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AQA German Government > Impact of war, the political crisis of October to November 1918, and the establishment on the Weimar Constitution > Flashcards

Impact of war, the political crisis of October to November 1918, and the establishment on the Weimar Constitution Flashcards

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1
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When did the Kaiser abdicate and the German republic declared?

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9th November 1918

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2
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Where did Kaiser Wilhelm II flee to?

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Holland

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When did Ludendorff call for armistice negotiations?

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29th September 1918

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When did Prince Max von Baden form a new government?

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1st October 1918

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When did Prince Max von Baden write a letter to Wilson asking for an armistice?

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3rd October 1918

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When was the naval mutiny in Wilhelmshaven?

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3Oth October 1918

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When did the naval mutiny spread to Kiel?

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3rd November 1918

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When was the revolt in Bavaria which led to the Bavarian Socialist Republic being formed?

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8th November 1918

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When was the Ebert-Groener pact signed?

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10th November 1918

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What was the Ebert-Groener Pact?

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  • Ebert reached a deal with army chief Groener that army would defend the republic from the revolutionary left
  • Army was unreformed and therefore the government missed an opportunity to deal with a highly powerful organisation
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When was the armistice signed?

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November 11th 1918

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12
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Who announced that Germany was now a republic?

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Schiedermann

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When did the Spartacist league hold a demonstration in Berlin?

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6th December 1918

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14
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When was the saliors’ revolt in Berlin?

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23-24 December 1918

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15
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Who resigned due to the sailors’ revolt?

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3 USDP ministers in gov

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16
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When was the Spartacist Uprising?

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6th January 1919

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Who led the Spartacist Uprising?

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Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

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What buildings did the Spartacisits occupy?

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Public buildings and newspaper offices

19
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When did the Spartacist Uprising end?

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13th Jan 1919

20
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What was now eligible to take place due to the crushing of the Spartacist Uprising?

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Elections for the constitution Assembly on the 19th January 1919

21
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Who secured the largest number of seats in the Constituent Assembly

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SDP - didn’t have an overall majority so formed coalition gov was center and German Democratic parties

22
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What did the new Constitution declare for the people?

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“Political authority derives from the people”

23
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What were the strengths of The Weimar Constitution?

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  • Voting rights for women
  • Proportional representation - small parties could now influence gov decisions
  • Set out clear rights of the individual - “all Germans are equal before the law”
  • Full democracy at local and central government
  • Referendums called by President, Reichstrat or people request if a tenth of the electorate applied for one
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What were the weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution?

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  • Proliferation of small parties - small parties usually anti-democracy gain publicity
  • coalition governments - the gov in power had to have majority support from Reichstag, the usually didn’t agree, leading to short lived governments
25
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What age did you have to be to vote?

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20

26
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How often was the President elected in Weimar Germany?

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every 7 years

27
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How much support did the Chancellor need to have the Reichstag to be put in power?

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at least half

28
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What was the Reichstag

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Second chamber of German parliament

29
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How often was the Reichstag elected?

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Every 4 years

30
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What wad Article 48?

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Gave the President power to rule by decree in exceptional circumstances

31
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How many times did Ebert use Article 48 during his presidency?

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136

32
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Why did WW1 end?

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  • military defeat
  • revolutionary uprising
33
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By the 9th November who had the power in Germany

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the workers and soldiers councils

34
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How many people died from hunger between 1914-18?

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between 500,000 and 1 million

35
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Why did British naval blockage mean for Germany?

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they couldn’t import food, medicine, clothes, etc

36
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what types of revolutions were the German wartime economy plagued by?

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industrial strikes and bread riots

37
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Who recommend Prince Max take the chancellorship to Wilhelm

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Lundendorff

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