Political and governmental change Chapter 1 Flashcards
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
28th June 1919
What were the military consequences of the TOV?
The Rhineland became a buffer zone.
The German Army was limited to 100,000 troops.
Germany was not allowed an air force or any warships over 10,000 tonnes.
What did the German National People’s Party want?
It didn’t want social reform and disliked the idea of a republic, only grudgingly accepting it. It supported the army and a large number of its members were wealthy landowners, and many of its members were anti-Semitic.
When was Ebert elected as President?
11th Feb. 1919
What was Proportional Representation?
This system allowed for many varied parties to gain seats in the Reichstag and made it easier for extremist parties to gain power?
When did Gustav Stresemann come into power?
August 1923
What did Stresemann do in the 100 days he remained in power as a chancellor?
1) Called off the Policy of ‘passive resistance’
2) Promising to continue to make reparation payments
3) Establishing a new system of Currency
4) Cutting the government’s expenditure
The Weimar system might have survived after Stesemann’s death, if other factors had not come in to play such as:
1) Public feeling about the Weimar - the public had longed disliked the association of the government with the TOV. The people thought they could have won but were stabbed in the back by the November Criminals.
2) Economic problems - USA was having problems with the 1930s depression and were calling for their loans back, which worsened the situation in Germany.
Who won the 1932 elections?
Hindenburg won by 19.4 million votes to Hitler’s 13.4 million votes.
When did Hindenburg grudgingly appoint Hitler as chancellor?
30th JAN 1934
By what date did Hitler have complete control of the German political system?
August 1934
How many Reichstag seats did the Nazi’s have and how many were cabinet members?
The Nazi’s had only 1/3 of the Reichstag seats and only 2 of the 12 cabinet members were Nazis.
What were the benefits the Reichstag fire created for the Nazis?
The Nazis got the credit fir catching the arsonist.
The Nazis were able to stir up propaganda.
Hitler persuaded Hindenburg to declare a state of emergency.
When did the Reichstag passed the law for the Removal of the Distress of the people?
24th March 1933
What were the Key features of Nazi government?
1) Leadership
2) Decision- Making
3) Administration
4 One nation
5) Control
