Impact of the First World War Flashcards

1
Q

When was the Weimar constitution finalised?

A

August 1919

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2
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What where the benefits of the Weimar constitution

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Men and women had the vote at 20

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3
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What is proportional representation

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The number of seats in parliament a party has was based on the amount of votes they got

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4
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What was article 48

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Gave power to the president to suspend the constitution

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5
Q

When was the treaty of Versailles signed

A

June 1919

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6
Q

What were some of the terms of the treaty

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Germany lost 13% of its land,48% of its iron forced to pay 6.6 billion

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7
Q

What was article 231

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Germany has to accept the blame for starting the war

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8
Q

What where some military terms of the treaty of Versailles

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Germanys army wars limited to 100,000 men

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9
Q

What is a diktat

A

Dictated peace

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10
Q

What does dolchtoss mean

A

Stabbed in the back

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11
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What where the politicians that signed the treaty known as

A

November criminals

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11
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Who led the sparticist league

A

Rosa Luxembourg,Karl liebknecht

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12
Q

Who put a stop to the spartacist uprising

A

The freikorps

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12
Q

Who led the kapp putsch

A

Kapp

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12
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What stopped the kapp putsch

A

Ebert encouraged the people of Berlin to go on strike and the putsch collapsed

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13
Q

What was the Ruhr considered

A

Industrial heartland of Germany

14
Q

What happened in January 1923

A

Germany failed to pay reparations to France and Belgium

15
Q

Where was the Ruhr situated

A

Demilitarised zone of the Rhineland

16
Q

How did Germany respond to German workers going on strike in the Ruhr

A

Printed more money to pay them a wage

17
Q

What did the extra money being printed and collapse in production lead to

A

Hyperinflation

18
Q

What did hyperinflation do to the average person

A

Bankrupt them

19
Q

Who did hyperinflation benefit

A

Businessman, people with dept, farmers