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The Weimar Republic (1919-1929) Flashcards

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1
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Who was the chancellor until 1917?

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Bethmann

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2
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how many men were called up to serve?

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13 million

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3
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what % of the population served in the army?

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20%

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4
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who were the 2 ‘silent dictators’?

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Hindenburg and Ludendorf?

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5
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Which act allowed the government to control all males aged between 17-60?

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Auxiliary service act.

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6
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how many workers went on strike in January 1918?

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400,000

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7
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what was agricultural production by the end of the war?

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40% to 60% below pre war levels.

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8
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how many hours a day did people in armament factories work during war?

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10-12 hours

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9
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what gave the German communists a hope that they could take over?

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The Russian revolution

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10
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how many widows and fatherless children were there at the end of the war?

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600,000 widows and 2million children

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11
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how many men were Germany allowed in the army?

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100,000

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12
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how many battle ships were Germany allowed?

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6 ships

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13
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how many submarines and aeroplanes were Germany allowed?

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0

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14
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what did Germany have to accept in the treaty?

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guilt

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15
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how much did Germany have to pay in reparations?

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6.6billion.

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16
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what did Germany lose to the allies?

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their empire

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17
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what percent of germanys land was lost?

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13%

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18
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what was Germany not allowed to join?

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the League of Nations

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19
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Germany lost 16% of what?

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coal fields and steel industry

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20
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what was Germany forbidden to do?

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ally with Austria

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21
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what happened if Germany did not accept the treaty?

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war would commence.

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22
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what type of government changed from and to?

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autocracy to democracy

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23
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who governed the country?

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the president

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24
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what voting system was used?

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proportional representation

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25
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who could vote?

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everyone over 20

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26
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how often were Reichstag deputies elected?

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every 4 years

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27
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how long was a president elected for?

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7 years

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28
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what did a bill of rights guarantee all Germans?

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Liberty and equality.

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29
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how did proportional representation cause problems for the new government?

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coalitions and extremist groups could have a say

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30
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how many coalitions were there in 14 years?

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20

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31
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what powers did the president have?

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appoint chancellor, dissolve the reichstag and block new laws.

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32
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what did the chancellor need in order to govern?

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support of the Reichstag.

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33
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what did article 48 mean?

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the president had all power in an emergency.

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34
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how many times did Ebert use article 48?

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138 times

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35
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who led the sparticists group?

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rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknect

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36
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which buildings did the communists take over?

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newspaper offices and public buildings in Berlin.

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37
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who did Ebert turn to in order to deal with the problem.?

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the freikorps

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38
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what happened to the leaders of the spartacists?

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they were murdered by police.

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39
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what did the sparticists murders lead to?

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the communists were hostile to the spartacists

40
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why did the right reject the weimar democracy?

A

November criminals stabbed in back

41
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who were hostile to new republic?

A

nazis and freikorps

42
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ex soldiers were attractive to which groups?

A

judges and army officers.

43
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where were right wing groups active?

A

Bavaria

44
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How many right-wing assassinations took place between 1919 and 1923?

A

354

45
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What was the name of the victim who was Jewish and someone who signed the Treaty of Versailles?

A

Walter rathenau

46
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How many of the right-wing assassins was severely punished?

A

1

47
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In comparison out of the 22 left-wing assassinations how many were executed?

A

10

48
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Who plotting to overthrow the government?

A

Dr Wolfgang kapp

49
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Who supported them?

A

The freikorps

50
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How did the president react?

A

He fled Berlin

51
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What did this allowed kapp to do?

A

Declared himself Chancellor

52
Q

Who refused to attached the putsch?

A

German army

53
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How did that putsch eventually fail?

A

Workers went on strike.

54
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Which year and month did Hitler joined the German workers party?

A

1919 September

55
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What was announced by Hitler in February 1920?

A

25 point programme

56
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When and to what was the German workers party renamed?

A

National socialists party (nazis)

57
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Who did the party attract support from?

A

All classes

58
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When did Hitler attempt to seize power in Bavaria?

A

november 1923

59
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What was Hitler’s March met by?

A

Armed police

60
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How many Nazis were killed?

A

16

61
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What was the name of Hitler’s book?

A

mein kampf

62
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How long was Hitler in prison for?

A

Nine months

63
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How did Hitler change the approach of the Nazis?

A

Wanted to be elected into the government.

64
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What did Germany failed to do in 1923?

A

Pay reparations

65
Q

How did the French and Belgians respond?

A

Invaded the Ruhr

66
Q

What did CUNOS Government call for?

A

Passive resistance

67
Q

What did the French do in response to this?

A

Executed many involved

68
Q

Although the government continued to pay wages, what were they unable to claim from the Ruhr?

A

taxes

69
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What did the government do to pay workers in the Ruhr?

A

print more money

70
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How much did a loaf of bread cost in 1923?

A

100 billion marks

71
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Who benefited from hyperinflation?

A

People who could pay off debts, mortgages, and loans

72
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Which groups of people suffered due to hyperinflation?

A

Middle-class and elderly

73
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What was the new currency called?

A

Rentonmark

74
Q

How did Stressman end the occupations of the Ruhr?

A

Called off passive resistance and pay the reparations?

75
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What did he sign to improve the reparations and also helped Germany with loans from America?

A

Dawes plan

76
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What was the reparations repayments reduced to for the first 5 years?

A

1000 million marks for five years

77
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What did Stressman receive because of this?

A

Noble peace prize.

78
Q

What was Germany allowed to join in 1926?

A

League of Nations

79
Q

How many chancellors from 1924 to 29?

A

Four

80
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Which party was the biggest throughout this period

A

SPD

81
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What percent of the seats did the Nazis when in 1924 and 1928

A

3%

82
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What percent of the seats did the Communist win in 1924 and 1928

A

9%

83
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What percent of voters voted for parties against the Weimar Republic?

A

30%

84
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How many more seats did moderate parties have compared to extremist parties in 1928

A

136

85
Q

Who became president in 1925?

A

Hindenburg

86
Q

Which city did Berlin challenge to become the cultural centre of Europe?

A

Paris

87
Q

How did the life of women change in the 1920s?

A

Sexual and social freedom

88
Q

What part of Germany is culture became the most advanced in Europe?

A

Cinema

89
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Which German actress became very popular

A

dietrich

90
Q

What was risky about the new culture

A

caboret

91
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What could artist do which they couldn’t under the Kaiser?

A

Criticise politicians

92
Q

Which architecture movement impacted Germany

A

bauhaus school

93
Q

why did people hate the new culture?

A

Sex obsessed, degenerates, and against tradition.

94
Q

Which groups hated the new culture

A

right wing

95
Q

What did Germany signed help with international relations

A

loCarno treaty

96
Q

Type of music that was popular from the US

A

Jazz

AQA HISTORY GERMANY (3 decks)

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