Democracy In Crisis 1919-1923

Question 0

What was the DNVP’s ideology ?

Answer 0

Monarchist & anti-democratic

Question 1

What was the main extreme-right political party ?

Answer 1

DNVP

Question 2

What was an added bonus to the DNVP ?

Answer 2

It had great financial support

Question 3

What was the name of the paramilitary that supported the DNVP ?

Answer 3

Stahlhelm

Question 4

What % did the DNVP usually win in elections ?

Answer 4

10%

Question 5

Why did the extreme-right hate Weimar ?

Answer 5

• Because the right had just lost power
• Blamed Weimar for creation of Catholics and Jews
• Blamed Weimar for loss in WW1 and TOV ( ludicrous )

Question 6

What was the main extreme-left party ?

Answer 6

KPD

Question 7

What was the KPD’s ideology ?

Answer 7

A “workers state”

Question 8

Why did the extreme-left hate Weimar ?

Answer 8

TOV & They were treated unfairly compared to extreme-right

Question 9

When was the Kapp Putsch ?

Answer 9

1920

Question 10

Why was there a Kapp Putsch ?

Answer 10

Because Ehrhardt’s brigade were ordered to dissolve under TOV. He was angry and wanted to make a point

Question 12

What were the events in the actual putsch ?

Answer 12

1. Freikorps and Ehrhardt invade Berlin and issue an overthrow
2. Army refused to fight troops with troops

Question 14

Why was the Kapp Putsch a failure ?

Answer 14

Because Ebert issued a general strike where all workers wages would be repaid in the future. This made economic life impossible so the extreme-right had to abandon and flee

Question 15

What was the result of the Kapp Putsch ?

Answer 15

The extreme-right showed their physical force and how weak Weimar was it also represented how the army wasn’t loyal to Weimar

Question 16

What were the 3 main territorial conditions under the TOV ?

Answer 16

1. Saar coalfields given to France for 15 years
2. Polish Corridor given to Poland
3. Stripped of colonies

Question 17

What were the 3 main military conditions under TOV ?

Answer 17

1. Army restricted to 100,000
2. No air-force
3. No tanks or artillery

Question 18

How much did Germany have to pay in reparations in the TOV ?

Answer 18

£6,600 million

Question 19

Why did the French invade the Ruhr ?

Answer 19

Because Germany failed to pay a monthly amount of reparations so the French took extreme legitimacy of the treaty which allowed them to invade

Question 20

When did the French invade the Ruhr ?

Answer 20

1923

Question 21

What was the German reaction to the French invasion of Ruhr ?

Answer 21

To call a general strike promising payed wages ( went on for longer )

Question 22

What events caused inflation ?

Answer 22

• Ruhr invasion ( couldn’t pay everybody’s promised wages )
• TOV reparations
• Debt to people who had helped to provide money during WW1

Question 23

What lead to Hyperinflation ?

Answer 23

The government printing loads of money to combat the debt

Question 24

What was the price of a loaf of bread in 1918 compared to 1923 ?

Answer 24

1918 = 1/4 Mark
1923 = 80 billion

Question 25

Who were the winners of hyperinflation ?

Answer 25

People in debt
Currency speculators
Wealthy

Question 26

Who were the losers of hyperinflation ?

Answer 26

Middle-class because they had saved money 
Working class as they couldn't afford the cost of living to survive

Question 27

What was the threat from the extreme-left ?

Answer 27

They planed to take control of Saxony and use it as a springboard to take over Germany

Question 28

What was the threat from the extreme-right ?

Answer 28

The planned a revolt