3.1 : Weimar Republic

Question 1

What problems did Ludendorff face in 1918?

Answer 1

Soviets created in German cities
Elites facing responsibility for defeat
Pro=democratic powers deciding Germany’s fate

Question 2

Who did Ludendorff appoint as Chancellor?

Answer 2

Prince Max von Baden

Question 3

What were the October Reforms?

Answer 3

Armistice talks opened
Chancellor made accountable to Reichstag
Kaiser gave up his powers to the Reichstag

Question 4

What was the Stab in the Back myth?

Answer 4

Distorted view that the army had not lost the war

Unpatriotic groups had undermined the war effort

Question 5

Where did the November Revolution mutinies occur?

Answer 5

Wilhelmshaven, Kiel and Hamburg

Question 6

What was a Soviet?

Answer 6

Elected council, supported by radical left-wing

Question 7

Who announced a coalition on November 9?

Answer 7

Friedrich Ebert

Question 8

What were the aims of the Spartacist Revolt?

Answer 8

Start a revolution akin to Russia
Transfer power to workers councils
Nationalise industry and culture
Disarm police and army

Question 9

Did the Spartacist Revolt succeed?

Answer 9

No, crushed by Freikorps led by General Luttwitz

Question 10

How many communists were rounded up and killed?

Answer 10

500 including Luxemburg and Liebknecht

Question 11

What was ‘Red Bavaria’?

Answer 11

Soviet Republic set up in 1919 in Bavaria

Question 12

What was the reaction to Red Bavaria?

Answer 12

30,000 army and Freikorps elements crushed the Republic, over 1,000 Red Army members killed

Question 13

How many Red Bavarian’s were rounded up?

Answer 13

800 including leader Eugene Levine

Question 14

Who were the key figures in the 1920 putsch?

Answer 14

Wolfgang Kapp, General Luttwitz & Ludendorff

Question 15

What were the demands of the Kapp-Luttwitz Putsch?

Answer 15

New elections

Eberts resignation

Question 16

What was the reaction of the army to the Kapp putsch?

Answer 16

Soldiers refused to defend the government and fire upon their own kind

Question 17

How did the government react to the Kapp Putsch?

Answer 17

Fled to Dresden and called for a general strike

Question 18

How long did the rebels hold power after Kapp-Luttwitz?

Answer 18

4 days

Question 19

What was the punishment for the Kapp rebels?

Answer 19

Nobody was punished, bar 1 man arrested

Luttwitz fled to Sweden

Question 20

Who took part in the Ruhr Revolution?

Answer 20

Workers

Question 21

Where was a new government set up in the Ruhr Revolt?

Answer 21

Essen

Question 22

Did the Ruhr Revolution succeed?

Answer 22

No, Freikorps crushed revolution

Question 23

What was the Ebert Groener agreement?

Answer 23

Promise by the government to keep army supplied and active in return for thier support putting down threats

Question 24

What did the Ebert-Groener agreement show?

Answer 24

Key institutions so not support Germany

Question 25

Who were the KPD?

Answer 25

Communist Party

Question 26

Who was the Weimar Republic’s Head of State?

Answer 26

The President

Question 27

What does ‘Diktat’ mean?

Answer 27

Dictated Peace

Question 28

In 1922, what was the total national debt?

Answer 28

469 million marks

Question 29

Where did Hitler’s putsch take place?

Answer 29

Beer Hall, Munich, Bavaria

Question 30

Did Hitler’s putcsh succeed?

Answer 30

No, completely failed