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Weimar Jan 1919-1933 Flashcards

1
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What are the consequences of WW1/Constitution?

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Armistice

Consitution drew up by Ebert and Sheidemann

Proportional representation

Article 48

Personal freedom

Freedom of expression

Freedom to trade unions

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What are the positive and negatives of the constitution?

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Equal rights (vote etc)

Proportional Representation

Reichstag, Parliament

President can have too much power

Lots of weak small parties (coalition)

President elected every 7 years

President has ultimate power over who is elected chancellor

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What were the challenges to Weimar?

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Terms of Treaty of Versailles

Communist uprisings

Continuous violence and unrest

Invasion of the Ruhr

Hyperinflation

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4
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What were the threats to Weimar?

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SPD

KPD

USPD

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5
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Why did Weimar survive from 1919-1923?

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Stresemann took over for 100 days

Great Coalition

Leauge of Nations 1926

Reforms

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6
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How did Weimar recover?

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New currency

Dawes Plan 1924

Youth Welfare act 1922

Unemployment insurance law in 1927

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How did the Nazis become a significant party by 1928?

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The SA

Nazi Emblem

Hitlers abilities

Close supporters

Coalitions

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Who were the close supporters?

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Hermann Goring; wealthy hero of the German Air Force

Ernst Rohm; soldier

Julius Streicher; founder of the Nazi Paper Der Sturmer

Rudolf Hess; wealthy academic, became Hitler’s deputy

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What was the impact of the Great Depression on Germany?

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Bankers and financiers recall the loans made to Germany

Germany did not produce so much, business close and employers sacked as there was less demand

1932- Industrial production decreased to 49%

Fallen agriculture prices

1929- 1932 - World Trade fell by 70%

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Why did Hitler become chancellor in 1933?

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Democracy (PR, German humiliation)

Political Intrigues (Von Papen)

Great Depression (Elections of 1924 and 1928)

Hitlers leadership (Organisation, Propaganda)

The SA

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Name the timeline for the creation of the NSDP

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January 1919- Anton Drexler founded the Germans Workers’ Party or DAP because final constitution set up (Weimar)

September 1919- Hitler first attended a DAP meeting. Shared party’s main views against; Communist and socialists, Weimar republic, Jews

February 1920- Hitler began working as Drexler’s right- hand man and together they announced the 25 point programme. Which included; scrapping Treaty, expanding Germany’s borders and depriving Jews of German citizenship

June 1920- Hitler proved to be a good speaker, attracted larger numbers to meetings. Membership grew to 1100

August 1920- Suggested the DAP change name to NSDAP and made swastika the emblem

Mid 1921- Pushed Drexler aside, became leader. Sets up S.A

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12
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What were the political effects on Germany?

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> Prices rose 250%

> Lost a lot of men during the war, this affected the amount of people working

> Weimar Republic was blamed for signing the Treaty

> People turned to extreme groups for aid (Social)

> The middle class and those of a fixed income lost out on interest on the savings (Social)

> Owners of war industries made a lot of money during the war (Social)

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List the timeline of hyperinflation

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May 1921
Reparations bill set at £6.6 billion
Weimar govt. Resigns and a new Z-SPD-DP coalition determines a policy of ‘fulfillment’
Autumn 1921
The first instalment if the reparations is paid but there are no attempts to stabilise the currency or cut expenditure/increase taxes
It becomes inevitable that Germany will default
January 1923
Germany default on the payments of timber and coal
French and Belgian troops immediately occupy the Ruhr and passive resistance begins
August 1923
To pay strikers the government had to print more money
Inflation spirals out of control leading to a period of ‘hyperinflation’. Trade unions do nothing to help and the government struggles to manage the situation.
November 1923
£1 = 1,680,800,000,000,000 marks

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What did the Dawes Plan do?

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gives them loans from the US to kick start economy; short term loans.

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What were the social impacts under Weimar?

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Youth welfare law in 1922:
every German child had the right to education. spiritual , physical and social fitness

Unemployment insurance law in 1927:
required workers and employees to make contributions to a national scheme for unemployment welfare

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How did the SA aid Hitlers success?

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Made up of violent ex-soldiers
Reputation grew rapidly, with repeated shows of violence at political events
Hitler was able to remove an opposition he faces swiftly
Deliberately caused issues

17
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What were results from the elections of 1924 and 1928?

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Support for the Nazi peaked after the Great Depression and continued to increase. Between 1924 and 1928 they won 14 and 112 seats.

18
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When was the Spartacist Uprising?

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Jan 1919

19
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When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

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June 1919

20
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When was the Kapp Putsch?

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March 1920

21
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When do French and Belgium troops occupy the Ruhr?

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Jan 1923

22
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When was the Hyperinflation crisis?

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1923

23
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When was the Munich Putsch?

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November 1923

24
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When was the Dawes Plan?

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April 1924

25
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When was Hindenburg elected?

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April 1925

26
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When was the Locarno pact?

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October 1925

27
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When does Germany join the Leauge of Nations?

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1926

28
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When was Muller’s Grand Coalition created?

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May 1928

29
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When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

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August 1928

30
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When was the Young Plan proposals?

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June 1929

31
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What two things happened in October 1929?

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Death of Stresemann, Wall Street Crash

32
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When does Brüning become chancellor?

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March 1930

33
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When does Unemployment peak at 6.1 million?

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January 1932

34
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When was Brüning dismissed and Von Papen appointed chancellor?

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May 1932

35
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When do the Nazis become largest party in the Reichstag?

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July 1932

36
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When is Von Papen dismissed and replaced with Schleicher?

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December 1932

37
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When is Schleicher dismissed and Hitler becomes chancellor?

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January 1933

38
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What is the Dawes Plan?

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Fixed reparations payments for 5 yrs, spread
payments over a longer time period and made loans
of 800 million marks to help recovery.

39
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What is the Leauge of Nations?

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Peace-keeping organisation set up after WWI.

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