Germany and the growth of democracy Flashcards
by what year was Germany producing more steel and iron than Britain
1896
why did many workers start supporting socialism during industrialisation
they had poor working conditions and wanted change
what was the main aim of the social democrat party (SPD)
the main aim of the social democrat party (SPD) was to represent the working class in politics
before WW1, who had control over all of Germany
before WW1, the Kaiser had control over all of Germany
what did communism aim to do
communism aimed to transfer power from the kaiser to the workers
who was forced to accept blame for WW1
Germany was forced to accept blame for WW1
how much did Germany have to pay in reparations
Germany had to pay £6.6 billion in reparations
TOV restricted Germany’s army to how many men
TOV restricted Germany’s army to 100,000 men
why did French and Belgian troops occupy the Ruhr in 1923
French and Belgian troops occupied the Ruhr in 1923 because Germany stopped paying their reparations
how did Germany intend to get the money to repay reparations
print more money to pay reparations
what did printing money cause
printing money caused hyperinflation
how did hyperinflation affect people
-people lost their life savings
-workers had to collect their wages in suitcases
-people couldn’t afford basic needs
what was Article 48
Article 48 said that the president could make decisions on his own in an emergency
what was the Dawes plan
the Dawes plan was that America gave Germany huge loans to pay reparations
what was the Young plan
the Young plan cut reparations from 6.6 billion to 2 billion
what was proportional representation
proportional representation allowed many smaller parties to get seats in the Reichstag
who was the kaiser before WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm ll
what did people call the government after signing TOV
people called the government “November Criminals” after signing TOV
how do you spell Stresemann
Stresemann
how did Stresemann help the Weimar Republic
Stresemann helped the Weimar Republic by:
-ending hyperinflation
-doubling industrial output between 1923-1928
-reducing reparations
