1.1 Origins Of The Relublic 1918-19 Flashcards

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Who was germany against in ww1 (allies)

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Britain 🇬🇧
France 🇫🇷
Russia 🇷🇺
Italy 🇮🇹
Usa 🇺🇸

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How long ww1 last and date

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4 yrs 1914-18

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3
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How many germans fought killed and wounded

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11 mill fought
about 2mill dead 💀
And over 4 mill wounded

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4
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What did the cost 💲 of war cause and date

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German gov went into dept 1914-18

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5
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Example for cost of water

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50b marks = 150b marks

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Whi both suffared in germany

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German troops and gov

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7
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What did the british navy do

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They blockaded germay ports meaning ships 🛳️ could no longer bring food 🍱

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What did the british navy blockade cause then

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Over 750k germans dead form food shortage b4 they were even defeadtef

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9
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What happend in berlin to kiaser

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Kiaser wilhelm + ministers lost control

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10
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Date of german revolution

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1918-1919

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German revolution what happend in 1918 (specific date )

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Nov 1918 german rev began

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Events in german revolution

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Lost control causing strikes and rioters
And in many towns workers + soldiers set up own unofficial gov to replace kaiser officals

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Abdication of kaiser where was kaiser on this day and ( specific date )

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9th nov 1918 kaiser was at town of spa ehich was the army headquarters

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In teh abdication of the kaiser what dod the miniser day

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The only way to restore order in germany was to resign

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In the abdication if the kiser how did he respnd

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He disagreed at first howber he lost support of the army and officers resfused to help him which left to his abdication

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Declaration of the republic (specific date) waht happend on the streets of berlin

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9th nov people filled the streets some peacful others w guns

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What happend in the declaration of the republic with philip hearinga bout the people in the streets of berlin

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He was alr alarmed of the rioters and told people he wanted a peaceful transition to a new regime

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18
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SDP

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socail democatic party

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19
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Who was phillip

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The member if the biggest party in the german parliament

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Counsel of peoples representatives on what date did ebert get into power and by who

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Max vin baden on the 9th nov handed office to ebert

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21
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Whos max von baden

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Kaisers chancellor

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22
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What did the sdp how to do

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Work quicky to establish new republiv

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23
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On the 10 th of nov what did ebert agree with and what and what did it do

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With general groener for army to work w gov this kept communists out of power

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On the 10th of november after the army thing what else happend

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Ebert suspended old reshtag parliament

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After he supspended the reishatg parliment what a happend

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6 moderate politicians made smthn called the counsil of peoples representatives and this ruled until a new constitution was agreed on

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What did the new Counsel of peoples representatives

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Prevented takeover of communist extremists

27
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What was the amrmistice

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A formal agreement with germany and allies to end war

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Who signed armistice and when

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11th nov mathew signed it

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Setting up wp what did ebert arrange

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Civil servants to work alongsied soldiers and workers consul

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What did the thing that ebert arrange reasssure

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ensured state would keep running and reasured gerneal georner army wont be reformed

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What did armys not being reformed mean

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Officers kept ranks in retern general agreed to use army to keep new republic in power

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What did ebert reasure leader of industries

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New republic wont confiscate land or factories and wont be nationalism of private industires

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What did the reasurensce of industry leaders ensure

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Helped reassure businesses and economy to continue to operate

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Finally what was ebert end up getting

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Support if trade unions

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However despite eberts attempts and shit what still occuref

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Extreme political parties being Disatisfied and riots being common additionally germay eas at the edge of anarchy

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What did ebert achive tho and how was this giid

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He achieved fragil control ehuch lasted long enough for the new republic

37
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What happned in elections (specific date)

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19th jan 1919 sucess as 82% of electrodes voted and spd wont with 40% and centre party woth 20%

38
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Why did the nationalist assembly happen for the firts time

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Cus of unrest of violence in berlin

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What happend in 31st of july

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Nationalist assembly agreed on new constitution with 262 voted to 75

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What was the chancellor

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Head if gov in wp

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What did the chancellor do

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Chose gov ministers

42
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What were the cabinets

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Most important ministers who worked closely w chancellor

43
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What did the cabinets do

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Main body of making decisions

44
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What were the 2️⃣ parliments

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Reishtag and reishrat

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Describe the reishtag

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More powerful
Controlled taxations
Directky elected every 4 yrs

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Describe the reishrat

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Also elected every 4 yrs
Represented regions
Each region sent certain number if representative depending on size

47
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President

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Head of wp
Elected every 7yrs
Had some important political power
Played no part in day to day politics

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Electorate

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Consists of men and women 21 and older

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Strength of wp

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Article 1 and carfully contructed

50
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Weakness of wp

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Coalition gov
Weaknesses in crisis
Based in violence and division

51
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Describe article 1 (strength1)

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Confirmed a democracy which ment women can now vote and voting age reduced form 25-21

52
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Describe carefully constructed (strength2)

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No one rlly had tm power

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What could teh president do

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Power to chose chancellor
Can dismiss reishtag
Can call new elections
And assume control of army

54
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Describe coalition gov (Weakness1)

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Gave proportional representation and so many small parties go seats in reishatg which ment coalition parties had to compromise causing lack of clear strong statements and often fell apart and argued

55
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Describe weakness in crisis (Weakness2)

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Lack of strong party meant chancellor relied heavily in president made wp look weak and encouraged idea of single power better than parliment

56
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Decribe violence and division (Weakness3)

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Even tho power was form the electorate many still believed wp want rlly choice of people