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Weimar Republic Flashcards

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When did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate?

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November 9th 1918

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When was the Kiel mutiny and what happened?

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October 1918- sailors revolted and refused to fight

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3
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When was the Weimar Republic established?

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November 9th 1918

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Who was the first president of the Weimar Republic?

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Friedrich Ebert (SPD- social democratic party)

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5
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What was the armistice?

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An agreement to cease fighting

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6
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When was the armistice signed?

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11th November 1918

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7
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When were the elections for the new national assembly?

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19th january 1919

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8
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Who was the first chancellor?

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Philipp Scheidemann

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9
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List some of the powers that the president had in the Weimar republic:

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  • controlled the military- was supreme commander of the army
  • could dismiss and call new elections
  • article 48- president could override democracy, make laws and keep chancellor in office without reichstag support
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Why was article 48 a potential problem?

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It created an opportunity for the president to establish a dictatorship

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11
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How was the chancellor elected?

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Chosen by president, with majority support from the reichstag

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12
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How often was the Reichstag elected?

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Every 4 years

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How often was the president elected?

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every 7 years

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14
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What was the role of the Reichsrat?

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Approved laws proposed by the Reichstag

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15
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List 3 strengths of the Weimar constitution:

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  • Democratic- all above 20 could vote
  • Chancellor required Reichstag support
  • President able to control govt and protect country in a crisis
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16
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What was proportional representation?

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A system in which seats were allocated depending on percentage of total votes

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17
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Why was proportional representation a weakness of the constitution?

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  • gave extremist parties seats
  • created instability as individual parties could not win a majority
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18
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What was a coalition?

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a government comprising different political parties

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19
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Why were coalition governments unstable?

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contrasting political stances made it difficult to come to agreements on policies, and this was compounded by the political turmoil of post-war germany

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20
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How many coalition governments were there between 1919-1923?

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9

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21
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What were the fourteen points?

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a set of guidelines established by the US president Woodrow Wilson to ensure that peace was maintained

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22
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List some territorial terms of the Treaty of Versailles:

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  • Alsace-Lorraine returned to France
  • German colonies given to France and Britain
  • Danzig made a free city
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List some military terms of the Treaty of Versailles:

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  • submarines, tanks and military aircrafts not permitted
  • army not to exceed 100,000
  • Rhineland demilitarised
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List some financial terms of the Treaty of Versailles:

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  • the Saar given to the French for 15 years
  • reparations of £6.6 billion
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25
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What was Article 231?

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the ‘war guilt’ clause- Germany had to accept responsibility for causing WW1

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26
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What percentage of European territory did Germany lose?

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13%

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27
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What was a ‘diktat’?

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a dictated peace

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28
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What was Dolchstoss theory?

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The myth that Germany’s defeat was not on military terms but rather due to peace negotiations organised by the government

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29
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When was the Spartacist uprising?

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January 1919

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30
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What happened in the Spartacist uprising and what were its aims?

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  • Tried to establish communist govt in berlin
  • Occupied govt newspaper hq and attempted to bring about general strike
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31
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How did the government put down the Spartacist uprising?

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Using the Freikorps

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32
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Who were the Freikorps?

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groups of demobilised soldiers who refused to give up their weapons

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33
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Who were the leaders of the Spartacist uprising?

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Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

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34
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What happened to the leaders of the Spartacists after the uprising failed?

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They were shot

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35
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Roughly how many of the votes did the Communist party win during the 1920s?

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at least 10% during each election

36
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What is a putsch?

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an uprising

37
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What was the immediate cause of the Freikorps uprising?

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the government had attempted to disband 2 freikorps units in 1920

38
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Who was the leader of the Kapp putsch?

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Wolfgang Kapp- an extreme nationalist

39
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Where was the Kapp putsch?

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in Berlin

40
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How did Ebert suppress the Kapp putsch?

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organising a general strike

41
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What was the impact of the general strike on the Kapp putsch?

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It disrupted essential supplies like gas, water and electricity

42
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How did the Kapp putsch highlight weaknesses in the Weimar republic?

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Showed how little control the government had over its capital and limited military power. they were forced to appeal to the public for support- which may not be a good long term solution as support was rapidly dwindling due to the magnitude of the political instability

43
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What fraction of Germany’s required income did they actually possess in the years 1919-1923?

