Topic 1 Flashcards
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed ?
11th November 1918
When did Chancellor Scheidmann resign ?
19th June 1919
What is Dolchtoss ?
The stabbed in the back theory
What were the politicians who signed the Treaty of Versailles known as ?
The November Criminals
What was article 231 in the Treaty of Versailles ?
The article that stated that Germany had to accept full blame for starting the war in 1914.
(this meant that they had to agree and pay for the reparations which is for the damage caused to the allied powers)
When did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate from his throne ?
9 November 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated from his throne.
What was article 48 ?
Article 48 was an article that gave the president the power to act without parliament’s approval in emergency.
What are three strengths of the Weimar constitution?
1) Men and Women aged 20+ allowed to vote
2) Bill of rights (guaranteed every German freedom of speech, religion and equality under law)
3) Power of the Reichstag (parliament)
What are three weaknesses of the Weimar constitution?
1) Proportinal representation
2) Article 48
3) Suspicion of new democracy
What area of land was demilitarised after the war ?
Rhineland
Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, how many people were allowed in the army ?
Army was not to exceed 100,000
How much did Germany have to pay for reparations ?
£6.6 million
Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, what union was banned ?
Anschluss (union with Germany and Austria)
Who were the Freikorps ?
Paramilitary groups formed of ex-soldiers and unemployed youth at the end of the war.
What year was the Spartacist uprising ?
1919
Who were the two main leaders of the Spartacist uprising ?
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Leibknecht.
What year was the Kapp Putsch ?
1920
Who was the Kapp Putsch led by ?
Wolfgang Kapp
What year did the French invade the Ruhr ?
1923
When did Hyperinflatiom occur in Germany ?
1923
What are three reasons why hyperinflation occurred in Germany ?
1) French occupation of the Ruhr
2) German government’s decision to print more money
3)Ongoing political stability
