Constitution Flashcards
Why was Germany known as the Weimar Republic
After ebert was asked to create a constitution. Berlin was too violent, so the politicians moved to the town of Weimar.
When was the constitution accepted by the parliament
31 July 1919 by 262 votes to 75
Who was the head of state
The president
When was the president elected
Every 7 years
Who appointed the president
The chancellor
Who was usually appointed as president
The leader of the largest party
Elections to the Reichstag were held every
4 years
What system was used for elections in the Reichstag
Proportial representation
What did article 48 allow the president to do
Rule by decree in an emergency
What percentage of Germany’s land was lost in the treaty of Versailles
13%
What was lost to France
Alsace, Lorraine and (Saar 15 years)
What happened to Germany’s Air Force
It was scrapped
What was the German army reduced to
100,000 men
How many sailers were the German army allowed
15,000
How many ships were Germany allowed
36
What was given to Belgium
The iron and steel works
What was paid in reparations
£6.6 billion
What was the war guilt clause
Blamed Germany alone for the war.
What was Germany portrayed as in the media
A man awaiting execution by French guillotine
Who were the big three
Britain, France and the us
What were the big three portrayed as in the media
Executioners, blood sucking vampires and evil diabolical Angels
What did the spartacists believe
That Germany should be run by Russian style workers councils and not by the Reichstag
When did the spartacists land a putch against the new goverment
January 6th 1919
What did the spartacists later call themselves
The KPD
What crushed the putch
The army and the free corps
Why did the spartacists putch fail
They were poorly equipped, badly organised and lacking in widespread support
What was the reason for the kapp putch
The soldiers were angry at the reduction in size of the army which was demanded by the treaty of Versailles
When did the challenge to the goverment from the kapp putch come
March 13th 1920
When was Weimaraner foreign minister assassinated
June 1922
What caused the red rising
In reaction to the kapp putch, workers in the Ruhr had gone on strike and remained on spike forming their own red army
When was the red rising
March 1920
The name of the new currency introduced in Germany after 1923
Rentenmark
Name given to a country which is not ruled by a monarch
Republic
The name given to the set of rules a country is run by
Constitution
Name given to the agreement reached in 1924 that would see Germany receive loans from the USA.
Dawes plan
What did sailors stationed at Kiel stage in 1918
A mutiny
Stressmann served as
Chancellor
What other role did stressmann play
Foreign minister
Stressmann served as foreign minister from
1923-1929
Stressmann’s period in office would be known as
The golden twenties
What was the new currency created
Rentenmark
The Dawes plan was
An agreement between the Weimar Republic, France, Britain and the USA. Created easier payment terms for reparations with germany agreeing to pay off as much as they could in the next 5 years.
Locarno treaties were
Treaty signed with allies where the borders between Germany, France and Belgium were finalized allowing Germany to enter the League of Nations in 1926. Germany Aldo promised to keep troops out of the Rhineland.
Kellogg-Briand pact
Stated that countries would use diplomacy, rather than war, to solve disagreements
The young plan
Reduced the amount of reparations down to only 1.8 billion
July 1932 how many seats did the nazis win
230
November 1932 how many seats did the nazis win
196 seats
Article 48
Undermined democracy
Business leaders and politicians attempted to convince Hindenburg to
Appoint hitler as chancellor
The sa were still involved in
Violence
The new bank art up by stressmann was called
The reichbank
The new currency set up by stressmann was known as
The rentenmark
Stressmann reduced
Government spending
Hitler promised people who were unemployed
Bread and work
Hitler told people to blame
Jews and communists
Joseph goebbels was in charge of
Propaganda
Joseph goebbels used
Sophisticated methods
Hitler was flown around Germany to
Meet and talk to people about his ideas
Industrialists feared
Communism
Hitter was promoted as
A strong leader and a image of strength
Hitler focused on
Farmers
Middle class
Young people
Name 2 chancellors before hitler
Von papen and von schleicher
Hindenburg did not
Trust hitler
Von papen struck a deal with hitler that said
He would get hitler to become chancellor if he could be his deputy
Did Hitler agree to von papens deal
Yes
Living space is
Lebenstraun
What is lebenstraun
Living space
Hitler focused on
Farmers
Middle class
Young people
Name 2 chancellors before hitler
Von papen and von schleicher
Hindenburg did not
Trust hitler
Von papen struck a deal with hitler that said
He would get hitler to become chancellor if he could be his deputy
Did Hitler agree to von papens deal
Yes
Living space is
Lebensraum
What is lebensraum
Living space
