Germany - Weimar Germany Flashcards
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Percentage of Women working by the end of WW1
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75%
2
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Date of the armistice of WW1
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11 November 1918
3
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Date of the Creation of the Weimar Republic Constitution
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Feb 1919
4
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Date when women get the vote
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1918
5
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Date of the Sparticist revolt
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4th-15th January 1919
6
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What group of people crushes the Sparticist revolt
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Freikorps
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Who makes up the Friekorps
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Ex-soldiers left without jobs after the end of WW1
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What percentage of the votes did the SPD get in the 19th Jan 1919 votes
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38% (165 votes)
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What percentage of the votes did the DVP get in the 19th Jan 1919 votes
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4% (19 votes)
10
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When was the treaty of Versailles signed
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28th Jun 1919
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Land lost in the treaty of Versailles
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-All land gained from Brest-Litovsk
-Upper Silesia
-Alsace and Lorraine
-Eupen and Malmedy
-Empire in Africa
-Austrian union forbidden (Anschluss)
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Impacts of the treaty of Versailles (Not land lost)
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-Rhineland Demilitarised
-Only allowed 100,000 troops, no tanks or heavy artillery
-Fleet only allowed 6 ships, no submarines
-No Airforce
-132 million gold marks in reparations
-Blame for WW1 put onto Germany
13
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What was the cost of the reparations for Germany in the Treaty of Versailles
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132 million gold marks
14
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When was the NSDAP (Nationalist Socialist German Worker’s party) established
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Feb 1920
15
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When was the Kapp Putch
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Mar 1920
16
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How was the Kapp Putch defeated
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Workers revolt incited by the Weimar Government
17
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Who was the first president of the Weimar Republic
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(Fredrich) Ebert
18
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What percent of the votes do the SPD get in the 6th June 1920 elections
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27% (102 votes)
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What percent of the votes do the KPD get in the 6th June 1920 elections
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2% (4 votes)
20
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What percent of the votes do the DVP get in the 6th June 1920 elections
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14% (65 votes)
21
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When does Hitler become leader of the NSDAP
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Jul 1921
22
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When is the Nazi youth organisation established
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1922
23
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When is foreign minister Walter Rathenau murdered
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1922
24
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When is the French invasion of the Ruhr
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Jan 1923
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Why do the French invade the Ruhr
Because of Germany's failure to pay reperations
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When does Hyperinflation occur
1923
27
When does Gustav Stresemann and the DVP replace the government
Aug 1923
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When is the Rentenmark created
Oct 1923
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When is Gustav Stresemann Chancellor
Aug-Nov 1923
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When is Gustav Stresemann Foreign minister
1923-1929
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When was the Munich Putsch
November 1923
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Who led the Munich Putsch
Adolf Hitler
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When was the economic enabling act
1924
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What percentage of seats did the NSDAP win in the may 1924 elections
7% (32 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the KPD win in the may 1924 elections
13% (62 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the centre party win in the may 1924 elections
16% (81 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the SPD win in the may 1924 elections
21% (100 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the DNVP win in the may 1924 elections
20% (95 seats)
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What currency replaced the Rentenmark
Reichsmark
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When did the Rentenmark become the Reichsmark
August 1924
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When did the Dawes plan come into effect
September 1924
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What did the Dawes plan do
Uses American loans to pay reparations
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What percentage of seats did the NSDAP win in the december 1924 elections
3% (14 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the DNVP win in the december 1924 elections
21% (103 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the centre party win in the december 1924 elections
17% (88 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the SPD win in the december 1924 elections
26% (131 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the KPD win in the december 1924 elections
9% (45 seats)
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What percentage of the workforce was women in 1925
36%
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Who replaces Ebert as president
Paul Von Hindenburg
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What year did Ebert die
1925
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What year did Von Hindenburg become president
1925
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When was Mein Kampf Published
1925
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How long did Hitler spend in prison
9 months (out of a 5 year sentence)
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What is the Locarno treaty
Where Germany accepts the borders set by the treaty of Versailles
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When was the Locarno treaty signed
December 1925
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When does Germany join the league of nations
1926
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What was the term used to describe the new independent women that was created during the Weimar republic
'New Women'
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What time period became known as the golden years of Weimar Germany
1924-1929
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Who was the key contributor to making the golden years of the Weimar Germany and why
Foreign minister Gustav Stresemann because of the Dawes plan that brought economic stability
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When was the unemployment insurance law brought in?
