The origins of the republic

Question 1

explain 3 major impacts from ww1 on germany

Answer 1

1) had to follow by the treaty of versailles which destroyed germany’s economy and thye wellbeing of the people
2) serous food shortages
3) economic and social crash (hyperinflation)

Question 2

what was the german revolution

Answer 2

a civil conflict in the German Empire at the end of the First World War that resulted in the replacement of the German federal constitutional monarchy with a democratic parliamentary republic that later became known as the Weimar Republic.

Question 3

describe what article 48 was and why did this make the weimar doomed from the start?

Answer 3

it meant that the president could suspend constitution in an emergency. He could make laws and keep Chancellor in office without the support of the reichstag. This made the weimar doomed because it completely ruined the democracy of the government and made it very easily changable into a dictatorship as one person could override everyone and make new laws.

Question 4

what was the chancellor

Answer 4

chosen by the president, had to have the support of a majority of the reichstag

Question 5

how often was the president elected

Answer 5

every 7 years

Question 6

what is the reichstag

Answer 6

421 members(1919)
647 members (1933)
elected every 4 years
more important than the reichstrat
could make laws 
chancellor had to have support of majority of its members

Question 7

who could vote

Answer 7

men and women over 20

Question 8

who were the reichsrat

Answer 8

55 representatives from the 18 german states

could not make laws, but could approve laws proposed by the chancellor and the reichstag

Question 9

4 strengths of the weimar republic

Answer 9

1) women and men could vote so was v democratic
2) the chancellor had to have the support of most people in reichstag
3) a strong president was necessary as the country was in crisis
4) reichstag voted every 4 years

Question 10

4 weaknesses of the weimar republic

Answer 10

1) the president could pass laws by himself in an emergency so this could be abused and make the country a dictatorship
2) as each party got the percentage of seats as they did votes it means there would be a lot of disagreement
3) president voted every 7 years
4) undemocratic because they had a leader who could completely take over