weimar republic: politics Flashcards
when was the treaty of versailles signed?
28 june 1919
what was the treaty of versailles also known as and why?
diktat - because it was imposed upon the people who didnt have a say
what were the 3 terms of the ToV Germany were forced to agree to?
£6600 reparations
war guilt clause
restricted militeray i.e. army to 100000
who was elected the 1st presisdent of the weimar republic in feb 1919?
friedrich ebert
what was article 48?
president could suspend the reichstag and rule by decree in ‘times of emergency’
what roles did stresemann hold between 1923 and 1929?
chancellor 1923
foreign minister 1923-1929
how many coalitions were there between 1924-1929?
6
how many political figures were assassinated and how many putsch attempts 1924-1929?
none
when was the grand coalition created?
1928 under chancellor muller
from july 1930 to july 1932 how many laws were passed under article 48?
109 compared to 29 under the reichstag
how many chancellors between 1929 and 1932?
4
what evidence is there of increasing political violence?
during 1932 election campaign there were 461 riots in prussia
how many voted anti-constitutional parties in 1932?
58.3%
when and what was the Ebert-Groener pact?
Nov 1918
Confirmed Reichswehr support if they oppose left-wing groups/ideologies
Put down communist uprisings in places such as 1919 Bavaria, 1922 Saxony, Thuringia
when and what was the Stinnes-Legien agreement?
Ended Kapp Putsch by trade unions agreeing to get workers to strike; 4 strikes led to putch collapse
what were the Freikorps used for?
Jan 1919
hired to put down the Sparticist uprising
how many assassinations were there and how many were punished?
of the 376 assassinations, 326 went unpunished
evidence that there was support for democracy
turnout never dropped below 75.6% 1919-1928
1919 80.5% pro-const
how did Stresemann go about trying to pay back reparations?
cut gov spending
700,000 state employees were sacked
evidence that the rentenmark worked
Exports increased by 34% 1925-1929
evidence of hyperinflation
By June 1923 17 mil+ marks in circulation bc gov printed more money due to resistance in the Ruhr
Dec 1923 4.2 tril marks = $1
how many governments were there1919-1923
9 coalition gov
how many parties were represented in the Reichstag?
29
evidence of communist support
Communists 17% of vote Nov 1932
right wing opposition (3)
Kapp Putsch/Munich Putsch
354 political murders (Rathenau 1922)
Undermined government with stab in the back myth
