germany - impact of world war 1 Flashcards
when was the weimar constitution drawn up?
august 1919
what were the voting laws under the weimar republic?
men and women over the age of 20 were allowed to vote
what did the chancellor need in order to be elected?
the suppourt from the majority of the reichstag
what did proportional representation mean?
the number of seats a party got in the reichstag was based on the number of votes they recieved
what was article 48?
the president could suspend the constitution in times of emergency
when was the treaty of versialles signed?
June 28 1919
how much land did germany lose in the treaty of versialles?
13% of its land
how many citizens did germany lose through the treaty of versailles?
6 million
what were the military terms of the treaty of versailles?
-german army = 100,000 men
-no tanks
-no airforce
-6 battleships
what repairations did germany have to pay?
£6.6 billion
what was the opinion of many germans towards the treaty of versailles?
it was a diktat (dictated peace)
what was dolschtoss (stabbed in the back) used to describe?
the politicians who signed the armistice (they became known as the November Criminals)
what did the government fear a repeat of (left wing threat)?
the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
what was the weimar dependent on to defend against revolution?
the army (this weakened their power)
who led the sparticist league?
karl liebknetcht and rosa luxemburg
what was the political veiwpoint of the sparticists?
communist
when did the sparticists attempt to overthrow the weimar government?
6 January 1919
who stopped the sparticists attempt at revolution?
the freikorps
when did the right wing momentarily gain control? through what?
1920 through the Kapp Putsch
how did Ebert respond to the Kapp Putsch?
encouraged people of Berlin to go on strike
what happened to the freikorps after they crushed the communist threat?
they had to be disbanded as germanys military was reduced
who led the kapp putsch?
wolfgang kapp led the frreikops takeover of berlin
why was the kapp putsch initially successful?
the army refused to attack the freikorps
when did the french occupy the ruhr?
1923
