Weimar established

Question 1

What was the spartacist league later called

Answer 1

KPD

Question 2

When was the spartacist league created

Answer 2

1916

Question 3

Who were the leaders of the spartacist league

Answer 3

Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg

Question 4

Who supported the spartacists

Answer 4

Workers would join their rallies in the street

Question 5

How many members did the spartacist league have

Answer 5

5000

Question 6

When were the USPD founded

Answer 6

1917

Question 7

Why was the USPD created

Answer 7

For those on the left side of SPD to form their own group

Question 8

Who was the leader of the USPD

Answer 8

Hugo Hasse

Question 9

Where was the support coming from for the USPD

Answer 9

Grew quickly during 1918 as war-weariness grew

Question 10

What was the membership like for the USPD

Answer 10

300,000

Question 11

When was the SPD created

Answer 11

1875

Question 12

Who was the leader of teh SPD

Answer 12

Ebert and Scheidmann

Question 13

Who supported the SPD

Answer 13

Working class and became the largest party in 1912

Question 14

What was the membership of the SPD

Answer 14

1 million

Question 15

Who were the DDP

Answer 15

A left leaning party

Question 16

Where did the DDP gain their support

Answer 16

From the intellectuals and middle class

Question 17

What did the DDP support

Answer 17

A democratic constitution

Question 18

When were the centre party created

Answer 18

1870

Question 19

Who/ what were the centre party trying to protect

Answer 19

Catholic interest

Question 20

Where did the centre party mainly have support from

Answer 20

Main catholic areas of Bavaria and Rhineland

Question 21

What did the centre party support

Answer 21

A democratic constitution

Question 22

Who were the DVP

Answer 22

A right wing liberal party

Question 23

Where did most of the DVPs support come from

Answer 23

Upper middle class and business interests

Question 24

What did the DVP oppose

Answer 24

The new republic but they were willing to partake in it

Question 25

What was the DNVP

Answer 25

A nationalist partyW

Question 26

Where did most of DNVP gain their support from

Answer 26

Landowners and small business owners

Question 27

What did the DNVP reject

Answer 27

The democratic constitution

Question 28

When were the elections for the constituent assembly

Answer 28

19th January 1919

Question 29

Who were allowed to vote for the first time in the constituent assembly

Answer 29

Women

Question 30

Who gained the most seats for the vote of constituent assembly

Answer 30

SPD, did not get enough for a majority though

Question 31

Where did the constituent assembly meet and why

Answer 31

In Weimar as the capital was still unstable from the revolt

Question 32

Who was elected as the first president in the german republic

Answer 32

Ebert

Question 33

Who was in the first coalition government

Answer 33

SPD, centre party and DDP

Question 34

Who became chancellor

Answer 34

Scheidemann

Question 35

Who handed their powers to the constituent assembly

Answer 35

Workers and soldiers councils

Question 36

In the constituent assembly how many seats did each party get

Answer 36

SPD- 163 Centre- 91 DDP- 75 DNVP- 44 USPD- 22 DVP- 19

Question 37

Strengths of the weimar constitution

Answer 37

Women could vote, proportional representation, local democracy, individual rights, referendums

Question 38

Weaknesses of the weimar constitution

Answer 38

Coalition governments and proliferation of small parties

Question 39

What was article 48

Answer 39

Presidential decree that meant an act did not have to be passed through parliament in exceptional circumstances

Question 40

How many times did Ebert use presidential decree

Answer 40

136 times

Question 41

Who were the key pillars of the new regime

Answer 41

Army, civil service and judiciary

Question 42

What was wrong with the new pillars of the regime

Answer 42

Already had opposing democratic views, they were right wing

Question 43

What were the army used for

Answer 43

Crushing left wing revolts

Question 44

What did Seeckt believe the army could do

Answer 44

Intervene in politics at will

Question 45

What were the judges given

Answer 45

Independence

Question 46

How did the judges show they were politically bias

Answer 46

Left wingers punished harshly and right wingers were treated leniently