Revision Flashcards
What was the Kellog-Briand pact?
A promise signed by 62 countries to solve all disputes between them peacefully
What was the Young plan?
This reduced the reparations bill by 20% and Germany
had 59 years to pay it.
Loans from us
What was the Dawes plan?
Germany was loaned 800 million marks from the USA
What is hyperinflation?
Where the value of money rapidly decreases meaning good will cost more.
How many people were unemployed by 1932?
6 million
Who lead the spartacist uprising?
Karl Liebnecht and Rosa Luxembourg
Who was the French president in 1919?
George Clemenceau
Who were the November criminals?
Those who signed the armistice to end WW1
Why did France invade the Ruhr?
They owned money to America
Germany did not keep up with her reparations payments, but the French in particular were determined to force Germany to pay what they owed.
The French and Belgians took over all of the area’s factories and coal mines. Goods and raw materials made by these industries were seized. This action was permitted under the Treaty of Versailles as Germany had fallen behind in her reparation payments.
What was the Ruhr?
Germany’s industrial heartland, produced 80% of coal,iron and steel in Germany
What was the Anchloss?
A union with Austria
Weaknesses of the Weimar Republic?
Article 48
Proportional representation
President could appoint/dismiss chancellor
By how much did homelessness decrease during the golden age?
60%
What was the Locarno pact?
Germany,Belgium,Italy,Britain and France agreed to respect their borders.
Who was Josef Geobbels?
The minister of propaganda for the Nazi party
