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DEPTH STUDY- instability up to 1923 Flashcards

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1
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When was the spartacist putsch?

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January 1919

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2
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Who was the spartacist leader?

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Rosa Luxemburg

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What was the spartacist plot?

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To overthrow the Weimar government

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4
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What did the spartacists want to achieve?

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create a new German comunist government

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5
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What did the spartacists cause? (2)

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revolution in Berlin- took over German newspapers and headquarters

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6
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Who were the spartacists brutally crushed by?

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Freikorps

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7
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When was the Kapp putsch?

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March 1920

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8
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Who led the Kapp Putsch?

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Wolfgang Kapp

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9
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What was the Kapp plot?

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to overthrow the weimar government

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Waht did the Kapp putsch aim to achieve?

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creation of a right wing military dictatorship

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11
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What did Kapp declare?

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he declared a right wing government

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12
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What did the Kapp cause? (2)

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  • Revolution in Berlin

- Ebert and government ran away

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13
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When was the Munich Putsch?

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November 1923

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14
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Who led the Munich putsch?

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Adolf Hitler

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15
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Where was the Munich putsch?

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Munich beer hall

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16
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What waas the Munich putsch trying to achieve?

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For Kahr to support Hitler

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17
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What did force tried to take over Germany?

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Bavarian Army

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18
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What was the sum of the reparations bill?

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£6.6 billion

19
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What did the reparations require? (2)

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  • annual instalments

- Money and tradable goods

20
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Why were the reparations unfair on civillians? (2)

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  • higher taxes

- they didn’t even fight/want the war

21
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Why did the reparations seem like an impossible figure?

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Germany wouldn’t be able to pay it off until 1984

22
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What did Tov cause for the Weimar government?

A

People hated the Weimar Government for it

23
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How much land did Germany loose in the Tov?

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13% land loss, 10% industrial, 15% acricultural - caused huge money problems

24
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Which country were Germany not allowed to join with?

A

Austria

25
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What else did the other terms of the Tov cause?

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Loss of German people

26
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What was the army reduced to?

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100,000 men

27
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millions of the unemployed joined what?

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The Freikorps

28
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What was demilitarised?

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Rhineland

29
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What did the demilitarisation mean?

A

Couldn’t defend against the Ruhr crisis

30
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what was the war guilt article

A

article 231

31
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Who were the “November criminals”?

A

Evil allies and weak politicians who signed the Tov

32
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What myth was curated after Tov?

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Stab-in-the-back myth

33
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When was the French invasion of the Ruhr?

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1923

34
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Why did the French invade the Ruhr?

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Because Germany couldn’t keep up with reparation payments

35
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What did the French take as substitute for reparations?

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steel -80% steel production

36
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What did the Weimar call for?

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Passive resistance

37
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What did the German workers do during passive resistance?

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went on strike

38
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What did passive resistance mean for the economy?

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Very bad, no money

39
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How did the Weimar government respond to passive resistance?

A

Printed more money

40
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What did printing more money cause?

A

Hyperinflation

41
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What happned to German currency?

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Devailled

42
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How often did prices increase during the hyperinflation?

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almost increased every hour

43
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What was the price transfer?

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1 billion Marks - 1 loaf of bread

44
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What were the social consequences of the Hyperinflation?

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Decline in Law in order, increase in crime

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