key words... Flashcards
What is reichstag?
The German parliamentary
what is authoritarian?
enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom
what is kaiser?
the German emperor
what is trade unions?
association of workers formed to protect their interest.
what is chancellor?
the chief minister
what is militarism?
belief that a country should maintain a strong armed force
what is weltpolitik?
world policy
what is SPD?
social democratic party
what is naval laws and when where they made?
The Naval Laws were five separate laws passed by the German Empire, from 1898 to 1918
what is patriotic?
supporting and having love for ones country
what is mutiny?
rebellion by soldiers or sailors by refusing to follow order
what is abdicate?
give up a throne of a country
what is november criminals?
nickname given to the German politics who ended the first world war.
what is spartacus league?
German communists who tried to start a revolution
what is free korps?
right - wing German parliamentary group who put down communist revolutions before trying their own.
what is putsch?
attempt to seize power to take control by force.
what is red rising?
left - wing voters revolt in the ruhr 1920
what is reperations?
payment made by germany to some of the winning nations
what is diktat?
name given by many germans who hated the TOV (treaty of versailles)
what is hyper inflation?
sudden, dramatic rise in prices
what is passive resistance?
protesting by using non - violent acid
when was kaiser abdicated?
1918
what is weimar republic?
germanys government from 1919 to 1933
what is storm troopers?
hitlers brown - shirted supporters who were employed
what is swastika?
the cooked cross symbol
what is stresemann?
german foriegn minister
what is dawes plan?
US loans to germany
what is young plan?
1929 reperations reduced
what is proportional representation?
political system in which the number of politicians for a particular part is in proportion with the number of votes
what is coalition?
government made up of different political partys
