The early years of the Weinmar republic Flashcards
When did the Republic sign an armistice?
November 11th 1918 in a railway carriage
What did people accuse the republic of doing to Germany?
Stabbing Germany in the back
What was Article 48?
Allow the president to rule without Parliament if he declares a ‘national emergency’
What was PR
Proportional Representation was the percentage of votes is reflected by the percetage of seats in Parliament
What did the Reichtage say about the signing of The Treay of Versailles?
‘The criminal madness of this peace will drain Germany’s national life-blood’
What was the name of the left wing group lead by Karl Liebnecht and Rosa Luxemburg?
Spartacist
Who led the Spartacist?
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
What did the Spartacist want?
A communist revolution, they also gave vicious speeches
What was the name of the group that destoryed the spartacists?
The Freikorps
What was the name of the right-wing group led by Luddwitz and Lundendorff
Kapp Putsch
Who led the Kapp Putsch
Luddwitz and Lundendorff
What did the Kapp Putsch want?
A peace based on WIlson’s 14 points rather than accept the Diktat
How is the Kapp Putsch defeated?
A General Strike
Who was the first German president?
Friedrich Ebert
What did Friedrich Ebert lead?
SPD
When did Friedrich Ebert become president?
- November 1918
When were women first allowed to vote in Germany?
19 of January 1919
What were the new leaders of Germany called?
The November Criminals
What was articel 25?
It allowed the president to dissolve the Parliament
What was the German parliament called?
The Reichtag
What was articel 53
Allowed the president to appoint or dismiss the chancellor and government ministers
Who were the Sparatacist named after
Spartacus
Who were the Freikorps (free-corps)?
A group of right wing ex-soldiers
How many people were gunned down by the Freikorps?
Over a thousand
How many sailors were killed collecting their wages?
30
How many people were killed when the Freikorps ploughed through Bavaria?
600 men, women and children
What was the name of Germanys foreign minister?
Brockdorff
Where in the North Sea did under armed guards sucttle their ships?
Scapa Flow
Who led the right wing government that was supported by rebellious Freikorps?
Dr. Wolfgand Kapp
Who was the leader of Germany’s army?
Hans von Seeckt
Which two ministers were murdered by right-wing rebels?
Erzberger and Rathenau
The bad thing about the Proportional Representation system is that it produces governments of several parties – we call this type of government a…?
Coalition
What the name given to the German armed forces, who refused to fire on the Freikorps?
Reichswehr
