, as well as the workers on strike

30
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What happened to the German Mark currency after the government printed more money?

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The mark lost value

31
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How did the decrease in value of the mark impact Germany?

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-Shopkeepers had to raise prices
-Resulted in hyperinflation
-Many people couldn’t afford basic necessities

32
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Compare the cost of bread in 1918, sept 1923, and Nov 1923.

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1918- 0.6 Marks
Sept 1923- 1.5 Billion Marks
Nov 1923 201 Billion Marks

33
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Who were “Losers” in the hyperinflation crisis?

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-Savers, all wiped out
-The elderly, on fixed income pensions
-Small businesses, Trade became impossible

34
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Who were the “Winners” in hyperinflation?

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-People with debts
-Big businesses

35
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What was Hitler’s position in WWI?

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Fought as a corporal

36
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What award did Hitler win for bravery?

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Iron cross

37
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What Rebellion did he lead?

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Munich/Beerhall Putsch

38
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By what month and year was Hitler leading the Nazis?

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November 1923

39
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What was his plan at the beginning of his lead of the Nazis?

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Nazis planned to seize the local government in Bavaria and then march on Berlin. They planned to overturn Versailles, and destroy Communism

40
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What were the events of the Munich Putsch?

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Local government leaders refused to join rebellion and armed police quickly mobilized to put down rebellion of 2,000. 3 police and 16 Nazi’s killed.

41
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What were the consequences of the Munich Putsch? How did Hitler use this to his advantage?

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Hitler was sent to Prison- Hitler used his trial speeches to spread his message against Versailles, communist and views?

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