Germany In Transistion Topic 1 Flashcards
USA president that signed the T of V
President Wilson
T of V
What did the USA president Wilson want for Germany ?
Wanted a strong and peaceful Germany in Europe
T of V
What did the France premier Clemenceau want for Germany?
Wanted to make Germany suffer and take revenge
T of V
What did the English pm David loyd George want for Germany?
Was stuck in the middle between taking revenge and making germany suffer, and having a strong Germany to trade with
Terms of the T of V
Land ( territorial ) 2 terms
Anschluss banned (with austria)
Germany lost all her colony’s including Lorraine, Alsace, posen
Terms of the T of V
Army ( military ) 4 terms
100,000 solders limit
Navy restricted to only 6 small battleships
No tanks, no airforce
Rhineland demilitarised
What were the reparations Germany had to pay after ww1
6.6 billion
What was article 231
Accept full blame for WW1
Strengths of Weimar
(3)
Democracy - power to Germany people
Improve relations with USA, Britain, France
Equality - everyone over the age of 20
Weaknesses of Weimar
(3)
Article 48 - potential for president to abuse power (no clear definition of emergency)
President elects chancellor - potential to abuse position
Proportional representation - weak coalition governments
Political party’s
What party is K.D.P
Communist (extreme left wing)
Political party’s
What party is S.D.P
Social democrats ( left wing)
Political party’s
What party is DVP
German politic party (left wing)
Political party’s
What party is ZP
Catholic centre party (liberal)
Political party’s
What party is NSDAP
Nazi party (fasacit)
When did the Kapp putch occur
1920
WHO were the freikorps
Ex army men
Extreme right wing
Large volunteer groups
What happened : Spartacist uprising
(What year)
1919, 100,000 men marched on Berlin trying to bring about communist revolution.
Government were too weak called in help from freikorps.
Which key spartacist leaders were killed in the Spartacist uprising
Rosa Luxemburg
Karl Liebknecht
Leader of Kapp putch
Wolfgang Kapp (right wing )
What happened : Kapp putch
Wolfgang leads putch, government leave city, Kapp installs himself as chancellor in the reichstag.
Government urge workers to go on general strike
Why did the french invade the Ruhr
(Year)
The french invaded the Ruhr in 1923 as it was germanys industrial heartland. 50% of all germanys iron, coal and steel was produced there. France wanted the reparation money and Germany could not pay up.
Problems for Weimar government (6)
- T of V
- Weimar constitution
- sparticists
- Kapp putch
- occupation of the Ruhr
- hyperinflation
When was the kapp putch
March 13 1920
