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Weimar Republic 1919-1933 Flashcards

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1
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What date was the armistice signed?

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11th November 1918

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Who were the ‘November criminals’?

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The Weimar Government because they signed the armistice

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3
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Who did the German’s blame for the loss of WW1?

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The government

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4
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What was the ‘stab in the back’ myth?

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The German surrender was a surprise and the soldiers felt betrayed by the government when they signed the armistice

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5
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When was The Treaty of Versailles signed?

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28th June 1919

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What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

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Land Army Money Blame

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7
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How much did Germany have to pay in reparations?

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£6.6 billion

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8
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What is proportional representation?

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Votes counted as a percentage

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9
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Who was appointed chancellor in 1918 after the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II?

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Friedrich Ebert

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10
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What are the the Fundamental Laws (the rights of German citizens)?

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Personal freedom

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11
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What does the fact that German citizens cannot be arrested unless they have broken the law mean?

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Freedom of expression

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12
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What does the fact that all Germans can express their opinions in speech, writing or pictures mean?

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The freedom to hold peaceful meetings and trade unions and societies

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13
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What is Article 48?

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Can give the President emergency powers

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14
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What were the strengths of the Wiemar Constitution?

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  • All Germans over 20 years of age can vote
  • Proportional representation
  • The Fundamental Laws
  • Article 48 can get the country out of a crisis
  • Reichstag filter laws
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15
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What were the weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution?

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  • Article 48 can be misused and can only be used by the president
  • President elected every 7 years
  • Chancellor elected every 4 years
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16
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When was the Weimar Constitution ratified?

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August 1919

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17
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What does Land mean?

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  • Alsace-Lorraine returned to France
  • Germany split in 2 to give Poland access to the Baltic -Sea
  • Saar coalfield under League of Nations control for 15 years before a plebiscite (referendum)
  • Upper Silesia coal and steel works given to Poland
  • Danzig made a free city
  • Lost 13% of it’s land
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18
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What does Army mean?

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  • Limited to 100,000 men
  • No air force
  • No submarines
  • No conscription (forced to go to war)
  • Limited to 15,000 sailors
  • Limited to 6 battleships
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19
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What does Money mean?

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  • Reparations bill to cover family allowances and pensions for the wounded allied soldiers
  • £6.6 billion in reparations
  • Most of the money went to France and Belgium
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20
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What does Blame mean?

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  • Article 231 - war guilt clause

- Germany and her allies were responsible for starting the war

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21
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When was the Spartacist Rising

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5th January 1919

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22
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What was the Spartacist Rising?

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They took over the newspaper and the telegraph

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23
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Who were the leaders of the Spartacist Uprising?

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  • Rosa Luxemburg

- Karl Liebknecht

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24
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How did the government respond to the Spartacist uprising?

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  • 100 killed
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25
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Was the Spartacist Uprising left or right wing?

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Left

26
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What were the economic consequences of the Treaty of Versialles?

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  • The GB naval blockade had ruined the German export trade
  • The government was 2507 billion marks in debt by November 1918
  • War expenditure was financed by the loans and printing money rather than taxation
  • Inflation increased and prices rose 250%
27
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What were the political consequences of the Treaty of Versailles?

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  • The Weimar Republic was balmes for signing the Treaty of Versailles
  • They became known as the ‘November Criminals’
  • Forever associated with the hated Treaty of Versailles
  • Reinforced the ‘stab in the back’ myth
28
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What were the social consequences of the Treaty of Versailles?

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  • The Middle Class and those on fixed incomes lost out on the savings
  • Owners of war industries made a lot of money
  • People looked to extremist groups for solutions
29
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What were the positive effects of the inflationary crisis?

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  • Right wing groups did not win mass support

- The new currency meant a government debt of 150,000 million marks was reduced to 15 pfennings

30
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What were the negative effects of the inflationary crisis?

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  • Left deep scars that help to explain the eventual collapse of the Republic
  • It was easy for demagogues to off simple explanations and solutions
  • Provoked increased unrest in 1923
  • Millions of Germans lost their savings
  • The Weimar Republic was weakened politically
31
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Who were the Friekorp?

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Ex-soldiers

32
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When was the reparations bill set?

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May 1921

33
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In which month, in 1923, did hyperinflation peak?

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November

34
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When was the Kapp Putsch?

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1920

35
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What was the Kapp Putsch?

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  • 12,000 Freikorp marched to Berlin and the Government were forced to flee
36
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Was the Kapp Putsch a left or right wing party?

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Right

37
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How much support did the Kapp Putsch gain?

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Failed to gain much support

38
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Who led the Kapp Putsch?

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Wolfgang Kapp

39
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Who occupied the Ruhr in 1920?

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The French

40
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When was the Munich Putsch?

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8-9th November 1923

41
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Who was kidnapped to pledge allegiance to Hitler’s plan during the Munich Putsch?

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Kahr

42
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Who led the Munich Putsch?

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  • Hitler

- Ludendorff

43
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How many members did the Munich Putsch have?

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55,000

44
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What was the Munich Putsch?

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  • 600 of the SA and Hitler forced Kahr to promise to support their plan
  • However, the next day he withdrew his support
  • When the nazis marched to a military base they were met by armed police
  • 16 nazis killed
  • Leaders arrested
45
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How long was Hitler sent to prison for?

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5 years

He was released after 9 months

46
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Until when, was Hitler banned from public speaking?

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1928

47
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What was hyperinflation?

A

The value of the Dueschmark decreased

48
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When did Hindenburg become President?

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1925

49
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What does NSDAP stand for (in English)?

A

National Socialist German Workers Party

50
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How long was Gustav Stresemann chancellor?

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100 days

51
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When did Stresemann become chancellor?

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1923

52
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Why weren’t the Jews affected by hyperinflation?

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They had their own banks

53
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When was the Dawes Plan?

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1924

54
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What was the Dawes Plan?

A

USA gave loans to Germany and were given longer to pay off the reparations

55
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What were the Locarno Pacts?

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Borders were agreed/secured with European countries

56
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When were the Locarno Pacts?

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1925

57
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When did Germany join the League of Nations?

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1926

58
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What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

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66 countries agreed not to go to war

59
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When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

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1928

60
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What was the Young Plan?

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Reduced reparations from 132,000 million marks to 37,000 million marks

61
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When was the Young Plan?

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1929

A Level History: Germany (4 decks)

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