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where was the Republic set up? why?

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politicians moved to Weimar to set up the republic away from Berlin’s unrest

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how often was the president re elected

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every 7 years

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what did the president do

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  • head of Republic
  • chose key ministers (eg chancellor)
  • could overrule his government and make laws by decree using Article 48
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what were the Cabinet

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the government, beneath the President

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who led the Cabinet

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the chancellor

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what did the Cabinet do

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they made political decisions

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who did the parliament consist of

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the Reichstag and Reichsrat

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‘proportional representation’

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the number of seats reflected the received number of votes

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how often were the Reichsrat/Reichstag re elected

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every 4 years

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the role of Reichstag

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  • more powerful

- controlled tax

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11
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the role of Reichsrat

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represented each region of Germany

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the electorate

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all men/women 20+ were eligible to vote in elections

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political stages of the Weimar Republic

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  1. President
  2. Cabinet (government)
  3. Parliament
  4. Electorate
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strengths of the Weimar constitution

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  • all Germans had equal rights (eg right to vote)
  • no person/group could have too much power
  • provided a strong leader to control the country in an emergency
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weaknesses of the Weimar constitution

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  • Article 48 meant the President could bypass the democracy
  • constitution was weak bc strong German states (eg Prussia) held power through the Reichsrat
  • PR encouraged small parties, no one party ever had enough seats to form a majority gov
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when were the years of political change/uprest

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1919-1923

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main revolts/rebellions

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  • The Spartacist Uprising
  • The Kapp Putsch
  • The Munich Putsch
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leaders of the Spartacist Uprising

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Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

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who supported the Spartacist Uprising

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the Soviet Union

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when/where was the Spartacist Uprising

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January 1919 in Berlin

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what kind of group were in the Spartacist Uprising

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a communist, right wing group

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what was the aim of the Spartacist Uprising

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to overthrow the Weimar Republic

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what did the Spartacists argue against

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Ebert’s plan for a democratic Germany

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who was in the Spartacists

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rebel soldiers and sailors

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who was murdered in the Spartacist Uprising

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the leaders, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

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how was the Spartacist Uprising stopped

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Ebert used Friekorps, he had recognised he needed to use political extremist groups against each other

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friekorp

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anti-communist ex soldier, could’ve been forced into quitting

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leader in the Kapp Putsch

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Wolfgang Kapp

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when/where was the Kapp Putsch

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March, 1920 in Berlin

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what group was in the Kapp Putsch

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a group of Friekorps, who hated the Treaty of Versailles

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what was the aim of the Kapp Putsch

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the friekorps were helping President Ebert to put down the Spartacist Uprising

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32
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how many Friekorps were in the Kapp Putsch

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5000

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why did the Kapp Putsch fail

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  • army refused to fight the friekorps

- German workers went on strike, forcing the Kapp to flee

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leaders of the Munich Putsch

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Adolf Hitler and Field Marshal Erich Ludenorff

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when was the Munich Putsch

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November 1923

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36
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NDSAP

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National Socialist Worker’s Party

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37
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who staged the Munich Putsch

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NDSAP

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38
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what was aim of the Munich Putsch

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to seize power

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39
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why is the Munich Putsch often known as the Beer Hall Putsch

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at first, Hitler had stormed a local beer hall and forced Bavarian government to support him

40
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who was killed in 1922

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Ebert’s foreign minister Walther Rathenau, by extremists

41
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who were arrested at the Munich Putsch

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Hitler and Raathenau’s murderers

42
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how long did Hitler get in prison

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5 years

43
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why did the arrested people in the Kapp Putsch get short sentences

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they had contacts in high up places in the courts

44
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what did Hitler decide in prison

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the Nazis should seek power by election, not by putsch

45
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when was the Nazi part formed? with what?

