Germany Flashcards
What were Reichfeinde?
Enemies of the state
How many votes did Prussia have in the Bundesrat vs how many required for a veto?
17 vs 14
Who could vote in the Rechistag elections?
Men over 25
What % of the vote did the National Liberals win in 1871 and 1878?
30.1% down to 23.1%
What proportion of the population were Catholics during the Kaiserreich?
30%
What does Kulturkampf mean?
Culture struggle - Bismarck vs Catholocism
By 1879, how many priests had been jailed or exiled as part of the Prussian May Laws of 1873?
1800
Why did Bismarck implement the Kulturkampf?
Challenge the power of the Catholics Centre Party, unite Germany against a common enemy
Why did Bismark adopt tariff reform in 1879?
Economic issues in Germany, Kulturkampf was over so he didn’t need the National Liberals anymore
What did anti-socialist legislation of the 1880s do?
Banned socialist meetings, powers to arrest socialist politicians, ban socialist newspapers
What was the word for unity in government at the start of the war?
Burgfriede
Who came up with the Peace Resolution in July 1917?
Erzberger
How many people were on strike in April 1917 and January 1918?
200,000 and 1 million
What was the Kreuznach Programme?
Military plan for annexation at the end of the war
What did Woodrow Wilson demand as part of his Fourteen Points?
Germany to be democratic
Why did Ludendorff sanction political changes?
To be able to blame the politicians for taking a settlement at the end of the war
Who led the Spartacists after being part of the USPD?
Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebnecht
What changes did Max of Baden make when he bacame Chancellor in October 1918?
Army answerable to the Reichstag, got rid of Prussian three tier system
Where did naval soldiers mutiny?
Kiel
What was the Ebert-Groener Pact, November 1918?
Ebert agreeing not to interfere with the army if they didn’t interfere with the new Republic
What was the Stinnes-Liegen agreement, 1918?
Agreement between trade unions and industrialists
What was Article 48?
Emergency powers of the President
What was Proporcional Representation?
60,000 votes to get a seat in the Reichstag
What did the Reichstag Fire Decrees, 28th Feb 1933 enable Hitler to do?
Arrest without warrant, freedom of speech and assembly suspended