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1 quarter

44
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When was the French occupation of the Ruhr?

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1923 january

45
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Why did French and Belgian troops move into the Ruhr?

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Germany had missed a reparation installment in december 1922, so they decided to take their industrial produce instead of cash

46
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How did the German government retaliate to the occupation of the Ruhr?

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Encouraged the workers to carry out passive resistance- using peaceful, non-violent means to resist authority

47
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How did the French respond to the workers’ resistance in the Ruhr?

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  • brought in their own workers
  • shot at workers who refused to follow orders
48
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How many German workers were killed during the occupation of the Ruhr?

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132

49
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How did French occupation of the Ruhr escalate inflation?

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  • govt printed more money to pay strikers in the ruhr
  • shortages of raw materials led to prices skyrocketing
50
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How many marks did a loaf of bread cost in November 1923?

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200 billion

51
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What was currency used as a substitute for during the hyperinflation crisis?

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firewood

52
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Who was negatively impacted by hyperinflation?

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  • People on fixed incomes- incomes did not keep up with rising prices
  • People with savings (mostly middle class) found that they became worthless
53
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Who was benefitted by hyperinflation?

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Businessmen, landowners and people with mortgages found that they could pay loans back easily

54
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How were people on wages affected by hyperinflation?

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They found that they had to spend their money immediately, as prices spiralled so rapidly.

55
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When was Gustav Stresemann made chancellor?

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August 1923

56
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How long was Stresemann chancellor for?

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3 months

57
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What position did Stresemann serve as after being chancellor?

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Foreign minister

58
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When was the Rentenmark introduced?

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Nov 1923

59
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What was the value of the Rentenmark based on?

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gold

60
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What new, permanent currency replaced the Rentenmark and when?

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The Reichsmark 1924

61
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How did the changes to the currency aid Germany’s economic recovery?

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Restored trust in the financial system and allowed the economy to grow stronger

62
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When was the Dawes Plan set up?

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1924

63
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What were the main ideas of the Dawes Plan?

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  • Installments were lowered in the short term
  • USA loaned Germany money to help its industry
64
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What happened to Germany’s economic output in the years 1923-29?

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it doubled

65
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When were unemployment benefits set up?

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1927

66
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What negotiations were made as part of the Young Plan?

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  • Germany only had to pay 1/3 of the initial reparations bill
  • The payments were to be made over 59 years
67
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When did the Young Plan come into effect?

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Sept 1930

68
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When did Germany sign the Locarno Pact?

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Dec 1925

69
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Which 6 other countries were involved in the Locarno treaties?

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France, Belgium, Italy, Britain, Czechoslovakia, Poland

70
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What were the agreements of the Locarno Pact?

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  • Germany agreed that Alsace-Lorraine belonged to the French, and the French left the Ruhr
  • The countries agreed to not engage in military disputes (except in self defense)
  • Germany’s borders were agreed upon
71
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Why was the Locarno Pact seen as a victory?

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It seemed as though Germany was being treated as on equal playing fields to the other European powers, and improved diplomatic relations.

72
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When did Germany join the League of Nations?

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1926

73
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When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact signed?

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Aug 1928

74
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What was the aim of the Kellogg-Briand pact?

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To eliminate the threat of military conflict

75
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By how much had real wages increased by 1928?

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10 percent- by this point, Germany had some of the best-paid workers in Europe

76
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How many new homes were built between 1924 and 1931?

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2 million

77
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How much did investment in housing increase from 1913-29?

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33 times

78
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By how much did rates of homelessness decrease by 1928?

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60%

79
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What was put into place by the unemployment laws of 1927?

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A national unemployment insurance scheme to which workers had to contribute to

80
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List 3 aspects of life that women had equal rights in:

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  • Voting
  • Education
  • Civil service appointments/pay in professions
81
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How many female deputies were in the Reichstag by 1926?

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32- more than Britain and the US

82
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What was Neue Sachlichkeit?

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An art movement (’New Objectivity’) in which artists portrayed the reality of everyday life.

83
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Name 2 artists associated with Neue Sachlichkeit

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George Grosz and Otto Dix

84
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What were the hallmarks of Bauhaus architecture?

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Designs that were abstract and geometric, but functional, simple and economic

85
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Why did the German economy go downhill after 1929?

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Due to the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression

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