Chapter three, weimar democracy

Question 1

What was the kapp putsch

Answer 1

Wolfgang kapp led the freikorps into Berlin

Question 2

what was the result of the kapp putsch

Answer 2

he won but left after 100 hours in power due to lack of support that led to strikes

Question 3

why did the kapp putsch happen

Answer 3

to take over the country and retrieve land lost in the treaty of versailles

Question 4

what was the red rising in the ruhr

Answer 4

left wing workers on strike after the kapp putsch ended in 1920

Question 5

what was the result of the red rising in the ruhr

Answer 5

After taking over several towns, the rising was stopped by the freikorps who killed over 1000 workers

Question 6

how many assassinations were there between 1919-1922

Answer 6

350 political murders mostly by right wing extremists

Question 7

what happened with the Munich putsch

Answer 7

hitler and the nazis tried to seize control of the bavarian government in southern Germany in 1923

Question 8

what did hitler plan to do in munich

Answer 8

capture them and March on Berlin

Question 9

what was the result of the Munich putsch

Answer 9

after capturing key politicians at Munich, they still refused to support the attack on berlin. hitler went forward nevertheless and was met by armed police.
three police and sixteen nazis died, hitler and ludendorf was arrested.

Question 10

How did Gustav streseman deal with hyperinflation (2)

Answer 10

• brought in a temporary currency called rentenmark

- replaced that with a stable currency called reichmark that would last for 25 years

Question 11

what was the dawes plan

Answer 11

borrowing 800 million gold marks from America that was used to restart payment of reparations and end the franco - belgian occupation of the rhur

Question 12

what was the young plan

Answer 12

the negotiation for the reduction of the overall reparations cost

Question 13

how did the economy recover under streseman

Answer 13

the loans could build more schools, factories and roads which made more jobs and brought about an economic prosperity once again

Question 14

why did people fear the loans

Answer 14

many people, including streseman, believed thay Germany relied too heavily on the loans

Question 15

what was the locarno pact

Answer 15

agreement to never invade one another

Question 16

who signed the locarno pact

Answer 16

Britain, france, Belgium and Italy.

Question 17

What was the kellog briand pact

Answer 17

no war unless in defence

Question 18

what was the result of the streseman era

Answer 18

Germany regaining International status and joining the league of nations as an important member

Question 19

what problems still remained after streseman (4)

Answer 19

• proportional representation
• rise of support for extremist parties
• poverty
• reliability on the loans

Question 20

what was weimar culture like in the 1920s

Answer 20

a golden age for writers, artists and poets now that they could experiment with free speech

Question 21

what was cinema like (2)

Answer 21

• highly advanced films like Metropolis

- Talented actors like Marlene Dietrich

Question 22

what was nightlife like (3)

Answer 22

• Germany became a centre for new plays and operas
• vulgar songs about politicians were played
• Berlin became famous for nightclubs that played American jazz

Question 23

what was literature like (2)

Answer 23

• people had 120 newspapers and magazines to choose from

- all quiet on the western front became a best seller

Question 24

what were the reactions to the changes (2)

Answer 24

• some embraced and some hated

- conservatives believed it led to a moral decline