Weimar Germany Flashcards
What date was the armistice signed?
11th November 1918
What happened to the Kaiser?
He fled Germany
Who were the November criminals?
the Weimar Government
Who did many Germans blame for the loss of the First World War?
Marxists, communists and Jews
What was signed on the 28th June 1919?
The Treaty of Versailles
What does L.A.M.B stand for?
Land, Army, Money and Blame
What was the ‘stab in the back’ myth?
That the government had stabbed the people and solders in the back by signing the armistice
What % of land did Germany have to give up?
13%
Name an area of land that Germany lost.
Prussia
How many men was the German army reduced too?
100,000
How much did Germany have to pay in reparations?
6 billion
What was proportional representation?
Political party’s get a proportional amount of seats to the number of votes they get.
When did the Spartacist revolution take place?
January 1919
Is the Spartacist uprising an example of a left or right wing uprising?
Left wing
Who were the Freikorps?
Ex-soldiers (private army)
When did the Kapp putsch take place?
March 1920
When was the Munich Putsch?
November 1923
Who occupied the Ruhr in 1920?
The French
Why did the French occupy the Ruhr?
To get everything they were owed
What was hyperinflation?
Money became virtually worthless
What is the period 1924-29 known as?
The Golden years
What currency replaced the DM and what did it bring under control?
The Renton mark and hyperinflation
When was the Dawes plan negotiated and what did it give Germany?
1924 - it gave Germany more time to pay reparations
Name the treaties that improved international relationships in 1925 and 1928.
loncarno treaty and kellog briand pact
