Establishment And Early Years Of Weimer 1918-1924 Flashcards
Treaty of Brest Litosk
The Germans too land which held a quarter of russias population and a third of their harvest
Prince Max of Baden
On October 1918 he became chancellor. And wrote a peace note to Us president woodrow Wilson for an armistice which got leaked
Mutiny of kiel
3rd November. Sailors rebelled against their officers and took charge, this rebellion spread to the city
Kurt Edner
Leader of communist regime ( balshevism )
Fried rich Elbert
Became chancellor 9th September
Elbert Gloener’s pact
Elbert needed the army so he asked gloener (general of the German army) to come back and gloener asked for respect from the government as he would
10/11/18
Balshevism
Advocated violence and overthrow of capitalism
Barvaria
Now Berlin was the first state to declare independence on November 7 1918
Weimar constitution
In charge of Germany between 1919-1934
Set of rules for president to follow
Pros of Weimar constitution
Very good for working class and socialist
Chancellor Keeps reichstag in check
Cons of Weimar constitution
Article 48, president can dissolve reichstag and change laws
Proportional representation, any group can join the reichstag
Coalition governments, need 50% of votes to make any laws, Spd couldn’t make any
Spd
Left wing democratic socialist group who won in 1919
Invasion of the Ruhr 1923
Had to pay in coal as couldn’t afford reperwtion
Couldn’t afford coal so French cam over to take it
German workers went on strike, supported by government who printed money to pay them
Occupied by freance and Belgium, had to bring their people to work and overworked Germans leading to fighting
What did Germany return to France after Wilson’s 14 point program
Alsace Lorraine
