Rise Of Hitler Flashcards
German parliament
Reichstag
Number of Jews killed?
6 million
Number of gypsies killed?
200,000
Number of polish civilians killed?
1million
Number of Germans who were killed due to being considered mentally or physically disabled
70,000
When was first world war?
1914-1918
When did the German empire get defeated?
1918 November
In which year during the first world war did the US strengthen the allies power
1917
Define “Weimar republic”
The defeat of the German empire and abdication of the king after the defeat of Germany in ww1 gave an opportunity to the parliamentary form of government. A national assembly met at Weimar and established a democratic constitution with a federal structure. Deputies wer now elected to the German parliament/reichstag. However this govt was not well taken by its own people. The citizens of Germany held the Weimar republic responsible for the defeat of ww1 and the humiliation at Versailles. The newly formed republic was forced to pay the war charges. So now the European money lenders had now turned into debtors