Challenges to the Weimar

Question 1

What had workers hoped for?

Answer 1

Nationalisation of large businesses (didn’t happen)

Question 2

What caused the KPD to form?

Answer 2

Decision to give power to parliament and lack of reform

Question 3

How did KPD try to seize power and what happened?

Answer 3

Spartacist Revolt in Berlin, Jan 1919 - two of its leaders were murdered and the it was put down by the Freikorps

Question 4

What was proportional representation?

Answer 4

Where % of seats of your party is equal to % of vote in election

Question 5

How did PR cause a weak government?

Answer 5

So many parties, very few get 25%<

Question 6

Why are coalitions formed?

Answer 6

Not enough of a % for a party to be in charge