P2 - weimar gov Flashcards
what did M Hughes say on the german revolution
M.Hughes ‘ It is more accurate to talk about a potential revolution which ran away into the sand rather than a genuine article on Weimar Repub. + revolution
what soviet republic was crushed by the friekorps
-bavaria april 1919
what is proportional representation?
-system allocates parliamentary seats in proportion to n.votes
-strengths of the president / reichstag
-A48 worked in 1923 - munich Putsch Hitler //. 7 yr cycle allows stability / 76% voted pro democracy
weaknesses of president / reichstag
-A48 abused / 7 yr cycle too long / presidential decree brought hitler to power
whats the Länder?
-regional states - germany was a federal system - each state local responsibilities
Strengths proportional representation
-no evid. alt voting system better - only fair way to reflect interest ??
proportional representation weaknesses
-coalitions - encourages new smaller parties == heavily criticised for allowing hitler to arise
Institutions strengths
-ebert gröner agrmt. - army run as it always had
institutions weaknesses
-ebert gröner agrmt. gave military too much power / judiciary bias 8% right iwng assassins guilty compare 50% left wing // meant that the democratic spirit of the WR lived in shadow of Reich II
3 reasosn why weimar republic failed
-proportional rep / A48 + relationship president + Reichstag / traditional institutions allowed
Gordon Craig referred to A48 as as
effect to be a ‘constitutional anomaly’
what did Theodor Heuss say in 1949
‘germany had never conqeured democracy herself. Democracy came to Germany in the face of defeat.’ == weimar constitution not fatally flawed - more fundamental problems within republic
when was the new national assembly formed + led by ?
-6Feb1919 - pro-republic ‘Weimar Colition led by Scheidemann - discontent in army + threat from left threatened republic
- Which DDP foreign minister was assassinated in 1922, and why?
a. Walter Rathenau - becase he made a treaty with Communist Russia
- What percentage of Germany’s coal was in the
Ruhr? - 25%
- How much was one dollar worth in 1919?
78. How much was one dollar worth in November 1923
1919? - 4.2 marks
1923? - 4.2 trillion marks
- Which chancellor resigned due to reparation payments? -
- Fehrenback
- Who was Fehrenback replaced with?
Wirth
- What social welfare was introduced in 1922? -
National youth welfare act
- What happened in the red rising of the Ruhr? -
50,000 seize control of the Ruhr. Troubles also broke out in Saxony and in Halle, where 1000 workers and 250 soldiers killed.
how many civil servants lose job to stresseman balance budget
300,000