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  • formed in 1920

- with a 25 point programme

46
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why did many people approve of the Nazi’s 25 point programme

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it included left and right wing policies

47
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Nazi stormtrooper

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specialist soldiers

48
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what did stormtroopers do in 1923

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began taking over local police and army headquarters, the day after the Munich Putsch

49
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what did Hitler use his trial for

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he used it for publicity, ti gain support

50
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when did Hitler write ‘Mein Kampf’

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he wrote it whilst in prison, volume 1 was published in 1925 and volume 2 in 1926

51
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what was the name of Hitler’s book

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‘Mein Kampf’

52
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what was in ‘Mein Kampf’

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it outlined Hitler’s political objectives

53
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when was the Stresemann era

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1924-1929

54
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when did Gustav Stresemann become chancellor

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1923, he served for 102 days

55
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when was Gustav Stresemann foreign minister from

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1923-1929

56
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how did Stresemann stop hyperinflation

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  • called off passive resistance in Ruhr

- created new mark with value

57
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when did Stresemann create the new currency, what was it called?
when was it renamed

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November 1923- created the ‘Rentenmark’

renamed ‘Reichsmarck’ in August 1924

58
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when was the Dawes Plan signed

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1924

59
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what did the Dawes Plan do

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  • helped Germany pay reparations
  • US banks loaned 800 million marks
  • temporarily reduced reparation installments to 50 million a year
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did economy recover in the Stresemann era

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yes

61
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what were industrial production levels like in 1928

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higher than in 1913

62
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what did the Weimar Republic set up in 1927

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  • pensions
  • health schemes
  • unemployment schemes
    these all helped society
63
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when was the Young Plan signef

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1929

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what did the Young Plan do

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reduced reparations by 60%

65
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when/why did the Young Plan stop

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stopped in 1929 bc of the Wall Street Crash

66
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what had happened to world tradde by 1933

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it had fell by over 60% and got rid of German chance of success through exporting

67
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reasons for insecurity in economy

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  • economic recovery depended on American loans
  • unemployment was still a big issue
  • trade deficits
68
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trade deficits

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Germany was spending more money on imports than they received on exports

69
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what were the 3 main agreements made in the stresemann era

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  • locarno pact
  • league of nations
  • kellog-briand pact
70
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why did Germans begin to become more confident in the Weimar Repoublic

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domestic/foreign achievments

71
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when was the Locarno pact made

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1925

72
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who was the Locarno pact with

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  • Germany
  • Great Britain
  • France
  • Italy
  • Belgium
73
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what did the Locarno pact do

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  • Germany recognised its borders with France

- demilitarised the Rhineland

74
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when was the League of Nations set up

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1926

75
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who set up the League of Nations

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Woodrow Wilson, the president if USA

76
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what was the League of Nations

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international peace keeping body

77
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when was the Kellog-Briand Pact made

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1928

78
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how man countries did Germany sign the Kellog-Briand pact with

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68 other countries

79
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what was the Kellog-Briand pact

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countries agreed to disarm and not use war to dissolve disagreements

80
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what happened in 1927 to improve living standards in Weimar Germany?

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insurance schemes were set up to help the ill or unemployed

81
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how many homes were built in 1925-29? who did this help?

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100,000 homes were built for workers, although the Republic still suffered with house shortages

82
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how did worker;s living standards improve

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they got higher workers and could work for less hours

83
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was there any censorship in Weimar Germany

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no

84
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How did architecture change? name an example

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there was a new freedom, buildings such as the Bauhaus school in 1919 attracted new designs and artists

85
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what was there a rise of in art

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expressionism

86
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how did artists show problems

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many drew everyday life, showing problems in society

87
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example of a film made under Weimar Germany

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Metropolis in 1927 by Fritz Lang

88
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what was made easier for women in Weimar Germany

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divorce, became more common

89
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how many women were in the Reichstag in Weimar Germany

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112

90
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how many women 21+ voted

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90%+

91
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which article of the Weimar Constitution aserted gender equality at work/home

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Article 109

92
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what were women gaining opportunities in

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professions

93
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what were women encouraged to do

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go to university

94
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what did the number of working women in 1925 drop to from 1918? why

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dropped to 75% in 1918 to 26% in 1925 bc many women stopped working after the waR

95
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why did not everyone agree withe the ‘new woman’

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they feared traditional German values were being forgotten

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