The Weimar Republic

Question 1

What does abdicate mean?

Answer 1

When a monarch gives up the throne

Question 2

When was the armistice signed?

Answer 2

11th November 1918

Question 3

When did the Kaiser go into exile in Holland?

Answer 3

9th November 1918

Question 4

What happened in Germany in January 1919?

Answer 4

First elections were held for Weimar parliament

Question 5

When did the National Assembly approve a new constitution?

Answer 5

31st July 1919

Question 6

Who was the Kaiser in Germany during WW1?

Answer 6

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Question 7

Who took office after the Kaiser fled?

Answer 7

Friedrich Ebert

Question 8

What is the term given to the head of the German government?

Answer 8

Chancellor

Question 9

Identify 3 goals Ebert had for the government.

Answer 9

1. Keep civil servants from previous government and tell them to work with the new workers. 2.R1. Keep civil servants from previous government and tell them to work with the new workers. 2.Reassure industry leaders the governemtn would allow private industry. 3. promise trade unions the government would aim for 8 hour working day

Question 10

State 3 reasons the new republic faced opposition.

Answer 10

1. Many senior figures did not support it. 2. Many wanted the Kaiser to return. 3. Some people wanted a communist revolution

Question 11

Identify 2 main problems of the new constitution.

Answer 11

1. There was a lack of commitment for people to work together. 2. Germany had no experience of proportional representation

Question 12

What are the 6 key features of the Weimar constitution?

Answer 12

The president, Article 48, State governments, the German People, The Reichstag, The Chancellor

Question 13

What is Article 48?

Answer 13

In an emergency the President has the power to pass laws without Reichstag approval.

Question 14

What is a weakness of proportional representation?

Answer 14

It can allow many small and sometimes extremist parties to win seats

Question 15

What is the Reichstag?

Answer 15

The elected parliament.

Question 16

How many chancellors were there between 1919 and 1923?

Answer 16

7

Question 17

What year was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 17

1919

Question 18

What was the War Guilt Clause?

Answer 18

Germany had to accept blame for starting WW1

Question 19

How much did Germany have to pay in reparations?

Answer 19

136,000 million marks (£6.6 million)

Question 20

Identify some of the military restrictions placed on Germany after the ToV.

Answer 20

No tanks, no submarines, no air force, army limited to 100,000 men, 6 battleships

Question 21

Why did Germany suffer economically losing land in the ToV

Answer 21

It lost 50% of iron reserves and 15% of coal reserves

Question 22

What land did Germany lose to France in the ToV?

Answer 22

Alsace Lorraine

Question 23

What were the politicians who signed the ToV known as?

Answer 23

November Criminals

Question 24

When did the Spartacist Uprising begin?

Answer 24

5th January 1919

Question 25

When was Kapp Putsch?

Answer 25

March 1920

Question 26

Who led the Spartacist Uprising?

Answer 26

Rosa Luxemburg

Question 27

How many seats did the Communist party win in November 1932?

Answer 27

100

Question 28

Why was the Kapp Putsch important?

Answer 28

It showed the government had little military power and could not control its own capital

Question 29

Who were the Freikorps?

Answer 29

An estimated 250,000 ex soldiers who refused to give up their weapons.

Question 30

What significant event happened in January 1923 and why?

Answer 30

Invasion of the Ruhr because Germany had missed reparation payments.

Question 31

What economic crisis happened to Germany in 1923?

Answer 31

Hyperinflation

Question 32

By November 1923, how many marks were need to buy $1?

Answer 32

4.2 billion