The Weimar Republic

Question 1

World War 1

Answer 1

The allies had surrounded Germany and cut off their supplies and people were suffering inside. The army was not doing well but they were in France.

Question 2

The Kaiser Abdicates

Answer 2

The soldiers at Kiel refused to follow orders and that meant that the Kaiser had no more power and on 9 November 1918.

Question 3

The Wiemar Constitution

Answer 3

1. The president was head of the Wiemar Republic and was elected every 7 years.
2. The Chancellor led the government and was chosen by the president.
3. The reichstag voted on all laws and were elected every 4 years using proportional representation.
4. Article 48 said that in an emergency, the president could pass laws by himself.
5. Everyone over 21 could vote for the Reichstag and President.
6. Gave rights to people.

Question 4

Weaknesses of Weimar

Answer 4

1. Prople could vote for anti democratic parties.
2. Parties formed coalitions to get majority of votes in the parliament.
3. Individual states could oppose the government and try to remove it.

Question 5

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 5

1. Alsace Loraine was given to France.
2. Only allowed 6 battleships.
3. Only allowed 100,000 men in their army.
4. Germany was not allowed to join the League of Nations.
5. They were not allowed to have tanks, planes or submarines.
6. They had to pay £6.6 billion
7. Germany had to admit that it started the war.

Question 6

Reactions to the T of V

Answer 6

1. Germans believed that it was a diktat and that they were forced to accept it.
2. War guilt humiliated Germany
3. Stab in the back
4. Lost great power status

Question 7

The Sparacist Uprising

Answer 7

In January 1919, the Spartacists occupied public buildings, organised a general strike and fromed a revolutionary committee. Groups were on the streets firing guns and putting up red flags.

However, it failed as communism was deeply unpopular and Ebert hired the Nationalist Friekops to kill the leaders.

Question 8

Kapp Putch

Answer 8

In 1920, 5000 Friekops held an uprising in March 1920 and demanded that their leader, Wolfgang Kapp to be made leader.

However, it failed because Ebert called the workers on a strike and the Friekops were forced to give up.

Question 9

Invasion of the Ruhr

Answer 9

In January 1923, the french marched into thr Ruhr as Germany was behind with the reparation payment. They took control of the factories and wanted to take their production.

The Germans went on strike and the government prined more money to pay the strikers and withilst thy were producting fewer goods, that led to hyperinflation.

Question 10

Result of hyperinflation

Answer 10

1. Pensions los all value
2. People lost their savings
3. People couldn’t keep up with inflation.
4. Some businessmen were able to pay off some debts.
5. Shopkeepers and farmers
6. Government was blamed.
7. Munich Putch