Summary 1 - Political impacts of the treaty of versailles Flashcards
1
Q
Who resigned as chancellor instead of signing the treaty?
A
Phillip Scheidemann
2
Q
Who did the new coalition government have to be formed under?
A
Gustav Bauer
3
Q
What did the Army briefly think about doing?
A
Starting up military action to resist the treaty
4
Q
Why did the SPD comply with the terms of the treaty in the short term?
A
In order to try and lay foundations for revisions in the short term
5
Q
What did the treaty do to supporters of the republic?
A
Turned them against it
6
Q
What did the new Weimar republic become associated with?
A
Failure and Defeat
7
Q
What did the right call the democratic politicians?
A
‘The November Criminals
8
Q
Where did Ex-soldiers who were disgruntled gravitate towards?
A
The Freikorps and violent nationalist groups
