Weimar and Nazi Germany Unit one

Question 1

Strengths of the Weimar Republic

Answer 1

-Democratic (reduces risk of an unwanted dictator)
-Checks and balances (Power is distributed)

Question 2

Weaknesses of the Weimar Republic

Answer 2

-Article 48 (president under extreme circumstances can make decisions with consulting the Reichstag),
-Proportional representation led to unstable coalitions (9 between 1919-23)
-Created out of violence

Question 3

Terms of the treaty of Versailles (1919)

Answer 3

-Army was limited to 100,000 men
-£6.6 billion in reparations
-Lost 13% of land
-Had to accept 100% war guilt

Question 4

Impact of the treaty of Versailles (1919) and the armistice (1918) on the Weimar Republic

Answer 4

-Armistice was seen as “Dolschstoss” (stab in the back)
-Weimar Government became knows as “November Criminals” and were hated by the German public
-Matthias Erzberger, the German diplomat who signed the armistice in 1918 was assassinated by a right wing extremist in 1921

Question 5

Spartacist Revolt

Answer 5

-Far Left, January 1919
-Led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

Question 6

Kapp Putsch

Answer 6

-Far right
-Ebert found it hard to control the Freikorps.
-Tried to disband them in March 1920 which led to the Kapp Putsch

Question 7

Kapp Putsch events

Answer 7

-5000 armed men marched on Berlin led by Wolfgang Kapp
-Government fled to Stuttgart and urged popular passive resistance
-Kapp realized he couldn’t govern and fled after four days, the rebellion then fell apart

Question 8

Spartacist Revolt events

Answer 8

-100,000 workers went on strike went on strike in Berlin in Berlin and seized control of the government’s communication offices
-Ebert sent sent in Freikorps (groups of far-right ex soldiers) to crush the strikers
-Spartacists were defeated and leaders killed