Germany Flashcards
Gustav Stressman Coalition government
- the end of passive resistance in September 1923
- the introduction of the new currency in November 1923 - rentmark
- Govemnt kept tight control over the amount of money in circulation to stop inflation getting out of control
- Stressmann’s government cut spending and raised taxes in order to reduce government debt
Ebert - Groener Pact
Unemployed soldiers began too strike, and demanded on a reduction and immediate change
- in the pact Groener agreed to support the government as long as the Chancellor promised a radical change to the army
- December 1918, a Spartacists anti - government revolt was stopped by the army
- January 1919 , spartacists armed uprising against the government in Berlin
— They occupied public buildings and newspaper officials
- This was defeated by freikrops( a government organisation made up of former soldiers )
The Dawes Plan
- November 1923
- Stressman asked alllies Reparatoon committee to help tp solve the reparation issue
- Charles Dawes an American Banker, financial expert drew up a plan to reduce the burden of repartos payments
- The Dawes Plan happened
- the total reparation bill remained unchanged but annual payments were reduced
- A loan of 200 million marks from USA were given
-NSDP attracted government arguing that Germany should deny the unjust Treaty of Versailles
Young Plan
1929 final settlement of the reparation issue
- total bill was reduced from 6.6 billion to 8.8 billion
- Annual payments were reduced and the repayments period was set of 59 years
- Allied control over the banks and railways continued
- DNVP ( far right ) new leader Hindenburg organised a campaign against Young Plan and gave Hitler the leading role
The Devomcrtaic ? constitution of the German Republic
Yes
- man and woman age of 21 have right to vote
- seats were allocated proportionally to each other
- Constitution guaranteed individual rights such as free speech
- impost issues could be putted on the referendum
NO
- proportional representation made it difficult for small parties to form a government, all governments were collation
- Artcile 48 gave too much power
- Army and civil services were not reformed and remained under the control of the aristocracy
The Locarno Pact
The Locarno Pact 1925
- Stressman suggested a meeting of Western European powers ro resolve the tension over the borders
- Germany , France and Belgium accepted their existence
- Britain’s and France agreed to be guarantitors of the Pact
- Germany agreed to keep its troops out of the Rhineland
The Kapp Putsch
- Berlin march 1920
- freikrops saved the government by crushing Spartacists, yet due to TofV the govemnt was significantly reduced
- during 13-17 march, 1920 sue ro reduction in the army, Dr.Wolfgang Kapp led Freikrops take over
- the regular army refused to attack the Freikrops and they were only defeated when workers of Berlin went on strike
- the main purpose of it was to overthrow nether Weimar govemntand reverse teh effects of treaty pf Versailles
- the Kapp Putsch failed because Weimar Government , called for a general strike in Berlin. No electricity, gas or water
Hyperinflation crisis
Happened in 1923
- French - Belgian occupation of teh Ruhr on teh January 1923
- Weimar government called for passive resistance
- by not promoting any goods a German economy became to suffer
Versailles treaty
28 June 1919
T - west Prussia was given to Poland, teh polish corridor was made
R - 6.6 billion
A- army was resticted to 100.00 men
W - war quilt
L - Germany wasn’t allowed to join the League of Nations
The Munich Putsch
November 1923 attempt by the small NSDAP, led by Hilhet to size the power of Bavarian in Berlin
- factors that have contributed to this : 1) Occupation of teh Ruhr 2) Hyperinfaltion crisis affected the middle - class
- SA and Hitler, took over a Munich Beer Hall, right where right wing political meeting was held and forces teh state commissioner ( Von Khar ) an Ethel local army l commander ( Von Lassow ) to agree to join a march in Berlin
- Putshc failed because Hitler failed to secure the support of teh police and army commander changed the side
- a Nazi march was fired by the police and Hitler was shoot
