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Weimar Republic Flashcards

1
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What was the Weimar Republic reliant on?

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US loans

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2
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What currency replaced the Reichmark?

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Rentenmark

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3
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When was the Kellogg-Briand pact agreed?

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1928

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4
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Which pact agreed Germany’s international borders?

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Locarno Pact

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5
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Which international agreement was signed in 1929?

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Young Plan

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6
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When was the Dawes Plan agreed?

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1924

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7
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When did Germany join the League of Nations?

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1926

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8
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Who was appointed Chancellor in 1924?

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Stresemann

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9
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1861-1871?

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Germany Unified

Franco-Prussian war caused Germany to become a permanent political union,

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10
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1871-1914?

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The Second Reich

Growing Economy

Kaiser made industrial economy grow. Trade union expanded and Germany built powerful army.

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11
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What happened after WW1?

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Weimar Republic created.

Revolution cause Kaiser to abdicate. Weimar Republic created.

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12
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What years was the Weimar Republic?

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1918-1933

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13
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Some main terms of the ToV?

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  • Germany’s reparations of of £6.6 billion.
  • An acceptance of Germany’s guilt in causing the war (Article 231)
  • Limitations of Germany’s army to 100,000 men
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14
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Top of Germany’s political system:

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President;
Controlled armed forces
Elected every 7 years
Could make laws without going through the Reichstag, in an emergency (Article 48).

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15
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Second to last in Germany’s political system:

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Reichstag;
Voted on new laws
Elected every 4 years through Proportional Representation

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15
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Second in Germany’s political system:

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Chancellor;
Day to day running of country
Must resign if not supported

16
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Bottom of Germany’s political system:

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The German People;
All men and women over 20 could vote
All adults had equal rights and the right of free speech.

17
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Proportional Representation =

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An election system where parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.

18
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Proportional representation problems:

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Parties often disagreed, problems with coalitions.

Government rarely got much done due to coalitions constantly changing.

Public suspicious of inaction and distrustful because they signed ToV.

19
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What political view was the Spartacist Uprising?

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Communist - left wing.

20
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Who led the Spartacist Uprising?

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Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg.

21
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Spartacist Uprising key notes:

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  • Wanted a Communist state.
  • Made many attempts to overthrow government.
  • Eg 6 Jan 1919 - tried to overthrow Ebert. They used Freikorps to stop the rebellion.
22
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What political view was the Kapp Putsch?

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Fascist - right wing.

23
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Who led the Kapp Putsch?

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Wolfgang Kapp

24
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Kapp Putsch key notes:

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  • Challenged the government because they disbanded the Freikorps.
  • Succeeded in taking over Berlin in 1920
  • However, Ebert urged Berlin to strike and Putsch collapsed.
25
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What happened to the Ruhr?

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  • Germany could not pay reparations so France angry.
  • Ruhr industrial place; produced lots of iron.
  • France takes over Ruhr with help of Belgian troops.
  • Ruhr goes on strike to stop France getting their materials (passive resistance).
  • However, no work = no production. No production = no money. This leads to inflation.
26
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Hyperinflation effects:

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  • People blamed the Government
  • Food shortages -> a price in necessities
  • Farmers benefited.
27
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What enabled economic recovery in 1924?

A

US loans and the Rentenmark

28
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Politics in the Golden Age:

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  • The Government became more stable
  • Much less elections held because of disagreements.
  • Votes for Nazi’s and Communists went down.

But

  • No party could get a majority, so all governments were still coalitions
29
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Women in the Golden Age

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  • Women’s rights became recognised.
  • Women able to drink and smoke and wear what they like by themselves.

But

  • The amount of women who stayed at home didn’t change and ‘men’s jobs’ were taken back by men after the war.
30
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Economy and living conditions in the Golden Age:

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  • Homelessness reduced by 60%
  • Government spending 33 times more helping homeless people.
  • Wages increased by 10%

But

  • US loans could be recalled at any time.
  • Still big gap between rich and poor.
  • Unemployment remained.
31
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German Culture in the Golden Age

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  • Architecture admired - Bauhaus movement.
  • Strict pre-war censorship was removed and culture exploded.
  • New operas and plays emerged

But

  • Berlin became seen as sleazy, sex obsessed and too modern
  • Angered right winged traditionalists, reinforcing hostility to the government.
32
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Were the Golden Years really that Golden?

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Appear stable in comparison to previous.

However…

Heavily relied on loans from abroad.
Deep class differences.
The main political parties still not working together.

33
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Stresemann

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  • Supported parliamentary government.
  • Improvements were achieved by peaceful methods.
  • 1926 – Convince LoN to let Germany join.
34
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The Locarno Pact:

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  • Signed Dec 1925
  • Germany accepted its new border with France, as long as France promised peace with Germany
  • Rhineland permanently demilitarised.
  • Open talks about German membership of the League of Nations.
35
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League of Nations

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  • Main aim: to prevent another war like WW1.
  • Germany excluded.
  • Until 1926 when Stresemann convinced them to let Germany join.
36
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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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  • Signed in 1928.
  • Pact promised that countries would not use war to achieve their aims abroad.
  • Germany was seen as being included amongst the other powers
37
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What was the Young Plan?

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Cut Germany’s total reparations from £6.6 billion to £2 billion. And gave Germany 59 years to pay.

  • Gave Germany a bit more money to fund its recovery.
  • Reparations would not be fully paid until 1988. Germany still could not really afford them.
38
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What was the Dawes Plan?

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Stresemann took out a huge loan from the USA in 1924.

  • Gave Germany an injection of cash to help its people and invest in its industry.
  • Germany had to pay these loans back, and USA could call them in at any time.

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