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Edexcel GCSE History (9-1) Weimar and Nazi Germany > Early challenges to the Republic > Flashcards

Early challenges to the Republic Flashcards

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Who signed the armistice?

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Mathias Erzberger

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2
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Why was the treaty unpopular with the Germans?

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Germans opposed how the terms of the treaty were imposed, not agreed

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3
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What is another reason why Germans disliked the treaty?

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signing the treaty meant they were to blame for the war so had to pay reparations

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4
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Why did the Allies insist the German army to be reduced?

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prevent war in the future

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5
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What were the terms of the Treaty?

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Germany had to pay reparations to the Allies
- 136,000 million marks

Germany lost all of its colonies

German military strength was cut
- 100,000 men in the army
- navy was limited
- no submarines permitted
- no air force was allowed
- Rhineland was demilitarised

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6
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What is meant by Dolchstoss?

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Germans didn’t believe they were defeated in the war and thought they were betrayed by politicians
‘stabbed in the back’

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7
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Who were the ‘November Criminals’?

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German republic who signed the peace treaty

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8
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What did Extreme right-wing groups believe?

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  • supported capitalism
  • traditional values
  • wanted a strong government, strong army, powerful leader
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9
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What did Extreme left-wing believe?

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  • opposed capitalism
  • abolish private ownership
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10
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What does KPD stand for?

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German communist party

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Who were the KPD supported by?

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Spartacist League (extreme socialists)

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12
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Who were the KPD leaders?

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Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebkneckt

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13
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Why did thousands of workers protests in the streets of Berlin?

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Ebert sacked a police chief who was popular with the workers

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14
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How did the Spartacists undermine the government?

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called for an uprising and a general strike in Berlin

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15
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What happened on the 6 January?

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100,000 workers protested, seized Government’s newspaper and telegraph offices

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16
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Who were the Freikorps?

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demobilised soldiers

17
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How did the revolt end?

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Ebert ordered the Freikorps to put down the rebels, they were no match for them and the rebellion was suppressed

18
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Who was the leader of the Kapp Putsch?

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Wolfgang Kapp

19
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Why did Ebert disband the freikorps?

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unable to control them

20
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What did the Freikorps want?

A

declaration of a new government and the returning go Kaiser

21
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Why did many workers listen to Ebert?

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disliked the returning of Kaiser

21
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What did Ebert order the workers to do?

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urged people to no co-operate and not go on strike

22
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Why did the French send troops to Germany?

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Germany was unable to pay reparations as they were bankrupt

23
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What did the French do in the Ruhre?

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confiscated raw materials, manufactured goods and industrial machinery

24
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What did the German government ask the Ruhre workers to do?

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urged passive resistance

25
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What effect did the Occupation of the Ruhre have on Germany?

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increased Germany’s debts, unemployment and worsened the shortage of goods

26
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What was the cause of hyperinflation?

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government printing bank notes in order to pay the Ruhre workers

27
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What is meant by hyperinflation?

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extreme rise in prices

28
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What was the effect of hyperinflation?

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  • Germans had to carry bundles of money
  • crime rates increased as they couldn’t afford good
29
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What was another effect of hyperinflation?

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German marks were worthless
- foreign suppliers refused to accept so imports dried up and shortages of food worsened

30
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Who was affected the most from hyperinflation?

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people with savings
- money in back accounts, insurance policies or pensions
- middle class were deeply affected

31
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Who benefitted from hyperinflation?

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people who had loans as they value of money they owed went down

foreign visitors as they could but much more with their money

people profited by selling goods as prices went up

32
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What did German think of the Weimar Republic after hyperinflation took place?

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  • they were seen as weak
  • angered Germans as they suffered

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