Weimar Republic

Question 1

What was the new line of power in Weimar?

Answer 1

President
Chancellor
Reichstag
Electorate/Civilians

Question 2

Who could now vote in Germany in the 20s?

Answer 2

Men and women over 20
(forward thinking)

Question 3

Who could vote in Britain in the 1920s?

Answer 3

Men over 20
Women over 28
(not as forward thinking)

Question 4

When did the Weimar Republic exist?

Answer 4

1919-1933

Question 5

Voting system in Weimar

Answer 5

Proportional representation

Question 6

How often were members of the Reichstag present?

Answer 6

4 years

Question 7

When was the Golden Age?

Answer 7

1923-29

Question 8

When was the Spartacist uprising?

Answer 8

6 January 1919

Question 9

Who led the Spartacus League?

Answer 9

‘Red’ Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

Question 10

Who supported the Spartacists?

Answer 10

-Poor German workers

Question 11

How did Ebert deal with the Spartacists?

Answer 11

Used the army and the Freikorps
The rising was over within days
The leaders were killed

Question 12

What was the aim of the Spartacists?

Answer 12

To make Germany communist
They wanted workers to take over factories, farms and eventually the govt

Question 13

When was the Kapp Putsch?

Answer 13

March 1920

Question 14

Who was involved in the Kapp Putsch?

Answer 14

Leaders: Kapp and Erhardt
Over 400 army officers

Question 15

Aim of Kapp Putsch

Answer 15

Oust Ebert and form a RW govt with Kapp as chancellor

Question 16

Outcome of Kapp Putsch

Answer 16

Ebert ordered a General Strike which collapsed the coup
Kapp fled Germany

Question 17

When did the French invade the Ruhr?

Answer 17

January 1923

Question 18

Briefly outline what happened in the Ruhr.

Answer 18

In January 1923, the French and Belgian armies sent 60,000 soldiers into the Ruhr region of Germany.

The French aimed to extract the unpaid reparations and took control of key industries and natural resources.

The Weimar Government instructed the Ruhr workers to go on strike, instead of helping the French.

Question 19

What was the cause of the Ruhr invasion?

Answer 19

The Weimar government was forced to pay reparations as a result of the ToV
In 1922 they said that they would not be able to pay the next 3 years of instalments due to economic hardship, but the French thought they were lying

Question 20

What were the consequences of the Ruhr invasion?

Answer 20

Economic crisis worsened
The govt started to print more money to pay the striking workers which led to hyperinflation
This led to a decrease in support for Weimar

Question 21

Cost of bread in 1921

Answer 21

4 marks

Question 22

Cost of bread in November 1923

Answer 22

201 billion marks

Question 23

How did hyperinflation affect the elderly?

Answer 23

Many elderly people lived on fixed pensions which didn’t keep up with inflation

Question 24

How did hyperinflation affect those in debt?

Answer 24

Very easy to pay off

Question 25

How did hyperinflation affect those with savings?

Answer 25

The savings were virtually worthless
e.g. people who had struggled to save 1000 marks couldn’t even buy a loaf of bread with these savings

Question 26

How did hyperinflation affect trade?

Answer 26

Many small businesses collapsed as they couldn’t keep up with rising prices

Question 27

How many political murders occurred from 1919-23?

Answer 27

350

Question 28

When was the Dawes plan made?

Answer 28

1924

Question 29

When was the Young plan made?

Answer 29

1929

Question 30

Benefits of Dawes and Young plans

Answer 30

There was an increase in the number of foreign goods and money in Germany
Standard of living rose

Question 31

Flaws of the Dawes and Young plans

Answer 31

Germany was totally reliant on USA as she wasn’t making enough money to stay afloat

Question 32

Why was political unrest bad for Weimar?

Answer 32

Political problems were a danger to the Weimar Republic as they showed the democracy had enemies who were willing to use violence to transform the country.