Challenges Faced To Weimar And Overcoing Them

Question 1

What was its main challenge?

Answer 1

Proportional representation

Question 2

What political approach was the gvt?

Answer 2

Democratic

Question 3

What did more political parties mean for the gvt?

Answer 3

Reichstag did not work effectively

Question 4

What was the issue with coalition gvt?

Answer 4

Had to be formed from numerous parties
Didn’t always have the same aims

Question 5

Why did coalition gvt not work?

Answer 5

Couldn’t agree on laws

Question 6

What did they have to use to get laws through?

Answer 6

Article 48

Question 7

What was Article 48?

Answer 7

Allowed President to suspend reichstag in an emergency and rule by decree

Question 8

What was the flaw with using Article 48?

Answer 8

Gvt looked like it was always in constant crisis

Question 9

Why was popular militarism a challenge?

Answer 9

Military dominated by aristocracy
Meant it was hierarchy’s

Question 10

What was the ‘Stab in the back’ myth?

Answer 10

Said WW1 was not lost by military but by betrayal of socialist, communists, Jews, politicians

Question 11

Why was the Treaty of Versailles a challenge?

Answer 11

Robed new democracy of its legitimacy
Said they Germany was the cause of the war

Question 12

TOV: L?

Answer 12

Land
Germany had to give away colonies, industrial areas
Not allowed to unite with Austria

Question 13

TOV:A?

Answer 13

Army
Army limited to 100,000 soldiers
No tanks or heavy artillery
No air force or submarines
Rhineland demilitarised

Question 14

TOV: M?

Answer 14

Had to pay allies so they could rebuild
132,000 million gold marks