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Establishment of the Constitution Flashcards

1
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A government where there is a President rather than a monarch.

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Republic

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An agreement to suspend fighting in order to make a peace treaty.

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Armistice

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The rules which set out how a government should work and what powers each person has.

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Constitutional

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A revolt by soldiers or sailors against their orders.

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Mutiny

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5
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The workers unions that took over the Communist Russia.

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Soviet

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An elected government who decide for how government should work.

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Constituent Assembly

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The upper classes, normally people who have inherited wealth.

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Aristocracy

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When voting across the country is added up, rather than constituencies.

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Proportional Representation

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A type of government where one person holds most of the power.

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Autocracy

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10
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Communist party

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KPD

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Independent Socialist Party

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USPD

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12
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Social Democrat Party

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SPD

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German Democratic Party

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DDP

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14
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Centre Party

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ZPD

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15
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German People’s Party

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DVP

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Nationalist People’s Party

17
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The National Socialist German Workers’ Party, the full title of the Nazi Party.

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Ludendorff realises that Germnay are losing.

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September 1918

19
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Prince Max is made Chancellor.

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October Reforms

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Prince Max sends a peace note to the USA.

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3rd October 1918

21
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Kiel Mutiny

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3rd November 1918

22
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Bavaria becomes a socialist republic.

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8th November 1918

23
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Kaiser abdicates and a Republic is set up.

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9th November 1918

24
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Ebert-Groener pact

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10th November 1918

25
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The armistice is signed with the allies.

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11th November 1918

26
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Spartacist uprising in Berlin.

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6th January 1919

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Elections to the first assembly.

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19th January 1919

28
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Devised as a means of dealing fairly with the aftermath of the war. Some points were quite specific and punitive towards Germany. However, there was also some general principles such as the establishment of a League of Nations.

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Wilson’s 14 Points

29
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A member of the SPD party, he became the first Chancellor in the new German Republic in November 1918 and its first President in 1919.

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Friedrich Ebert

30
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Ebert assured Groener that the government was determined to resist further revolution and to uphold the existing command structure in the army.

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Ebert-Groener Pact

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