The Establishment Of The Weimar Republic And Its Early Problems Flashcards
Kaiser Wilhelm 2nd abdicated
9th November 1918
Treaty of Versailles signed
28th June 1919
Armistice to end world war 1
11th November 1918
Democracy was introduced what did this allow
People voted for Reichstag members every 4 years
People voted for presidents every 7 years
Proportional representation
11 governments from 1919 - 1923
What was article 48
President could pass laws undermining democracy
Middle class disliked liberal culture. what did this lead to
Kapp putsch in march 1920
How much did Germany have to pay through reparations
132,000 million marks
Army was limited to
100,000 troops
Lost land 2 examples
West Prussia to Poland
Alsace-Lorraine to France
What was article 231
War guilt. Germany took blame for starting the war
What were the government members called after signing the treaty
November criminals
What was the spartacist uprising and when was it
January 1919
100,000 Spartacist league communists took over Berlin
Ebert asked the freikorps ( military veterans) to fight
Effects of the spartacist uprising
Parties grew their own army and political violence increased
Inspired other revolts like the Kapp putsch 1920
When was the Kapp putsch
March 1920
What was the Kapp Putsch
120,000 Freikorps took over the Government in Berlin because they wanted the Kaiser back
How did the Kapp Putsch inspire other extremism parties
Inspired the 1923 Munich Putsch
Why did the french occupation of the Ruhr happen
French and Belgium troops invaded the Ruhr because Germany had fallen behind on the reparations
When was the french occupation of the Ruhr
January 1923
Why was hyperinflation an effect of the occupation of the Ruhr
Ruhr contained 80% of the German coal/iron resources
Led to economic struggle.
Government started to print money and it became almost worthless
Hyperinflation causes
Large cost from fighting
The Versailles 132,000 million marks reparations
Germany lost land
Ruhr crisis
Hyperinflation effects
Increases prices
Fewer imports - food shortages
Example bread was 1 mark 1919 and 100,000 marks in 1923
Why did the governments popularity decrease as a result of hyperinflation
Middle class Germans savings became worthless and they blamed the government
Dissatisfaction led to the Munich putsch in November 1923
