Germany KQ1

Question 1

When did the Weimar government lead Germany?

Answer 1

1919-33

Question 2

Economic reparations in the treaty of Versailles.

Answer 2

6.6 billion

Sheep, coal and cattle to France

Question 3

Spartacist uprising

Answer 3

1919 communists tried to overthrow the government and take power for the working class
The communists started a revolution but it failed and the
leaders (Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknicht) were killed
Social democrats promised to never work with communist party

Question 4

Kapp putsch

Answer 4

1920- angry at the ToV and the government
March- they stormed Berlin and said that a new government was created and the journalist Wolfgang kapp was in charge
600 freikorps
They took power for 4 days but lost it when the people of Berlin went on strike

Question 5

Munich putsch

Answer 5

November 1923- hitler interrupted a meeting of the Bavarian prime minister and said he was taking over. He was arrested for 5 years but he was let out after 9 months for good behaviour
Supported by 600 stormtroopers
16 killed when police fired on a parade
Hitler and Ludendorff, war hero and supporter were on trial, hitler used it to make speeches and gain attention
Unpopular with the German public so failed

Question 6

What happened in 1923

Answer 6

The government printed more money due to the ToV, this led to hyper-inflation

Question 7

Name 2 things stresemann did?

Answer 7

League of Nations
Dawes plan (USA lent Germany 800 million marks to help them pay)

Question 8

Who was Gustav stresemann?

Answer 8

Chancellor 1923

Foreign minister 1923-29

Question 9

What was article 48?

Answer 9

If public safety was endangered, the chancellor could do anything to fix it?

Question 10

How was this used by Hitler?

Answer 10

To pass the enabling act

Question 11

Why were people against the Weimar Republic?

Answer 11

Allowing the treaty of Versailles
The army were important under the Kaiser
Food shortages

Question 12

How did the war end?

Answer 12

Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated in November 1919
The social Democratic Party, largest party in the reichstag formed a new government under Fredric Ebert, becoming a republic

Question 13

Impacts of WWI

Answer 13

Government collapsed
2 million Germans died
Close to bankruptcy as the war had lasted much longer than predicted
More political divisions between socialists, communists and right-wig groups. Often violent protests

Question 14

Why were they in Weimar?

Answer 14

Too dangerous to be in Berlin, worried people were inspired by the Russian revolution

Question 15

Main rules in Weimar constitution

Answer 15

Men and women over 20 could vote
Proportional representation- meant there were many coalitions
Power shared between president and chancellor
President elected every 7 years by the people

Question 16

How were the parties positioned in 1919

Answer 16

Variety of political parties and views shown by the results
Communist party didn’t take part, wanted revolution
Social Democratic Party were the largest, socialists and reformers
National and people’s party were against Weimar
No majority, coalition of Social Democrats, Centre and Democratic Parties

Question 17

Dawes Plan
Young Plan
New currency

Answer 17

1926- USA would lend 800 million gold marks to help with reparations
1923- Reduced the reparations by 20%
Introduced the rentenmark to combat hyper inflation replacing the papiermark when he was chancellor in 1923

Question 18

Occupation of the Rühr

Answer 18

France got fed up of Germany not paying their reparations so they took over the Ruhr, a large industrial area of Germany.
The Weimar government made the workers strike so had to pay their wages, which resulted in them having to print more money and make hyperinflation worse

Question 19

Military reparations

Answer 19

100,000 men
No aircraft or tanks
No submarines
Demilitarised Rhineland, no soldiers within 50km of the right bank

Question 20

Land reparations

Answer 20

Lost 10% of population
Lost 13% of land
All colonies won in WW1 to allies
Alsace-Lorraine to France
No union with Austria