3. Political and Economic Crisis, 1919-1923

Question 1

What was the first major leftist revolt in Germany after the war?

Answer 1

The Spartacist revolt

Question 2

What was the lasting effects of the Spartacists revolt?

Answer 2

A division in the left-wing parties

Question 3

What occurred in the Spring of 1919 organised by workers?

Answer 3

various strikes and protests

Question 4

Why did the protests of Spring 1919 occur?

Answer 4

They were angry at the lack of progress achieved by the German revolution, demanding shorter days

Question 5

Why did the protest of Spring 1919 fail?

Answer 5

Lack of leadership and the intervention of the army and Freikorps

Question 6

Where did the left-wing protest of November 1918 occur?

Answer 6

Bavaria

Question 7

Who led the protest in November 1918?

Answer 7

Jewish - Kurt Eisner -

Question 8

What was the result of the protest in November 1918?

Answer 8

They took control of the state

Question 9

Why did the protest in November 1918 fail?

Answer 9

In the February 1919 election the party out the support and shortly afterword Eisner was assassinated

Question 10

Who were the Red Guard?

Answer 10

A private army set up by the communists to capture elite hostages

Question 11

Which side of the political spectrum tried to take control in March 1920?

Answer 11

The right (Kapp Putsch)

Question 12

When did the Communists and the USPD merge?

Answer 12

December 1920

Question 13

When was a Bolshevik step government set up in Saxony ?

Answer 13

Summer 1923

Question 14

Why did many different groups revolt in 1923?

Answer 14

Hyperinflation crisis

Question 15

Ultimately, why did the government survive the attacks from the left?

Answer 15

The army and Freikorps

Question 16

Why was the Kapp Putsch semi-successful?

Answer 16

The army refused to stop them from marching to Berlin under Seeckt

Question 17

What is the Organisation Council?

Answer 17

A group set up by disbanded Freikorps who aimed to overthrow the government

Question 18

What did the OC mainly achieve ?

Answer 18

They managed to kill 354 people including Rathenau

Question 19

What happened to the OC?

Answer 19

They changed their name to Viking Bund and eventually went on to become a part of the Nazi SA group

Question 20

How did the Nazis MP trial help win them support?

Answer 20

The publicity widened the support and they became the third-biggest part in Bavaria in 1924

Question 21

What does the armies lack of resolve to fight right-wing groups tell us about Weimar?

Answer 21

The political elite did not fully support the government which would cause trouble down the road

Question 22

What was the cause of Hyperinflation?

Answer 22

a growing budget deficit that was partly linked to social welfare costs

Question 23

In November 1923 what was one American dollar worth in German Marks?

Answer 23

200 billion Marks

Question 24

Which type of economy developed thanks to Hyperinflation?

Answer 24

a barter economy

Question 25

What was the main result of Hyperinflation?

Answer 25

A rise in extreme poverty and food shortages, meaning more ill and malnourished people

Question 26

Why was there a rise in extremism in 1923?

Answer 26

Hyperinflation caused many people to loose faith in democracy

Question 27

When was Gustav Stresemann appointed Chancellor

Answer 27

August 1923

Question 28

What was the new currency introduced in 1923?

Answer 28

Rentenmark

Question 29

Why were Rentenmarks successful?

Answer 29

There was only a limited amount that could be printed, which made it hard to lose its worth and was backed up by real assets

Question 30

What was the permanent currency brought in in August 1924 called?

Answer 30

The Reichsmark

Question 31

What is the common belief about how Hyperinflation effected the government?

Answer 31

That hyperinflation undermine democracy and allowed the rise in extremist parties.

Question 32

Why did some Germans support Weimar after the crisis?

Answer 32

For the war they dealt with it quickly