Kaiser Wilhelm And The Difficulties Of Ruling Germany Flashcards
When was Germany formed?
1871
When did Wilhelmina become Kaiser
1888
What was Germany like by 1913 in terms of production?
By 1913, Germany was producing more iron and steel and as much coal as Britain
During the Kaisers reign how many people voted for the SPD?
1 in 3
When were a series of naval laws introduced?
Between 1898 and 1912
How many women gathered outside parliament buildings in 1915 and demanded their men back?
500
How many workers assembled in Berlin to shout ‘down with war down with the government!’ In 1916?
10,000
What did General Ludendorff advise the Kaiser in October 1918
To share some of his power
What happened on 28th October 1918?
The German navy was ordered out but they refused to follow orders and the news of their mutiny spread
When did the Kaiser abdicate?
9 November 1918
When did Germany surrender from the war?
11 November 1918
What happened on the 6 January 1919?
The spartacist uprising
How many members of the Free Corps did Ebert send to fight the spartacists
2000 after three days they had receptured buildings
When did Ebert hold an election and he became president?
January 1919
When did the newly politicians and president meet in Weimar to discuss how they would run Germany and when the Weimar Republic was made
11 February 1919
Between 1919 and 1933 how many political parties won a majority?
None
Who could vote in the elections during the Weimar Republic
All men and women over the age of 20
Name some instructions and orders that the Germans must follow due to the treaty of Versailles
£6.6 billion in reparations paid in instalments lasting till 1988
Germany should only have 100,000 soldiers, 6 battleships and no submarines or tanks or airforce
Germany must over colonies
Large areas of land used to create new countries for people such as Poland and Czechoslovakia
Germany should never unite with Austria again
No German soldiers should enter Rhineland and area of Germany next to frame
When did the Germans fail to pay the reparations
1922
When did the French and Belgian soldiers invade the Ruhr
January 1923
How many French and Belgian soldiers invaded the Ruhr
60,000
How much did a lot of bread cost in 1918 compared to November 1923
1918 0.6 marks
November 1923. 201,000,000,000 marks
When was the Kapp Putsch?
March 1920
How many Free Corps did Wolfgang Kapp gather for the Kapp Putsch?
5000
How many hours did it take for Wolfgang Kapp to give in?
100 hours
When was the Red Rising?
1920
How many workers were killed during the Red Rising in the Ruhr?
1000
How many political assassinations were there between 1919 and 1922?
Over 350
When was Matthias Erzberger shot dead, the man who signed the armistice?
August 1921
Under Hitler’s influence how many more members were there in 1920 compared to 1921
2000
When was the Munich Putsch?
8 November 1923
How many people died in the Munich Putsch?
16 Nazis and 3 policemen
How long did Hitler’s trial last for due to the Munich Putsch?
24 days
He used it as an opportunity to spread ideas about the Nazi Party
When was Hitler released from prison
December 1924
When was the temporary retenmark replaced by the reichsmark?
1924
Due to the Young Plan what were the reparations reduced to?
6.6 billion to 1.8 billion
When was the Locarno pact signed?
1925
When did Germany join the League of Nations?
1926
When did Germany sign the Kellogg Briand Pact
1928
Between 1924 and 1929 how many attempts were there to overthrow the government
0
What do people now called the time in Germany in the 1920s
The ‘golden age’
When was the Wall Street crash?
October 1929
When was the communist revolution in Russia?
1917
How many men were there in the SA in 1931 compared to 1932?
100,000 growing to 400,000 in 1932
When did hitler use an aeroplane to fly him to 20 cities in 7 days
1932
By how much did unemployment grow after the depression?
It doubled
Why was hitler shocked after the 1930 election?
He was expecting to get 50 seats but he actually got 107 meaning he was the second largest party in the reichstag
When did bruning resigndue to unpopularity?
July 1932
What happened for the Nazis during the 1932 elections?
The nazis won 230 seats meaning they were the bigger party