Topic 1: The Impact Of WW1

Question 1

What did Kaiser Wilhelm II want pre WW1?

Answer 1

He wanted to rule a giant empire and create a navy to rival Britain’s

Question 2

How did the German people feel about the government pre WW1?

Answer 2

Many groups in Germany felt overlooked and underrepresented by the gov

Question 3

What were the problems in Germany in 1918?

Answer 3

Soldiers mutinied
Gov losing control
Kaiser abdicated
Citizens revolting

Question 4

What is proportional representation

Answer 4

An electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them

Question 5

How often would a president get in elected in Weimar?

Answer 5

Every 7 years

Question 6

Strengths of Weimar

Answer 6

Men and women over 20 vote
Proportional representation
Federal gov with state gov- everyone represented
Chancellor had support from most of reichstag
President in control in crisis

Question 7

Weaknesses of Weimar

Answer 7

No majority party could win
State gov would be led by parties opposed to national gov
Many senior judges were opposed to gov
Article 48 gave too much power
Army leaders wanted Kaiser to return

Question 8

When was the armistice signed?

Answer 8

11th November 1918

Question 9

When was the TOV signed?

Answer 9

28th June 1919

Question 10

Economic terms of TOV

Answer 10

£6.6bn reparations bill
Sheep+ cattle given to France
Coalfields to go to France

Question 11

Territorial TOV terms

Answer 11

Loses 13% of land 48% of iron and 6 mil people
Anschluss with Austria banned
Poland gain west Prussia

Question 12

Military TOV terms

Answer 12

100,000 person army
6 battle ships
No submarines
No airforce

Question 13

What is Article 231?

Answer 13

The war guilt clause, German takes 100% responsibility

Question 14

The German reaction to TOV

Answer 14

the Germans were mad about it as they were patriotic and proud

Question 15

Leaders of opposition with TOV

Answer 15

George Clemenceau- France, hated Germany, wanted them to pay
David Lloyd George- Britan, felt sorry for Germany and found treaty unfair
Woodrow wilson- USA, wanted more balance, didn’t want another war, support strong Germany

Question 16

Spartacist Uprising 1919

Answer 16

Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht in Berlin
Communist group
Wanted to overthrow gov and introduce communist councils
Freikorps ended the revolt after a short time
Rosa and Karl killed

Question 17

Kapp Putsch 1920

Answer 17

Wolfgang Kapp was an extremist right wing leader
Didn’t want freikorp to disband, wanted Kaiser back
Weimar instructed workers to strike
Putsch ended due to lack of support.

Question 18

Occupation of the Ruhr

Answer 18

French and Belgiums invaded the Ruhr
The Ruhr contained most of germanys industry
80% of coal iron and steel in 1923
65,000 soldiers

Question 19

Why did the French invade the Ruhr

Answer 19

Germany was falling behind on reparations
France decided to get reparations by invading
The french also owed America money

Question 20

Gov response to Ruhr invasion

Answer 20

People were ordered to passively resist the invasion
People stopped working and tampered with machines
Gov needed to print more money to pay strikers

Question 21

Hyperinflation

Answer 21

The value of the mark dropped rapidly due to money being printed
Peoples savings became worthless
Foreign suppliers stopped accepting marks and food shortages started
People began burning money as it was cheaper than coal

Question 22

Reaction to hyperinflation

Answer 22

People began resenting the Weimar and looking to extremist parties for help