Weimar Republic Flashcards
When was it founded?
1919
Who was the first President of the Republic?
Friedrich Ebert
What was it commonly associated with by the German people?
The defeat of Germany during WW1
What form of Voting had the Republic adopted?
Proportional Representation
What was the problem with the Voting system used in the Weimar Republic?
It divided the Reichstag too significantly, nothing could ever be agreed on.
What key policy did Hitler exploit in his later rise to power?
The emergency powers act
When was the German Hyperinflation
1923
When was the WallStreet Crash?
October 28, 1929
What contributed to the Hyperinflation
The reparations owed due to the Treaty of Versailles
When was the Dawes plan introduced
1924
What did the Dawes plan act do?
Germany was granted American loans to help pay their reparations
What was the Locarno Pact and when was it introduced?
Non-aggression pact between Germany and France, 1925
What was Germany allowed into in 1926?
The league of Nations
Who organised the Dawes plan and the Locarno pact as well as letting Germany into the League of Nations?
Stresseman.
What unfortunate event followed just three weeks after the death of Stresseman.
Wall street Crash
