History Flashcards

1
Q

When was the Weimar Constitution finalised?

A

August 1919

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2
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Did Germany have democracy before the Weimar?

A

No

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3
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What is proportional representation?

A

Number of votes they had in the Reichstag,was based on number of seats they got

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4
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What was article 48?

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Gave powers to the president to make laws without the Weimar’s judgement in an emergency

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5
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What was Article 231-the war guilt clause?

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Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war in 1914

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6
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What does diktat mean?

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Dictated peace-the Versailles was nothing more than a dictated peace

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7
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What was Dolchtoss?

A

Meant -Stabbed in the back,used to describe many politicians who signed the armistice

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8
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What were the politicians who signed the armistice known as?

A

November criminals

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9
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The Spartacist league was led by?

A

Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg

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10
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What happened on January 1919?

A

The sparticist’s attempted to overthrow the Weimar Government and was put down by the Freikorps

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