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Weimar Germany Flashcards

1
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What does Kaiser mean?

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Emperor

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What is the Reichstag?

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Parliament

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Article 48

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President has power to suspend constitution in an ‘emergency’

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Weakness of Article 48

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It didn’t define what an ‘emergency’ was therefore the President could abuse this power

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5
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What is Anschluss?

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Austria and Germany are forbidden from uniting

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6
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Who was the President of France?

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George Clemenceau

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7
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Who was the President of the USA?

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Woodrow Wilson

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Who was the PM of the UK?

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David Lloyd George

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9
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What did George Clemenceau want from the ToV?

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Wanted revenge against Germany
e.g wanted Land and Money

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What did Woodrow Wilson want from the ToV?

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Wanted World Peace

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What did David Lloyd George want from the ToV?

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He wanted more trade opportunities

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Name a MILITARY term from the ToV

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~No German air force
~Army of no more than 100,000 men
~Demilitarisation of the Rhineland
~Only 6 small battleships

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Name an ECONOMIC term from the ToV

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Germany forced to pay a reparation bill at £6.6 billion

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14
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Article 231

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War Guilt Clause

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Name a TERRITORIAL term of the ToV

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~Rhineland demilitarised
~Saar to be given to France for 15 years
~Alsace-Lorraine given back to France
~Anschluss

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16
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Why was the Saar a significant area of land?

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It had many coal fields = ££££££

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17
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What impact did Article 231 have on Germany?

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~ had to pay the Allies for this damage
~ Germany struggled to pay the monthly instalments when they began in 1922
~ huge strain on the already massively weakened German economy

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18
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What impact did the military terms of the ToV have to Germany?

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~These terms were humiliating for Germany, which prided itself on the strength
of its military.
~Left Germans feeling vulnerable to future attack – (it was surrounded by former enemies: France in the West and the newly communist Russia in the East)

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What impact did the territorial terms of the ToV have on Germany?

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~Germany was reduced in size by 10 per cent.
~Lost 12 per cent of its population,
~Lost 16 per cent of its coalfields and half of its
iron and steel industry.

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20
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What two weaknesses did the Weimar Constitution have?

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Article 48
Proportional Representation
(Radical groups could now easily join the Reichstag)

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21
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What STRENGTHS did the Weimar constitution have?

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~It was a genuine democracy
~Almost all political power was exercised by
politicians (before it was the military)
~Bill of Rights (freedom of speech, religion and
equality

22
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Diktat

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Dictated Peace

23
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Dolchstoss

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Stab in the back

24
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Coup d’état

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to takeover state

25
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When was the Spartacist uprising?

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5 Jan 1919 - 12 Jan 1919

26
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What ideology did the Spartacist uprising have?

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They were members of the post WW1 Communist Party

27
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How many members did the Spartacist’s have?

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50,000

28
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Who led the Spartacist rebels?

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Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht.

29
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Who defeated the Spartacist uprising?

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The Friekorps

30
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What is the Friekorps?

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armed bands of ex-soldiers

31
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What happened as a result of the Spartacist uprising?

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Communist workers’ councils seized power all over Germany, and a Communist People’s Government took power in Bavaria.

Rosa and Federich arrested and killed

By May 1919 the Freikorps had crushed all of these uprisings

32
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Which party was Friedrich Ebert a part of?

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Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)

33
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Why did the Spartacist uprising happen?

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They believed that power and wealth should be shared equally among population

34
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When was the Kapp Putsch?

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March 1920

35
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What happened during the Kapp Putsch?

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As the German army had to be significantly reduced and the Freikorps were disbanded

Wolfgang Kapp led a Freikorps takeover in Berlin

The regular army refused to attack the Freikorps; Kapp was only defeated when the workers of Berlin went on strike and refused to cooperate with him.

36
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When did the hyperinflation crisis begin?

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1923

37
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Why did HYPERINFLATION occur?

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After the Germans missed a reparations payment late in 1922.
This set off a chain of events that included occupation, hyperinflation and rebellions

38
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How much did a loaf of bread cost in January 1923?

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250 marks

39
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How much did a load of bread cost in November 1923?

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200,000 million marks

40
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Who benefitted from hyperinflation?

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Businessmen
Landowners
Those with mortgages
Farmers

41
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Who didn’t benefit from hyperinflation?

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Those on fixed incomes
(Students, pensioners and the sick)
People with savings

42
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What was the main GOAL of the Kapp Putsch?

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Attempt to overthrow fledging Weimar republic

43
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Why did the Kapp Putsch fail?

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Wasn’t realistic as Germany was mostly in poverty and working class wouldn’t support the cause

Regular army refused to attack

44
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Cultural changes during the Golden Age of Weimar :

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New era of art (surrealism and expressionism)
Bauhaus architecture
Encouragement of literature and arts

45
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Political stability in the Golden Age of Weimar

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Stresemann and Hindenburg were the 2 most popular men in Germany

Population were happy with the leadership
(Social democrats had the most plurality of seats)

46
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Standard of living in the Golden Age of Weimar

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Wages increased by 10%
Unemployment fell

HOWEVER

Middle class didn’t experience an increase in prosperity
184,000 didn’t qualify for unemployment relief

47
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Women during the Golden Age of Weimar

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In 1919 women over 20 could vote
More women chose to take up a career
Advanced legal rights, pay and education
More social freedom to dress more liberally

48
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How many women were unemployed in 1925?

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35.6% of women
HUGE DECREASE
SOCIAL CHANGE

49
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Housing during the Golden Age of Weimar

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Housing shortages so, planners devised new innovative strategies to combat the shortage

50
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Unemployment insurance during the Golden Age of Weimar

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German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck, introduced reforms including health and insurance schemes

51
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Which German Chancellor brought about health and insurance schemes?

A

Otto Von Bismarck

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