Weimar Republic (11)

Question 1

What was the Ebert-Groener Deal?

Answer 1

ensured safety of Weimar gov where Ebert agreed gov would take action against L-Wing uprising + Groener would ensure the army is loyal to new gov

Question 2

when was the Ebert-Groener Deal signed?

Answer 2

10 Nov 1918

Question 3

when was the Spartacist Uprising?

Answer 3

Jan 1919

Question 4

what did the Spartacists call for + who led the Uprising?

Answer 4

mass demonstrations against the government led by Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebkecht + others

Question 5

when did Freikorps murder Luxemburg + Liebknecht?

Answer 5

Jan 15-16 1919

Question 6

what does Mark Jones say about the murder of Luxemburg + Liebknecht?

Answer 6

the Ebert-Groener Deal was “sealed in blood”

Question 7

what was the voting age in 1919 elections?

Answer 7

20 (used to be 25)

Question 8

which party was in the Far-L in Weimar?

Answer 8

KPD (Communist Party)

Question 9

which parties were in the Centre-L in Weimar?

Answer 9

USPD (Indp Social Democrats)
SPD (Social Democratic Party)

Question 10

which parties were in the Centre in Weimar?

Answer 10

DDP (German Democratic Party)
Centre Party

Question 11

which party was in the Centre-R in Weimar?

Answer 11

DVP (German People’s Party)

Question 12

which party was in the Far-R in Weimar?

Answer 12

DNVP (German National People’s Party)

Question 13

when was the Constitution of the new state approved?

Answer 13

11 Aug 1919

Question 14

what kind of rights did the Constitution protect?

Answer 14

free speech, freedom of religion, banning of censorship, equal rights for women, equality before the law

Question 15

what was the Reichstag?

Answer 15

central legislative body of Weimar

Question 16

when was the Reichstag elected?

Answer 16

every 4 years

Question 17

how was the Chancellor chosen?

Answer 17

elected by President

Question 18

how was the President chosen?

Answer 18

directly by the people

Question 19

what did Article 48 mean for the President?

Answer 19

they could take emergency measures

Question 20

what were the weaknesses of the Weimar Republic?

Answer 20

• used PR
• traditional institutions left untouched (still biased judiciary)
• a lot of power on President (Article 48)

Question 21

what were 2 examples of new movements emerging in the Weimar Republic?

Answer 21

New Objectivity (approached social themes from a political perspective)
DADA (art movement from ww1, critic of the war)

Question 22

how did gender roles change in Weimar Germany?

Answer 22

gay + lesbian bars
rapid increase of contraceptives + ads for them
depiction of sex in magazines, lectures, books, movies

Question 23

how did the role of the woman change in Weimar Germany?

Answer 23

the New Woman - Die Neue Frau
- indp, worked, short hair
- symbol of sexual revolution of 20’s

Question 24

what was the conservative reaction to Die Neue Frau?

Answer 24

pointed to rising divorce rates + lowered morality

Question 25

how many women were employed in 1925 + in what jobs?

Answer 25

1/3 of all women usually in low-paying factory/office jobs)

Question 26

what does Hermens (2005) think about what led to the fall of Weimar?

Answer 26

PR system - new parties, gridlock, extremists

Question 27

what does Broszat think about the link with extremism, the Treaty of Versailles + Weimar?

Answer 27

public support of extremism partially stemmed from disapproval of the Treaty

Question 28

what does Holtfrerich think about the Nazis and how they gained popularity?

Answer 28

they used the Treaty of Versailles to advocate for freedom