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Weimar republic/Nazi Germany Flashcards

1
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When was the Kaiser abdicated?

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November 9th 1918

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2
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Why did the Kaiser abdicate?

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The many mutinies and the army refusing to support him.

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Who took over after the Kaiser abdicated?

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Ebert

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4
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What party did Ebert lead?

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The social democratic party

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5
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Who lead the Sparticist uprising?

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Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

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6
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Why did the Spartacist uprising happen?

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Wanted Germany to be run by elected council of workers not a parliament

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7
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Who were the Sparticists?

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A left wing communist group

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Who were the Freikorps?

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A right wing parliamentary group who were brought in to stop Sparticits

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9
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When did the Sparticsts try to take over Berlin?

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January 6th 1919

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10
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How long did it take the Freikorps to stop the spartacists?

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Three days

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11
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When did Ebert hold elections?

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January 1919

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12
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When did the politicians escape to Weimar?

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11th of Feburary 1919

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13
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Why did the politicians escape to Weimar?

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To avoid the violence in Berlin

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14
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What was the Weimar constitution?

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Rules for how the country should be run

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15
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What were the rules in the Weimar constitution?

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All Germans had equal rights
Politicians elected every year by proportional representation
A chancellor would work with politicians on day to day policies
The president controlled army and air force

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16
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What is proportional representation?

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Each party got the same percentage of seats in parliament as the percentage of votes they received in elections

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17
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What was article 48?

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Allowed the president to make emergency decrees without consulting the Reichstag

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18
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Why was proportional representation bad?

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Made it difficult to introduce laws because their were so many different parties.

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19
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When was the treaty of Versailles signed?

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June 1919

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20
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What military punishments did Germany face?

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Germany could only have an army of 100,000
A navy with 6 battle ships and no submarines tanks/air force
Germany were banned from the Rhineland

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21
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What was the war guilt clause?

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Germany had to take responsibility for the war and pay the cost of it.

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22
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How much did Germany have to pay?

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6.6 billion

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23
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What was the money known as?

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Reparations

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24
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What territorial punishments did Germany face?

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Germy had to give colonies to winning countries
Large areas of land given to winning countries/be used to create new countries
Germany could not reunite with Austria

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25
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Why was the treaty of Versailles unpopular?

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Viewed as overly harsh- Germany lost 13% of land
Germany had to take full blame with no negotiations
Many Germans thought they could keep fighting

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26
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What did people call the politicians who signed the treaty of Versailles?

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November criminals

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27
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Who lead the Kapp Putsch

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Wolfgang Kapp

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28
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When was the Kapp Putsch?

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March 1920

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29
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What happened during Kapp Putsch?

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5000 Friekorps lead by civil servants and Kapp took over Berlin

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30
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Why did the Kapp Putsch fail?

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They didn’t have support of the workers

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31
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How long did the Kapp Putsch last?

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100 hours

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32
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Was Kapp Putsch left or right wing?

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Right wing

33
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What political leaning was the red rising?

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Left wing

34
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How many workers were killed?

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1000

35
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What is the definition of hyperinflation?

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Sudden increase of goods

36
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When did hyperinflation start?

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1923

37
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How did Hyperinflation start?

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1) 1922 Germany couldn’t afford reparations
2) January 1923 French and Berlin troops invaded Ruhr to take reparations
3) Government ordered Ruhr workers to strike
4) Government printed money to give to striking workers
5)Money lost value, shopkeepers put prices up and government printed more money

38
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What were the negatives of hyperinflation

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Savings were worthless
Pensions were worthless
workers wages didn’t keep up with food prices
Many small business collapsed

39
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What was Hitlers role in German army?

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He mainly worked as a messenger

40
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When was Hitler blinded in a gas attacl

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October 1918

41
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When did he return to Munich?

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November 1918

42
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What was Hitlers job after the war?

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He worked as a spy to investigate political parties.

43
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When did Hitler go to the Germans workers party?

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September 1919

44
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When was the German workers party founded?

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January 1919

45
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Who founded the German workers party?

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Aton Prexler

46
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What did the German workers party want?

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They wanted to make Germany strong again, they thought the treaty of Versailles made Germans weak and didn’t approve of it.

47
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What did Hitler do with German workers party?

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Put advertisements up, made posters, did speeches to build membership

48
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When did Hitler become leader of German workers party?

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1921

49
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What did Hitler change the name of the German workers party to?

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The National Socialist German workers party

50
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Why did Hitlers change the parties name?

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To appeal to the most people possible

51
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What newspaper did the Nazi’s buy to turn into their own?

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The peoples observer

52
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Why did Hitler release a manifesto?

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To attract a larger audience by including different points he didn’t really agree with.

53
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What was the Nazis parties private army called?

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The SA

54
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When was the Munich Putsch?

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November 8th 1923

55
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Events of Munich Putsch?

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1)Hitler took beer hall full of politicians hostage
2)SA took control of government building
3)Police were called
4)Hitler and 2000 supporters marched through Munich and were met with police officers

56
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How long was Hitler sentenced for?

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5 years but only got 9 months

57
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What happened during the Bamberg confernce?

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25 point programme made official Nazi policy
Middle classes and farmers targeted for votes

58
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When did Hilter establish the SS

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1925

59
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why did Hitler establish the SS?

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He though the SS were too violent and gave Nazis bad rep.

60
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What were factors that lead to growth in Nazi support?

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Great depression
Unhappiness with Weimar government
Hitlers appeal
Rise in communism
Nazi tactics

61
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When was the great depression?

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1929

62
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What was the Dawes Plan?

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Stresemann arranged for the USA to lend 800 marks to Geramny

63
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When was the Dawes Plan?

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1924

64
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What was the young plan?

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Stresemann reducing the amount Germany owed and getting more time to pay

65
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When was the Young Plan?

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1929

66
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What was the currency that Stresemann created to stop inflation?

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Rentenmark (marks)

67
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How did Stresemann rebuild the economy?

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Used Dawes plan money to build factories, houses and roads=more jobs

68
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What was the Locarno Pact?

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An agreement with Germany Britain, France, Belgium and Italy that they would never go to war
Germany accepts WesternBorders

69
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When was the Locarno pact?

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December 1925

70
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What was the Kellogg-Briand pact?

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Germany and 60 countries agree never to go to war unless to defend themselves

71
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When was the Kellogg-Briand pact?

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August 1928

72
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Name four causes of the rise in support for the Nazis?

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The Great Depression
Nazi party tactics
Unhappiness with Weimar Government
Fear in communist rise

73
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What caused the Great Depression?

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The Wall Street Crash

74
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Why did people not like the Weimar government?

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CEOs, large landowners etc did not like the democratic system- they wanted Germany to be controlled by the President who listened to the elites.
Weimar politicians couldn’t agree how to move out of great depression
People leant to more anti democratic groups e.g Nazis, communists

75
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Why were people fearful of Communist rule?

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1917 Communists took over Russian businesses and farms , attempts to do the same with Germany
As a result middle and upper class people were worried by Communist rule as they would loose their wealth

76
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Name three Nazi tactics

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Propaganda- The Nazi party spread their ideas through Newspapers, leaflets, posters and mass rallies
Technology-Nazi would use planes so he could visit as many cities a possible
Nazis would also take on new types of media like Radio
Flexibility- Nazi’s would change their beliefs top suit as many people as possible

77
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Who was Hitler’s minister of propaganda?

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Joseph Goebbels

78
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When was the Reichstag fire?

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27th February 1933

79
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