Weimar Germany Flashcards
who were the leaders in the Spartacist uprising
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
why was the Munich putsch a failure
it failed to establish power/ gain support
why was the Munich putsch a success
gave Hitler a platform to spread his ideas
when was the munich putsch
1923
who became chancellor in 1923
Gustav Stresseman
problems with the Weimar constitution
- proportional representation
- article 48
- people didn’t trust them
what is proportional representation and why was it a problem with the weimar constitution
It meant there were lots of small parties in the Reichstag making it difficult to pass laws and leading to weak and often short-lived governments
article 48
gave the president the power to act without parliament’s approval in an emergency
why was article 48 a problem
it did not clearly define what an ‘emergency’ was, so it’s power was overused
