1918-24 Flashcards
How much did Germany have to pay in Reparations according to the Treaty of Versailles?
£6,600 million
What territories did Germany lose?
- Alsace and Lorraine to France
- West Prussia and Posen (the Polish Corridoor) to Poland
- The Sudetenland to Czechoslovakia
- Northern Schleswig to Denmark
- Danzig to the League of Nations as a free city
- In all 13% of land
What country was Germany forbidden have an Anschluss with (unite with)?
Austria
How much of Germany’s agricultural land did it lose?
15%
How much of its industry did it lose?
10%
What did Article 231 of the Treaty say?
This was the War Guilt clause which said that Germany was to blame for WW1
What military restrictions were placed on Germany?
- No airforce
- Army limited to 100,000
- Navy limited to 15,000 with only 6 battleships and no submarines
- Rhineland demilitarised (ie. no German troops allowed in it)
Who were the Spartacists?
German Communist Party
Who were their leaders?
- Rosa Luxemburg
- Karl Liebknecht
What did the Spartacists capture?
- Headquarters of Government newspaper
- Telegraph bureau
Why did the rising fail?
- It was poorly organised
- Had little support
- The Army and the Freikorps opposed them
What happened to the leaders of the Spartacists?
They were murdered by the Freikorps
What did the government do about these murders?
There was an investigation but the guilty men were largely let off.
What was the long term effect of the rebellion?
- The communists were weakened
- There was massive distrust between the Communists and the Social Democrats which stopped them working together in the future to stop Hitler.
Who put pressure on Germany to disband the Freikorps in 1920?
The Allies
