The Weimar Republic Flashcards
How many troops died in WW1?
2 million
How many troops were injured in WW1?
4 mllion
What was Germany’s debt at the end of the war?
150 billion marks
Where were the mutinies at the end of the war?
Kiel and Hamburg
When did the Kaiser lose control of the army?
28th october 1918
When did Kurt Eisner lead the revolution in Bavaria?
7th November 1918
Where did workers go on strike at the end of ww1?
The Daimler Plant in Stuttgart
How many Germans had died from food shortages during WW1?
750,000
When was the kaiser forced to abdicate after losing support of the army?
9th November 1918
Who did Max von Baden give chancellorship to and when?
Friedrich Ebert on the 9th November 1918
What agreement was made on the 10th November between Ebert and Groener?
That the army would work with the government to keep the communists out of power
When was the Reichstag suspended?
10th November 1918
Who ran the country whilst the Reichstag was suspended?
The Council of People’s representatives
When was the armistice signed?
11th November 1918
What did Ebert do with the civil servants who had ran Germnay under the Kaiser?
Kept them in office and instructed them to work alongside soldier’s and worker’s councils
What did Ebert reassure Groener about?
The army would not be reformed
How did Ebert reassure leaders of industry?
By promising them that the New Republic would not nationalise industries or confiscate land
How did Ebert win support of the trade unions?
By promising them that the new republic would endeaour to create an 8 hour working day
When was the national assembly voted for?
19th January 1919
How many seats did the SPD gain in the national assembly?
40%
When was the Weimar Constitution agreed?
31st July 1919
Who were allowed to vote as decreed by the Weimar Constitution?
all men and women over 21
What did article 1 of the constitution decree?
Germany was a democracy
Under what system was the Reichstag elected?
Proportional representation
How often was the president voted for?
Every 7 years
How often was the parliament voted for?
Every 4 years
Who did the president elect?
chancellor
What did Article 48 state?
In a crisis, the chancellor could ask the president to pass a necessary law by decree, without the support of the Reichstag
How many coalition governments were there between 1919 and 1923?
9
When was the treaty of Versailles signed?
28th June 1919
What was the Treaty of Versailles called by the Germans?
Diktat
What did article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles State?
Germany accept full cause and responsibility for the war
How much reparations did Germany have to pay the allies?
£6.6 billion (136,000 million marks)
How many african and far eastern colonies did Germany lose?
11
How many men in the army were Germnay allowed?
100,000
Whhat happened to the air force due to the Treaty of Versailles?
It was destroyed
What area of land was demilitarised until 1930?
Rhineland
What was the navy limited to?
6 battleships, 6 cruisers, 12 destroyers and 12 torpedo boats, 0 submarines
How much of its population did Germany lose?
10%
What did France gain from Germany?
the output of the Saar coalfields for 15 years and Alsace-Lorraine
How much European territory did Germany lose?
13%
How much of its iron and coal reserces did Germany lose?
50% of iron and 15% of coal
What was dolchstoss?
The theory that the Germans had been stabbed in the back by their politicians because they didn’t actually lose the war
What were the moderate politicians who created the Weimar Republic known as?
November criminals
How many seats did the moderate parties win in January 1919? June 1920?
January 1919 - 77%
June 1920 - %45
Who were the Spartacists led by?
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
Where did the Spartacist League come from?
THe USPD party
Which popular police chief did Ebert sack? When?
Emil Eichhorn - 4th January 1919
When did the Spartacist revolt take place?
6th January
Who did the Government use to put down the spartacist revolt?
Freikorps
