Weimar Republic & Nazi Germany Flashcards
Give 2 reasons for lack of support for democracy 1918-29
Army openly disliked republic
Army had lot of respect from German republic
how did the republic creation mark change, what was the republic unfamiliar with and why
marked change of organisation and structure of power
unfamiliar with democracy- previously had limited power to pass or reject laws
when did Ebert announce the creation of Weimar Republic
november 9th 1918
why was the creation of Weimar republic difficult
external pressure, unrest in country (due to defeat and treaty of versailles and abduction of kaiser)
what happened to germanys military under ToV
only allowed 100,000 men, conscription band, six battleships, no submarines no Air Force, no soldiers
What was Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?
War Guilt Clause
What happened to Germany’s land under ToV
lost 10% of land, lost empire, coalfields
How many assassinations were there from 1919 to 21
376
When was the Spartacist uprising?
January 1919
What causes Spartacist uprising?
January 4, Eichorn sacked 2000s of what workers went on strike (100,000 January 6th)
What happens in the Spartacist uprising and what was the goal?
Took over government newspaper aim to take over Germany as a communist country
How did the Spartacist uprising end?
Ebert ordered Friekorps to stop 13th of January it stopped, 16th of January leaders killed
who are the Friekorp?
Group of right wing nationalist ex- soldiers. They hate the treaty of versailles and feel that they never lost World War I.
When was the Kapp Putsch?
March 1920
how did the Kapp putsch happen?
march 20th Freikorp, led by Wolfgang Kapp, due to being disbanded and Fear of unemployment. 5000 of them marched in Berlin and put forward Kapp as politician and declared new government.
why did the Kapp putsch happen?
Freikorps hated Weimar Republic
why did the Kapp putsch happen?
Freikorps hated Weimar Republic
how did the kapp putsch end?
old government fled, strikes and essential services ended. after 4 days kapp couldn’t govern
When was the Ruhr Crisis?
January 1923
how did the ruhr crisis start and why
Germany couldn’t pay reparations in 1922 December. They failed to send ruhr coal to France
what happened first in the ruhr crisis
french send troops to ruhr, to take payment in raw materials. 11th jan 1923, 60,000 french takeover
What were the events of the Munich Putch?
9th nov 1923 hitler, ludendorff and 1000 SA members march to munich, police are prepared and kill 14 and hitler is arrested
how did Germany react to ruhr crisis and what did France do?
workers went on strike, ruhr production stops.
so French bring in their own workers (causes violence) and arrests them
How many soldiers did the French army have?
750,000
what did the ruhr crisis cause for Germany other than hyperinflation?
increase debts, unemployment, worsened shortages
how does the ruhr crisis and hyperinflation link?
Weimar Republic print more money to pay strikers and make up for the loss of coal/iron
3 reasons munich putch failed
hitler fail to get army support
lack of support from Kahr/lossow (prepared munich) no support of people
short term consequences of munich putch?
nazis banned, hitler in jail and looks like a coward. 32 seats in 1924
why was hitlers trial positive for nazis?
national press (used to attack republic), short prison time
hitler wrote the main kampf
whats included in 25 point plan
destroy ToV
expel jews
build army
racist and socialist ideas
when did nazi party relaunch
1925
How did the price of bread change during hyperinflation?
One mark in 1919 to 200,000 billion marks in 1923