Weimar Germany Flashcards
Kaiser overthrown
1918
Spartacist leader names?
Carl Liebnecht and Rosa Luxemburg
Spartacists launched first bid for power by setting up soviets/workers councils in many towns
1919
Socialist state leader Eisner murdered by political opponents - Ebert uses Freikorps
February 1919
Over __ communists killed by Freikorps with over ___ casualties
May 1919, 600 deaths, 200 casualties
Communist agitation in the Ruhr industrial area met with police, army, and Freikorps
1920
Kapp Putsch lead by __ with __ Freikorps in __
Met with German workers calling a strike bc army would not fight back
Dr. Wolgang Kapp, 500, 1920
Ebert’s foreign minister, Walter Rathenau murdered by extremists
Summer 1922
Bankrupt economy after WW1 - left __ widows and __ children without fathers
600000, 2 million
By ___ state spending __ of budget on war pensions
1925, 1/3
In the early 1920s, income is __ of what it was in ___
and industrial production is ___ of what it was in __
1/3,1913,2/3,1913
When was the treaty of Versailles signed?
28th June 1919
5 Main points of the constitution of Weimar Gov?
1) most democratic system in the world
2) all Germans over 20 could vote
3) system of proportional representation
3) chancellor responsible for day to day gov but needed support of 1/2 of Reichstag
4) Head of state called president - stayed out of everyday gov but could rule country in a crisis and emergency powers meant he didn’t have to consult Reichstag
Treaty of Versailles, 5 conditions
1)Had to accept war guilt
2)Germans overseas empire was taken
Britain and France controlled Germany’s former colonies and treaty forbid Germany to join with former ally Austria
3)Germany had to pay reparations of 6600million
4)Wasn’t allowed armoured vehicles, navy could only build 6 battleships, no military was allowed in Rhineland and they could only have 100000 men in the army without conscription
5) LON-Like an international police force and Germany wasn’t allowed to join until it proved it was a peace loving country
The first installment of treaty paid in ___ and how much?
1921,50million
Year of the French invasion of the Ruhr and why?
1922, French had war debts to pay to America and were impatient because Germany didn’t pay their reparations that year
How did French react to Gov ordering workers to go on strike?
Killed over 100 workers and expelled over 100000 protesters
Hyperinflation - m/y 1 billion mark bank note buys ___ loaves of bread and in m/y buys ___ loaves of bread
July 1923 buys 208 million loaves of bread, November 1923 buys 5 loaves of bread
How much debt did the gov manage to pay off in worthless marks during hyperinflation
over £2,200 million
When was hyperinflation stopped and why?
August 1923, new gov under Stresseman burned worthless marks, created Rentenmark and negotiated Dawes plan to receive loans of 800mill marks - also renegotiated reparations
