History Flashcards
What happend in 1871
In 1871 germany became a unified state after it won the war against france
Who was kaiser whilhelm
Kaiser whilhelm whas the king of germany. He helped germanys industry rise by the production of coal steel and iron.
What is the weltpolitik
It is world policy. He dreamt of taking his “place in the sun” by building a massive empire.
What happened between 1898 and 1912
Kaiser wilhelm broke 5 naval laws to build up his navy to rival Britain. This ended up making it alit intense as they increased the risk of war
Who was kaiser whilhelm challenged by
He was challenged by the spd as they wanted a country with no kaiser. They became the largest party in the reichstag as they were supported by german workers
What happened in 1914
Germany declared war on the triple entente starting world war 1
What did Britain do to cause 750000 deaths
Britain did a blockade which meant no food and raw materials went into germany starving millions of people resulting in the death of 750000
What did the kaiser do in november 1918
He abdicated meaning he left the coumtry and never came back
What did germany become
They became a republic. The new republic met in the town called weimer. Which became known as the weimer republic
What is proportional representation
It is the amount of the percentage of votes they receive which is the number of seats they receive. For example if they were to get 5% vote they will get 5 seats
What is the article 48
It is where the president was able to rule without the opinions lf the reichstag in times of crisis.(rule by decree)
What was the treaty of versailles
It was agreement in which germany were made to be punished by the rest of the countries affected.
Germany had to pay reperations of 6.6 billion pounds
Disarm meaning only have a army of 100000 and give over there boats
Lost 13% of territories
They had to give up all its overseas colonies
What is diktat
This meant the german people had no say which angered them as they felt they had no voice
What cause unrest in the weimer republic
Communists wanted to become like russia as they left the war due to the government being overthrowned by the people. They wanted to share all wealth. This lead to them trying to seize berlin in the 1919 spatcists uprising
Who stopped the uprising
Freikorps
This was a bunch of soilders who kept their weapons after the war.
What happend in 1923
In 1923 aldof hitler tried to takeover berlin in the munich putsch but was stopped by police and the army
What also happend in 1923
France invaded the ruhr in which caused the passive resistance in which theg did not go ti work but were still paid. So the weimer government decided to print money to pay them which caused hyperinflation
How did the government try to stop it
They stopped using the rentenmark and replaced it by using reichsmark. This idea was given ti germany by gustav stesemann.
Who was stesemann
He was the chacellor in 1923
Them became foreign minister in 24 to 29
Under him germany stabilised
What did they sign in 1924
They signed the dawes plan in which was a plan in where america helped pay the reparations sending loans for germany to pay back in the future
What did they sign in 1925
They sogned thr lacto pact enabling germany to join the League of Nations as a member in 1926
What did they sign in 1929
They signed the young plan which meant the reparations went from 6.6 billion to 1.8 billion
What book did hitler write in jail
Mein kampf which meant my stuggles
What was his and the nazi party punishment
They were banned until 1926
What did the nazi create in 1926
The sa an elite bodyguard
They made the black shirt SS
What happend in octover 1929
The wall street crasb which caused the depression in usa making them want germany to pay back their loans