Weimar and Nazi Germany: 1918-1923 Flashcards

1
Q

what did clause 231 state?

A

germany had to accept the blame for WW1 and pay compensation the victorious nations

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2
Q

how many marks did germany have to pay in reparations?

A

136 million

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3
Q

how many men could germany have in their army?

A

100,000

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4
Q

what else could germany no longer have?

A

an air force

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5
Q

how many colonies did germany lose?

A

all 11

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6
Q

what does dolschstoss mean?

A

the belief that the german public had been stabbed in the back by weimar politicians as they didn’t believe that the german army had been defeated

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7
Q

why did the germans call the TOV a diktat?

A

it was a dictated peace without negotiation- they weren’t allowed to be part of the TOV conference

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8
Q

the spartacists were an extremist group of what?

A

communists

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9
Q

why were germans already rebelling before the spartacist uprising occurred?

A

ebert had recently sacked a berlin police chief-emil eichorn

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10
Q

who was in charge of the spartacists?

A

rosa luxemburg and karl liebknecht

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11
Q

when did luxemburg and liebknecht call for a strike?

A

6th jan 1919

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12
Q

why did the revolt occur?

A

luxemburg and liebknecht saw the current uprisings as a chance to undermine the government

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13
Q

why did the spartacists revolt fail?

A

ebert turned the freikorps against the rebels and by 13th jan, they were thrown off the streets

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14
Q

who were the freikorps?

A

ex army soldiers

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15
Q

what happened to luxemburg and liebknecht?

A

they were arrested and executed

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16
Q

the kapp putsch was an extremist group of what?

A

nationalists

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17
Q

why did the freikorps turn again the government?

A

they were due to be disbanded in march 1920 so feared unemployment

18
Q

how many men marched on berlin during the kapp putsch?

A

5000

19
Q

who was wolfgang kapp?

A

a nationalist politician

20
Q

what did the government do when they heard of the protests?

A

they fled in fear

21
Q

what did the government do whilst they had fled?

A

called a general strike

22
Q

why did the kapp putsch fail?

A

people refused to co-operate with kapp

23
Q

when was the invasion of the ruhr?

A

1923

24
Q

why did france invade the ruhr?

A

germany could no longer afford to pay for the reparations they owed

25
Q

what did the french do?

A

confiscated raw materials and machinery

26
Q

how many germans were killed?

A

over 100

27
Q

how many german workers were thrown out of their homes?

A

150,000

28
Q

how did the government react to the invasion?

A

the called for a strike

29
Q

why was calling for a strike a bad idea?

A

it lead to the economy suffering because factories were no longer producing goods

30
Q

what was hyperinflation?

A

the process by which money became worthless

31
Q

how was hyperinflation caused?

A

the government decided to print more money due to the strike negatively impacting the economy

32
Q

how was a vicious circle created?

A

the more the prices rose, the more money that had to be printed off, leading to the prices rising even further

33
Q

who was the worst effected by hyperinflation?

A

those with savings or pensions

34
Q

who benefited from hyperinflation?

A

those with loans or in debt

35
Q

why did hitler chose 1923 for his putsch?

A

there was anger and opposition towards the government due to hyperinflation

36
Q

who did hitler plot with?

A

kahr and lossow

37
Q

what did hitler do when kahr and lossow backed down?

A

he stormed the munich beer hall and forced them to rebel at gunpoint

38
Q

what mistake did hitler make after he had stormed the beer hall?

A

he let kahr and lossow go home

39
Q

what did kahr and lossow do after they went home?

A

they warned the army about hitler’s plans

40
Q

what day did hitler march on munich?

A

9th November 1923

41
Q

what happened when hitler arrived in munich?

A

the army attacked the Nazis killing 16

42
Q

what happened to hitler?

A

he originally escaped but was arrested 2 days later