Weimar Flashcards
Wolfgang Kapp
He was the leader of the Kapp putsch that occurred in 1920. When the putsch failed, he fled to Sweden.
He was a Prussian civil servant and a strict nationalist.
Walter Von Luttwitz
He was an army general that fought in WW1. He was another leading individual behind the Kapp Putsch plan of 1920
Adolf Hitler
He was part of the NSDAP who opposed the Weimar republic and wanted to replace it with a dictatorship under Hitler’s control.
General Grooner
He was the leader of the army and refused to fight against the Freikorps in the Kapp Putsch, he also agreed the Ebert-Groener Pact
Rosa Luxemburg
She was a leader of the USPD and was executed alongside Karl Liebknecht following the spartacist uprising
Stresemann
He implemented the Dawes Plan to try and help Germany recover from the war debt and hyperinflation crisis, it meant that Germany were loaned money from the USA
Bruning
He initiated the Public works scheme in 1931 which was focused on road and canal construction and it helped people to become employed.
Von Papen
he expanded to budget for the Public works scheme to 302million RM
Von Schleicher
he expanded the budget to 500 million RM and wanted it to specifically relieve unemployment
Rudolf Steiner
He helped to change the way education was taught, by introducing a new style so that all types of children could access education
Otto Dix
He was an artist that created paintings criticizing the government
George grosz
He was also a famous artist that criticized the republic through his paintings
Fritz Lang
He had an important role in the film genre as he was a well known film maker who created Metropolis that was expressionist sci-fi
Adolf Hitler
He became the Fuhrer and established the dictatorship of Germany. His party was the NSDAP and the enabling act helped to ensure hitler could pass laws without the government
Paul Von Hindenburg
He was president in the Weimar period however he died of illness in 1934 and Hitler took over as Fuhrer
Ernst Rohm
He was the leader of the SA and was killed during the Night of the Long Knives
Martin Bormann
He was Hitler’s private secretary in 1935 and he was in charge of Hitler’s diary and gained control of the Reich Chancellery in 1941
Heinrich Himmler
He became the head of Munich Police and he established the first concentration camps in 1934.
Hermann Goering
in 1936 he was given the role of the 4 year plan to improve the economy however his power began to decline after 1940
Joseph Goebbels
He was the minister of propaganda and enlightenment and had control of all media in Germany
Bishop Galen
He was a leading catholic opponent against the nazi policies, especially euthanasia
Von stauffenburg
He was the leading army officer in the army bomb plot of 1944
Sophie school
he was a German student and anti-Nazi political activist, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.
Roland freisler
was a German Nazi jurist, judge, and politician who served as the State Secretary of the Reich Ministry of Justice from 1934 to 1942 and President of the People’s Court from 1942 to 1945.
Leno Reifenstahl
She was a film maker and was Hitler’s favourite and her films reflected Hitler’s views and alot of Nazi propaganda
Hjamarl schlact
He created the New Plan in an attempt to achieve the economic goal of autarky
Albert Speer
He was the minister of armaments and war production and he designed the Reich Chancellery
Walter darre
he was the agriculture minister and argued that money should be spent on agriculture in the guns and butter debate
Konrad Adenauer
He was chancellor of the FRG between 1949 and 1963, he won four terms of office and his party was the CDU. He had success with ensuring the FRG’s entry into NATO and the EEC and some of his domestic policies however his failures were with the growth for SPD support and his own mistakes with trying to undermine the constitution. He had a big impact between 1945 - 1963 as he was the first chancellor of the FRG and achieved initial success.
Ludwig Edhard
He replaced Adenauer in 1963 and he continued to support the development of the economic and social policies that had earned widespread approval in the Adenauer years. During his time as chancellor, he had successes with the economy as production figures were increasing however by 1966 inflation rose and the CDU/CSU faced major economic difficulties leading to Erhard’s resignation in November 1966
Kurt Keisinger
He took over from Erhard and he entered a ‘Grand Coalition’ between the CDU/CSU and SPD. This coalition faced severe problems and Keisinger faced criticism for being a former member of the Nazi Party. He was chancellor until 1969 when the SPD stopped supporting him.
Willy Brandt
He was the first SPD chancellor of the FRG between 1969 to 1974 and his main success was his policy of Ostpolitik, leading to better East / West relations. He won a Nobel Peace Prize for this policy in 1971. However his administration proved a disappointment to many, largely as a result of worsening economic conditions.
Helmut Schmidt
He was a social democratic politician who was chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He formed a coalition with the FDP and had successes with dealing with terrorism from the RAF however faced difficulties relating to growing tensions with the FDP and growing support for green issues.
Helmut Kohl
He was the Chancellor from 1982 to 19898 and he oversaw the reunification of East and West Germany. He led a coalition between the FDP and CDU/CSU. He had successes with maintaining high spending levels on welfare however he was criticised for not dealing with scandals and corruption and his government faced economic problems.
