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1
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What does Dolchstoss mean

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Stabbed in the back

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Who were the November criminals

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The politicians who signed the armistice

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3
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Who were the SPD & KPD

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Social Democratic Party

Communist Party

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Article 48

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The president could suspend constitution in an emergency, he could make laws and keep the chancellor in office without without the support of the Reichstag, he could rule by decree

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5
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Coalition Government

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When no single Party has the majority of votes

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Proportional representation

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When the seats you are awarded are distributed in proportion to the percentage vote you had, this means coalition governments are more likely but leads to political instability

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7
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Where did the French invade in 1923?

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The Ruhr (industrial area)

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8
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What did the German government do when it couldn’t pay reparations

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Print more money

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9
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How were people paid wages

How did they collect wages

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Paid in goods

In a wheelbarrow

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10
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What did some people use to buy things

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Bartering

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11
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Hyperinflation

Who suffered
Who benefited

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Pensioners

People with debt

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12
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Evidence for a golden age in 1924-29

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Wages-10% increase by 1928, best paid workers in Europe, unemployment rates fell
Housing-btween 1924-31 2 mil new homes built, 200,000 renovated, by 1928 homelessness reduced by 60%, gov gave tax breaks, low int
Unemployment-unemployment insurance law helped old, ill ,injured-other reforms gave benefit, assistance to disabled single mothers and veterans
Women-1919 woman allowed to vote, equality in ed, civ service, equal pay, by 1926 32 women in the Reichstag, by 1933 100,000 whom teachers &3,000 wom docs, allowed to dress freely
Culture-Art flourished, Architecture abstract, more cinema plays and opera

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Evidence against a golden age in 1924-1929

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Wages-184,000 unemployed and almost half did not qualify for unemployment relief
Unemployment-10% unemployed 1926-6% in 1927-9% in 1929
Women-jobs women worked in war taken back by men, percentage stayed the same, criticised for neglecting homes
Culture-artists criticised by right-wing for undermining traditional German values

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14
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What was the impact of the Wall Street crash on the Weimar government

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Made Brüning rely on Article 48 more and more

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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1928 Germany signed with 64 other countries. Armies for self defence and political matters solved peacefully

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16
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Us loans

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Over 6 years $3000 million loaned to help meet reparations

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Rentenmark

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New currency issued on property value

Rentenmark-Reichsmark

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18
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The Young Plan

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Reduced reparations by 3/4 and extended time to 59 years

19
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ToV Territorial losses

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Alsace and Lorraine to France
Eupen and Malmedy to Belgium
Danzig a free city

20
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ToV

Military limitations

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Army not to exceed 100,000 men
No u- boats and 6 battleships no more than 10,000 tons
Rhineland demilitarised

21
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ToV
War Guilt clause
Reparations

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German were responsible for the war and had to pay 6.6 billion in reparations

22
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Strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar constitution

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Proportional representation, vote for president

Article 48, proportional representation lead to political instability

23
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Spartacist revolt

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Tried to overthrow Ebert but lost due to Freikorps, only rising for a few day

24
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Kapp Putsch

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Weimar government tried to reduce size of army and disband Friekorps, didn’t work an politicians killed

25
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Munich Putcsh

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Hitler and 600 Nazis sized the Burgerbrau Keller
Hitler held three leaders at gunpoint and made them make promises
Let them go and they changed their minds
Continued his march and 16 Nazis and 4 policemen were killed
He was arrested
Nazi Party disbanded

26
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Freikorps

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Demobilised soldiers who had refused to give up their arms

27
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Hitler and Nazi party

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Arrested, trial began Feb 1924 lasted 1 month
Found gulpilty sentenced 5 years- only served 9 months and wrote Mein Kampf, had it easy in prision
Trial gave him nationwide publicity
Party grew from 27,000’in 1925 to over 100,000 in 1928

28
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Reichstag building destoyed

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27 Feb 1933

Lube convicted

29
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Where was the enabling act vote held

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In opera house

30
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When was Hitler appointed chancellor

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30th Jan 1933

31
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When did Hindenburg die

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July 1934

32
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Night of the long knives

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June 1934

SS shot many Sa leaders seen as a threat

33
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Propaganda methods

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Radio, posters, planes, newspapers. Films, banners mass rallies

34
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What were the SA

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The Nazi private army used to protect meeting and disrupt other parties meetings

35
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What were the SS

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Hitler’s personal bodyguard led by Heinrich Himmler

36
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What were the Gestappo

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Secret State police

37
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When did the pope sign the concordate

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20th July 1933

38
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How many assassination attempts before 1939

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3

39
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Edelweiss Pirates

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Listened to forbidden music
Graffitied on Nazi propaganda
Outlandish clothes

40
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Youth in Nazi Germany
Teachers
Curriculum
Textbooks
Lesssons
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Teachers-had to swear oath of loyalty to Hitler and join Nazi teachers league
Curriculum-made more physical education classes, girls took needlework, cookery etc, new race studies classes, emphasis on German history
Textbooks-rewritten with Nazi views, mein Kampf standard text
Lessons-began and ended with Heil Hitler salute, Nazi themes introduced

41
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Hitler Youth

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Compulsory by 1939 and had 7 mill members
B 6-10 little fellows 10-13 German young people 14-18 hitler youth
G 10-14 young girls league 14-18 league of German maidens 18-21 faith and beauty

Many enjoyed but became increasingly regimented and youth prefers to join other groups

42
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Nazi women ideals

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No make up, blonde hug hipped, flat shoes, no smoke. Household wife

43
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Kristallnackt

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First officially sanctioned violence against the Jews

Nov 1938

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