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Germany 1918 - 1945 Flashcards

1
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When did WW1 end?

A

1918

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2
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What period was the Weimar Republic

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1918 - 1933

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3
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When did Stresemann become Chancellor of Germany

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1923

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4
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When was the Wall Street Crash and what did it lead to

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1929

A worldwide depression

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5
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When did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany

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1933

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6
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What period was the Third Reich

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1933 - 1945

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7
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When did WW2 begin

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1939

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8
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When was Germany defeated by the Allies

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1945

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9
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When did Hitler kill himself

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1945

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10
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How much was national income in Germany in 1918 compared to 1913

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1/3

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11
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How many widows and children were without fathers by the end of the war?

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600,000 widows and 2 million children

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12
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How much was industrial production in 1918 compared to 1913

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2/3

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13
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When was the revolution in Germany

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October - November 1918

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14
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Who was the heroic leader that many ex-soldiers and civilians believe had been betrayed by the weak democratic leaders?

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Field Marshal Hindenberg

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15
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What town did sailors mutiny and take over after the Kaiser refused to agree to the Allied conditions

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Kiel

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16
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Where was the Socialist Republic first declared

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In Bavaria

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17
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When did the Kaiser Abdicate and where did he go to

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9 November 1918

the Netherlands

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18
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Who became the leader of the Republic of Germany

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The socialist leader - Friedrich Ebert

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19
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When was Germany’s first free election

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January 1919

20
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How old did you have to be to vote under the Weimar Republic

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All Germans over 20 could vote

21
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What allowed the German president to rule in a crisis and what did this allow him do

A

Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution

This gave him emergency powers and he did not need to consult the Reichstag

22
Q

What does Putsch mean

A

rebellion

23
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When was the Kapp Putsch

A

March 1920

24
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Who was the leader of the Kapp Putsch

A

Dr Wolfgang Kapp

25
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Where was the Kapp Putsch

A

Berlin

26
Q

How many people were led into Berlin during the Kapp Putsch

A

5000 Freikorps

27
Q

Who was Walther Rathenau and when was he assassinated

A

Ebert’s foreign minister

summer 1922

28
Q

When was the Munich Putsch and who was its leader

A

November 1923

Adolf Hitler

29
Q

What was the name of the communist government in Germany and who were its leaders

A

The Spartacists

Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxenberg

30
Q

Who was the leader of Bavaria and what happened to him

A

Kurt Eisner

Assassinated in February 1919

31
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How many communists were killed in the Bavarian uprising

A

600

32
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How many casualties in the communist Ruhr uprisings

A

2000

33
Q

What did Germany lose according to the terms of the treaty of Versailles

A

10% of its land
All its overseas colonies
12.5% of its population
16% of its coal and 48% of its iron industry

34
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What was Germany’s military reduced to according to the treaty of versailles

A

army reduced to 100,000
not allowed to have an airforce
navy was reduced

35
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When did the Allies announce the amount Germany had to pay in reparations

A

April 1921

36
Q

How much did Germany have to pay in reparations

A

£6600

37
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What percentage of Germany’s output did the reparations take

A

2%

38
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How much reparations did Germany pay in 1921

A

The first instalment of £50m

39
Q

How much did Germany pay in reparations in 1922

A

Nothing. They tried to stall for time but France was inpatient and invaded the Ruhr

40
Q

How many workers did the French kill over passive resistance

How many protesters did the French expel from the region

A

100 workers

100,000 protesters

41
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How much was a loaf of bread in 1918

How much was a loaf of bread by the end of 1923

A

1918: 0.63 marks
1923: over 200billion marks

42
Q

When did Gustav Stresemann’s government come into power

A

August 1923

43
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When was the Dawes plan agreed

A

1924

44
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How did Stresemann resolve the economic crisis. 3 points

A

Called off passive resistance
Burnt all worthless marks and replaced them with a new currency - rentenmark
Negotiated to receive loans under the Dawes plan ad even renegotiated reparation payments

45
Q

When did Stresemann call of passive resistance in the Ruhr

A

November 1923

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