The Weimar Republic 1918-29

Question 1

What does Revolution mean?

Answer 1

When a group of people strike back against trouble

Question 2

Give 5 impacts of WW1

Answer 2

1) . Industrial production was 2/3 of what it had been in 1913
2) . 600,000 new widows and 2 million children without fathers
3) . By 1925 the state was spending about 1/3 of its budget on war pensions
4) . The stresses of war led to a revolution in October - November 1918
5) . The Kaiser abdicated on the 9th of November 1918

Question 3

Name of the Kaiser until 1918

Answer 3

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Question 4

Define monarchy

Answer 4

A government of state ruled by a king or queen

Question 5

Define Republic

Answer 5

A government in which elected representatives posses power

Question 6

Define Constitution

Answer 6

The set of basic laws by which a nation, state or other Organization is governed

Question 7

Describe the Weimar constitution’s parliament

Answer 7

President at top
The chancellor
Then Reichstag
Then German people
Also Article 48

Question 8

How often is the President elected?

Answer 8

Every 7 years

Question 9

What is Article 48?

Answer 9

Article 48 states that if in an emergency, the president could make laws without having to consult the reichstag first

Question 10

How often is the Reichstag elected?

Answer 10

Every 4 years

Question 11

What was the voting criteria for the German people in the Weimar Republic?

Answer 11

Only men and women over the age of 21 could vote

Question 12

What was the name of Weimar Germany’s voting system?

Answer 12

PR (Proportional representation)

Question 13

Give two pro’s of PR

Answer 13

1) . You always get part of your own party

2) . Everyone’s views are represented

Question 14

Give two con’s of PR

Answer 14

1) . Extremist parties are represented

2) . Because there’s so many parties, it’s hard to work together due to contrasting views

Question 15

Describe the Political Spectrum

Answer 15

Far left = Communism
Left = Socialists
Centre = Liberals
Right = Conservatives
Far right = Fascism

Question 16

What does “Diktat” mean?

Answer 16

Dictated peace

Question 17

Describe 3 military restrictions Germany faced because of the TOV (Treaty Of Versailles)

Answer 17

1) . No Air Force
2) . Their army was limited to 100,000 soldiers
3) . Only 6 battleships

Question 18

How much land did Germany loose?

Hint: its’s a percentage! ;)

Answer 18

13%

Question 19

What year was the Treaty of Versailles (TOV)?

Answer 19

1919

Question 20

Define the phrase “Stab in the back”

Answer 20

A powerful myth that the Army was “stabbed in the back” by weak politicians

Question 21

Who were the two leaders of the Spartacists?

Answer 21

Karl Leibneckt and Rosa Luxemburg

Question 22

On what day were the leaders of the Spartacist’s shot?

Answer 22

The 15th of January 1919

Question 23

Define “Putsch”

Answer 23

An attempted over-throwing of the government

Question 24

Who were the Freikorps?

Answer 24

A paramilitary group formed from de-mobilised soldiers at the end of WW1. sought to save Germany from Communism. Didn’t support the Weimar Republic.

Question 25

When was The Kapp Putsch?

Answer 25

March 1920

Question 26

Quickly describe the events of The Kapp Putsch

Answer 26

1) . In march 1920, the Freikorps, led by Wolfgang Kapp, marched into Berlin and declared a new national government 2) . Ebert’s government was forced to flee to Dresden 3) . Due to a lack of support, the Putsch collapsed.

Question 27

Who was the Freikorps led by?

Answer 27

Wolfgang Kapp

Question 28

Who was the president during the Weimar Republic?

Answer 28

Ebert

Question 29

Who was the worst affected during the HyperInflation?

Answer 29

The middle class

Question 30

When did Hyperinflation begin?

Answer 30

1923

Question 31

Give two examples of people who benefited from Hyperinflation

Answer 31

People with debts and Foreigners

Question 32

Give two examples of people who suffered from Hyperinflation

Answer 32

Pensioners on a fixed pension and Workers who had lost their jobs

Question 33

What years did the Golden age cover?

Answer 33

1924 - 1929

Question 34

Give 3 examples of how the Weimar Government dealt with the crisis of 1923?

Answer 34

1) . Streseman came into power 2) . They introduced a new, temporary currency (ultimately a fixed one later aswell) 3) . They kept the army on their side 4) . America - via the Dawes plan - gave Germany money

Question 35

What was the temporary currency called?

Answer 35

The Rentenmark

Question 36

What was the later, permanant currency called?

Answer 36

The Reichsmark

Question 37

When was The Dawes Plan agreed?

Answer 37

April 1924

Question 38

When was the TOV signed?

Answer 38

June 1919

Question 39

When did the French occupy the Ruhr?

Answer 39

1923

Question 40

What was the Dawes Plan?

Answer 40

The Dawes plan was a treaty signed by Germany and America stating that America will give Germany loans to help pay the reparations

Question 41

When was the Young Plan signed?

Answer 41

1929

Question 42

When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Answer 42

1928

Question 43

When was the Locarno Pact?

Answer 43

1925

Question 44

When did Germany join the League of Nations?

Answer 44

1926

Question 45

When was the Wall Street Crash and how did it affect Germany?

Answer 45

1929 - it caused hyperinflation

Question 46

Give 3 ways to show Society in the Golden age

Answer 46

Culture, Standard of living and Women

Question 47

Under Standard of Living, by 1928, homelessness had been reduced by more than ............%

Answer 47

60%

Question 48

From 1924 - 1931, there were more than ................. homes built

Answer 48

2 million

Question 49

When was the Unemployment insurance Law passed?

Answer 49

1927

Question 50

There were .............. women in the Reichstag by ..................

Answer 50

There were 32 women in the Reichstag by 1926

Question 51

When was the Munich Putsch?

Answer 51

1923

Question 52

Why was the Munich Putsch significant?

Answer 52

Because it made Hitler change his tactics from violence to democracy

Question 53

How may seats did the Nazi gain in the election of 1928?

Answer 53

12 seats