Weimar Government Flashcards
Why was this new
government known as the
‘November Criminals’?
Signed the treaty of versailles
Who were the
Spartacists?
Communists
What happened to the
Spartacists?
Uprising stopped by the freikorps
How did Rosa Luxemburg die?
Beaten by the freikorps
When was the Sparticus Uprising?
5th january 1919
When was the treaty of versailles signed?
28th june 1919
How much money did Germany pay in reparations?
6.6 billion
What number was Germany’s army reduced to?
100,000
What was the Weimar
Constitution?
It was a set of rules saying how Weimar Germany should be run
What was proportional
representation?
It was a system of voting where the number of seats for each party in
the Reichstag was based on the number of votes won in elections.
What is a putsch?
an armed uprising
Who led the Kapp Putsch?
Wolfgang Kapp
When was the Kapp Putsch?
13th march 1920
What was the Sparticus Uprising?
a left-wing uprising designed to establish a communist state in Germany and destroy the Weimar Republic
What was The Kapp Putsch?
A right wing uprising that marched on Berlin by the Freikorps
