Weimar Germany Flashcards
When did the Weimar government meet to decide constitution
Early 1919
Very democratic
Who was the first president of Weimar Germany
Friedrich Ebert
Weaknesses of Weimar
President could appoint or dismiss the chancellor whenever
President could use article 48 to rule under his own rules in an emergency
Many parties, so it was unlikely that any party would gain more than half the Reichstag
Were spartacists communists or fascists
Communists
What did the spartacists do in January 1919
Attempted a revolution in Berlin
What happened in the spartacists revolution January 1919
Freikorps crushed the spartacists
100+ spartacists died
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg captures and murdered
Who were the leaders if the spartacists
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
What happened in the communist revolt in February 1919
Occurred in Bavaria
Kurt Einer was killed
They the communists declared a soviet republic
Freikorps crushed revolution in May 1919, 600 communists dead
When was the Munich putsch
8 November 1923
What happened at the Munich putsch
There was a meeting in a beer hall which was being addressed by Gustav Von Kehr (right-wing)
Nazi demonstration broke out
SA surrounded the hall
Hitler, holding gun, announced he was taking over Bavarian government
Kehr agreed at gun point
What happened on 9 November 1923
Hitler, Ludendorff and 3,000 supported marched into Munich
Met by 100 armed police
26 Nazi and 3 police killed
Hitler fled
What happened in February 1924
Hitler, Ludendorff and Röhm arrested
On trial for treason
Hitler spoke at trial, using it for propaganda as newspapers published it all
Hitler was sentenced to 5 years (could of been life) in the comfort of Landsberg castle
Only served nine months
When was Stresemann chancellor
August-November 1923
When was Stresemann foreign minister
November 1923 till death in October 1929
What did Stresemann do in September 1923
Called of passive resistance occurring in the Ruhr Resumed reparations payments Rentenmark introduced Government becoming stable Hyper inflation improving
What was the Dawes plan 1924
Plan created by a banker named Charles Dawes
800 million gold marks given to Germany by USA
Payments of reparations became smaller, and then gradually larger as economy improved
What was the young plan 1929
Increased time Germany had to pay reparations to 1988
Decreased reparations payment - £2.2 billion
What were the Locarno treaties 1925
Signed by Germany, France, Belgium, Britain and Italy
Accept the boundaries of Western Europe set out in the Treaty of Versailles
When did Germany become a permanent member of the League of Nations
1926
What was the Kellogg-Briand pact, 1928
Over 60 countries agreed not to use war against each other
