weimar Flashcards
What is a Republic?
A country not ruled by a king.
Where was the new republic declared?
The new republic was declared in Weimar
What guaranteed the German people freedom and equality
a Bill of Rights
At what age were men and women given the vote
At 20, men and women given the vote
Which of the following powers did the Reichstag not have
The power to elect a president
Article 48 was
The right of the president to pass laws in an emergency
Who was Germany’s leading politician after 1923
Gustav Stresemann was Germany’s leading politician after 1923.
What was the name of the moderate, pro-democracy group of Reichstag deputies he organised
The Great Coalition was the name of the moderate, pro-democracy group of Reichstag deputies he organised
What was his greatest achievement in foreign politics
Germany was admitted to the League of Nations in 1926
Which of these social reforms was introduced in the period 1923-1929?
job centres
Who was Charles Dawes
US budget director
How did Dawes end the hyperinflation in 1923
By burning Germany’s money.
The Dawes Plan of 1924 gave Germany longer to pay its reparations, reformed the Reichsbank and
Gave Germany 800 million marks in loans
What was the greatest weakness of the Weimar Republic in the years 1923-1929?
that it was totally dependent on American money.
What was the Nazi party first called
German Workers’ Party
What was the book in which Hitler outlined his political ideas after the failure of the Munich Putsch in 1923
Mein Kampf was the book in which Hitler outlined his political ideas after the failure of the Munich Putsch in 1923.
What name did Hitler use for the single leader with complete power whom he said should control the German state
Führer
What was “lebensraum
Lebensraum” was a living space
Which of these statements was not true of Germany in January 1919
The statement, ‘The government signed the armistice to end the war’ was not true of Germany in January 1919.
Who were the November Criminals
Government ministers who signed the armistice.
