Germany 1919-1934 Flashcards
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When did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated?
November 1918
When was the Weimar Constitution agreed?
February 1919
What were the immediate problems that The Weimar would have to face?
I-Ineffective Constitution L-Left Wing Rebellions R-Right Wing Agitations I-Invasion/Inflation M-Munich Putsch
Why was the constitution ineffective?
Article 48-Emergency powers
Proportional Representation- 20% votes=20% seats in the Reichstag- Loads of parties and governmental change-parties hard to control
The Army and Judges were right wing.
Describe the Left Wing rebellions.
1919-Spartacist led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Leibknecht- got workers councils to seize power all over Germany-Communists took power in Bavaria.
1920-red army rebelled in the ruhr.
Describe the Right Wing rebellions.
1920-Doctor Wolfgang Kapp led Kapp Putsch Berlin.
What were the three main events in the crisis year of 1923?
Hyper Inflation
Munich putsch
Invasion of the Ruhr
Describe the invasion of the Ruhr.
Germany said that they wouldn’t be able to pay reparations in 1932-60000 French and Belgian troops legally invaded the the Ruhr (industrial area) to take the money in goods. Workers ordered to stop working (PASSIVE RESISTANCE).
How did passive resistance lead to Hyper Inflation?
Germany had nothing to trade with, and nothing for themselves-they began to print money-more money fewer goods
Why did Hitler start the Munich Putsch?
Depression/Inflation
Weimar was weak ( prportional rep, right and left wings).
Mussolini did something similar in 1922.
Why was the Weimar so weak and unstable?
C-Communist-hate-gov
R-Right wingers hate-Nov Criminals-T.O.V
Official-Judges-Disloyal
Army-Unreliable
P-Proportional representation-prevented majority
O-Occupation of the ruhr-humiliation-HyperInflation
P-Printing notes-led to hyper inflation
How did the Weimar survive?
F-Freikorps used to put down Communists rebellion,1919 Sparticists,1920-Ruhr/Red Army
A-Army used to put down Communists rebellions, Bavaria 1919, Rhineland 1923
S-Strike-Workers-stopped-Kapp Putsch-Berlin
S-Stresseman
What did Stresemann do to save the Weimar Republic?
Dawes/Young Plans-French-Out-Ruhr-Less Reparations-Loans from US 1924/Reduced Reparations-Right-Hate it-Not happen-Wall Street Crash 1929.
Locarno Pact-Sorted out border problems-Left Rhineland
Economic Growth
In the golden years how did the Nazi party develop?
Hitler-Power-Democratically
SS-Takes over other right wing parties Negative Cohesion
Business men support-Feared Communism
Less Votes=German prosperity
How did Hitler come into power?
Hatred-T.O.V Constitution-Enabling Act/Article 48 Money-Business men Propoganda 25 points(basic policies e.g. TOV) Attack and Intimidation of other parties Depression Chancellor in 1933
