Weimar Republic Early Years Flashcards

1
Q

Who had the most power in the new Weimar Constitution?

A

President, elected every 7 years

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2
Q

How was the Chancellor chosen?

A

Appointed by the President from the largest party in the Reichstag

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3
Q

How were seats allocated in the Reichstag?

A

Proportional Representation

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4
Q

What did Proportional Representation prevent?

A

Prussian dominance

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5
Q

Strengths of the Weimar Constitution?

A

Small parties get a voice, no Prussian dominance, PR gets the population more engaged, bill of rights introduced

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6
Q

What was the Bill of Rights?

A

Freedom of speech, personal liberty, equality and religious freedom

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7
Q

What was Article 48?

A

President could rule by decree

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8
Q

What was Article 25?

A

President could dissolve the Reichstag

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9
Q

How many times did Ebert use Article 48?

A

136 times

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10
Q

Weakness of the Weimar Constitution?

A

President and Reichstag elected which would cause competing mandates, a lot of parties which makes getting a majority hard, coalitions formed, extremists could get seats easily

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11
Q

Which party had the most votes in 1919?

A

SPD with 38% of the vote

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12
Q

How much was Germany in debt by 1919?

A

1.44 billion marks

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13
Q

Solutions to debt?

A

Raise taxes or reduce spending, both VERY unpopular and fuelled the people turning to the Black Market

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14
Q

What caused the debt to shrink?

A

Inflation

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15
Q

Social issues Weimar had to solve?

A

Injured soldiers requiring welfare payments, unemployment and pensions

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16
Q

Examples of right wing parties?

A

DNVP were very far right, DVP middle right

17
Q

Examples of centre parties?

A

DDP and ZP

18
Q

Examples of left wing parties?

A

KPD (communist), USPD and SPD (middle left)

19
Q

Who was allowed to vote?

A

Men and women over 20, very progressive

20
Q

What percentage were unemployed?

A

1% of population (Britain was 17%)

21
Q

When was the Kapp Putsch?

A

March 1920

22
Q

What happened during the Kapp Putsch?

A

Freikorps seized Berlin for 4 days, collapsed due to lack of support

23
Q

How many people were convicted to death from the Kapp Putsch?

A

0 as the judiciary system were right wing sympathisers