germany - impact of world war 1

Question 1

when was the weimar constitution drawn up?

Answer 1

august 1919

Question 2

what were the voting laws under the weimar republic?

Answer 2

men and women over the age of 20 were allowed to vote

Question 3

what did the chancellor need in order to be elected?

Answer 3

the suppourt from the majority of the reichstag

Question 4

what did proportional representation mean?

Answer 4

the number of seats a party got in the reichstag was based on the number of votes they recieved

Question 5

what was article 48?

Answer 5

the president could suspend the constitution in times of emergency

Question 6

when was the treaty of versialles signed?

Answer 6

June 28 1919

Question 7

how much land did germany lose in the treaty of versialles?

Answer 7

13% of its land

Question 8

how many citizens did germany lose through the treaty of versailles?

Answer 8

6 million

Question 9

what were the military terms of the treaty of versailles?

Answer 9

-german army = 100,000 men
-no tanks
-no airforce
-6 battleships

Question 10

what repairations did germany have to pay?

Answer 10

£6.6 billion

Question 11

what was the opinion of many germans towards the treaty of versailles?

Answer 11

it was a diktat (dictated peace)

Question 12

what was dolschtoss (stabbed in the back) used to describe?

Answer 12

the politicians who signed the armistice (they became known as the November Criminals)

Question 13

what did the government fear a repeat of (left wing threat)?

Answer 13

the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917

Question 14

what was the weimar dependent on to defend against revolution?

Answer 14

the army (this weakened their power)

Question 15

who led the sparticist league?

Answer 15

karl liebknetcht and rosa luxemburg

Question 16

what was the political veiwpoint of the sparticists?

Answer 16

communist

Question 17

when did the sparticists attempt to overthrow the weimar government?

Answer 17

6 January 1919

Question 18

who stopped the sparticists attempt at revolution?

Answer 18

the freikorps

Question 19

when did the right wing momentarily gain control? through what?

Answer 19

1920 through the Kapp Putsch

Question 20

how did Ebert respond to the Kapp Putsch?

Answer 20

encouraged people of Berlin to go on strike

Question 21

what happened to the freikorps after they crushed the communist threat?

Answer 21

they had to be disbanded as germanys military was reduced

Question 22

who led the kapp putsch?

Answer 22

wolfgang kapp led the frreikops takeover of berlin

Question 23

why was the kapp putsch initially successful?

Answer 23

the army refused to attack the freikorps

Question 24

when did the french occupy the ruhr?

Answer 24

1923

Question 25

why was the invasion of the ruhr so bad for germany?

Answer 25

it was the industrial heartland of germany and was vital for economic growth

Question 26

why did France and Belgium invade the ruhr?

Answer 26

because in january 1923 germany failed to pay its repairations - they took goods from the ruhr instead of waiting for payment

Question 27

why could germany not do anything about the invasion of the ruhr?

Answer 27

it was in the demilitarised rhineland

Question 28

how did german citizens react to the invasion of the ruhr?

Answer 28

-passive resistance
-industrial sabotage
-german workers went on strike (a number of strikers were shot by french troops)

Question 29

what led to hyperinflation during the invasion of the ruhr?

Answer 29

-the german government backed the strikers by printing more money to pay them their wages
-this combined with the fact that no goods were being produced led to hyperinflation

Question 30

who benefitted from hyperinflation?

Answer 30

-people with debts
-farmers as their products remained in demand
-foreigners

Question 31

who did not benefit from hyperinflation?

Answer 31

-those with pensions or savings
-those on a fixed income

Question 33

Why were the French so angry when Germany failed to pay its reparations?

Answer 33

They needed the money to help pay off their war debts to the USA