1927
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What did the unemployment insurance laws do
Gave benefits to all those out of work
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When was Fritz Lang's science fiction film metropolis released
1927
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What percentage of seats did the NSDAP win in the May 1928 elections
3% (12 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the DNVP win in the May 1928 elections
14% (73 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the centre party win in the May 1928 elections
15% (78 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the SPD win in the May 1928 elections
30% (153 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the KPD win in the May 1928 elections
11% (54 seats)
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When was All quiet on the Western front released, who wrote it and what was it about
-1929
-Erich Maria Ramarque
-Realistically portraying the horrors of world war 1
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What is the Young plan
Gives Germany lower reparation payments and more time to pay them
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When did the young plan come into affect
August 1929
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When did Gustav Stresemann die
October 1929
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When does the wall street crash occcur
October 1929
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Why is the wall street crash detrimental to Germany
The USA calls in all it's loans that they've given germany so that they can pay of their reparations
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What is the grand coalition
The coalition between the SPD, centre party, DDP and DVP
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When does the grand coalition collapse
March 1930
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When was the freedom law proposed
December 1929
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What is the freedom law
A law that would renounce the treaty of versailles and make collecting reparations a criminal offence
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Why doesn't the freedom law pass
Voter turnout was only 15%
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What percentage of seats did the NSDAP win in the September 1930 elections
18% (107 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the DNVP win in the September 1930 elections
7% (41 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the centre party win in the September 1930 elections
15% (87 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the SPD win in the September 1930 elections
25% (143 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the KPD win in the September 1930 elections
14% (77 seats)
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What is the Hoover Moratorium
An international agreement that states that Germany doesn't have to pay reparations for a year
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When was the Hoover Moratorium created
1931
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What is the Reich flight tax
Weimar germany takes 25% of the assets of anyone emigrating from Weimar Germany
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How many people are unemployed in 1932
5.5 million (30% of the workforce)
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When is Hindenburg re-elected to become president
April 1932
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What decree does chancellor Brϋning make discerning women in May 1932
The decree allows for the dismissal of women in government service who have husbands who are earning
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Who replaces chancellor Brϋning
Franz Von Papen
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When does Von Papen become chancellor
May 1932
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What percentage of seats did the NSDAP win in the July 1932 elections
37% (230 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the DNVP win in the July 1932 elections
6% (37 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the centre party win in the July 1932 elections
16% (98 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the SPD win in the July 1932 elections
22% (133 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the KPD win in the July 1932 elections
15% (89 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the NSDAP win in the November 1932 elections
33% (196 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the DNVP win in the November 1932 elections
9% (52 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the centre party win in the November 1932 elections
15% (90 seats)
100
What percentage of seats did the SPD win in the November 1932 elections
20% (121 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the KPD win in the November 1932 elections
17% (100 seats)
102
When is Kurt Von Schleicher appointed chancellor
December 1932
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Who replaces Von Papen as chancellor
Kurt Von Schleicher
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When does Hitler become chancellor
january 1933
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Who replaces Von Schleicher as Chancellor
Adolf Hitler
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What does Autarky mean
Economic independence and self-sufficiency
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When is the Reichstag fire
27th February 1933
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What does the Reichstag fire enable hitler to do
Gives Hitler emergency powers and allowed him to ban all communists from the Reichstag
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What percentage of seats did the NSDAP win in the March 1933 elections
44% (288 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the DNVP win in the March 1933 elections
8% (52 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the centre party win in the March 1933 elections
11% (73 seats)
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What percentage of seats did the SPD win in the March 1933 elections
18% (120 seats)
113
What percentage of seats did the KPD win in the March 1933 elections
12% (81 seats)
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When does Does Dachau concentration camp open
22nd march 1933
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When does the Enabling act passed
24th march 1933
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What is the enabling act
It allowed Hitler to completely bypass the Reichstag
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When were the Gestapo established
April 1933
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What were the Gestapo
Hitler's secret police
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When are all non-state unions banned
May-June 1933
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What is the name of the Nazi Labour Union
State Labour service (RAD)
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When do all parties except the Nazi's become banned
July 1933
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