Weimar Germany Flashcards
Who took over the kaisers position?
Fredrich Ebert
What did the spartacists do?
They roamed the streets of Berlin with Guns. They wanted Berlin to be run my ex soldiers and workers
How did Ebert deal with the revolt?
He used the free corps to over come the spartacists by having three days of street fighting and he arrested the leaders.
Who won the 1919 election
The social democrats, Eberts party
Treaty of Versailles
Guilt-Germany had to accept full blame
Army- their army was restricted
Reparations-they had to pay for damages
Germany lost 10% of land
Kapp putsch
Lead by Dr Wolfgang Kapp
A rebellion in Berlin in March 1920
It was stopped by the german people
They liked the kaisers style of ruling
Bavarian Revolution
It was sparked by the murder of Kurt Eisner in 1919
Suppressed may 1919
Around 600 communists killed
Why was the Ruhr invaded by the French
Because Germany couldn’t afford reparations, they went to the Ruhr because that’s where the natural resources were.
What was the Dawes plan
Borrowing money from America
What do the the lorcano pact do
1925 hey joined the League of Nations.
What is the young plan?
They renegotiated the treaty of Versailles so they only paid what they could afford.
When did the Kaiser abdicate
November the 9th
When was hyperinflation
1923
Order of key events from
1917-1929
Turnip winter Spartacists revolt Weimar constitution TOV Kapp putsch Invasion of the Ruhr Hyperinflation Munich putsch Stresemann golden age Wall Street crash 1929
