Unit 2 - The Weimar Republic: People Flashcards
Who were the Allies?
Great Britain - David Lloyd George
France - Georges Clemenceau
Russia - Nicholas II
America - Woodrow Wilson
Who became the 1st Chancellor of the Weimar Republic?
Friedrich Ebert, a Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader
Who signed the armistice on the 11th November 1918?
Matthias Erzberger
Who were the ‘November Criminals’?
The politics who signed the Treaty of Versailles
Who was the leader of Germany during WW1?
Kaiser Wilhelm
What were the two parts of the German Parliament?
The Reichstag - controlled tax
The Reichsrat - could delay laws
What were the 2 leadership roles in Germany?
Chancellor - head of government: ran country
President - head of state: chose Chancellor & could suspend constitution
Who was appointed Chancellor in September 1923?
Gustav Stressemann
What were the two extreme right-wing movements?
Fascism and Nazism
What was an extreme left-wing movement?
Communism
Who was the communist party in Germany?
The KPD
Who were the SPD?
The social Democratic Party
Who were the Democratic Party?
DDP
Who were the ZP?
The centre party
Who were the DVP?
The people’s party
Who was the national party?
The DNVP
Who were the NSDAP?
The Nazi party
Who were the left-wing private army?
Rotfronkamper (Red Front Fighters)
Who were the right-wing private army?
Stahlhelm (Steel Helmets)
Who were the Sozi force?
The moderates’ private army
Who was the Spartacist League?
An influential left-wing movement who led uprisings during 1918-1919
Who were the leaders of the Spartacist League?
Rosa Luxemburg
Karl Liebknecht
What was the name given to demilitarised soldiers who refused to give up their arms?
Freikorps
Who led the Kapp Putsch in 1920?
Dr Wolfgang Kapp
