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Challenges facing the Weimar Republic (1918-23) Flashcards

1
Q

What year was the 2nd Reich (Empire) Created

A

1871

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2
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2 officers who led Germany in WW1

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Paul von Hindenburg
Erich Ludendorff

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3
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1st Chancellor of Germany

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Prince Max von Baden

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4
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When did Germany become a Constitutional Monarchy

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26th October 1918

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5
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What event provoked the German Revolution

A

Kiel Mutiny
November 1918
Mutiny as Naval Command issued order to fight Royal Navy in English Channel

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6
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What happened on 28th November 1918

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Kaiser Abdicated

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7
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Who was power transferred to after the Kaisers abdication

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Chancellor Friedruch Ebert
MSPD

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8
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After the Kasiers abdication who claimed a republic & a soviet state

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Republic declared by Schidenmann
Soviet state declared by Karl Leibkneckt

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9
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Leader of the Reichswehr that agreeded to support new republic

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General Groener

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10
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Which party did Ebert belong to

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MSPD

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11
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What was the spatacist rising

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General strike turned armed Communist insurgency
Crushed by Friekops and Army
Extrajudicial killing of Karl Leibkneckt and Rosa Luxemberg

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12
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What was DIKTAT

A

Dictated peace
imposed by victors

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13
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What did the Treaty of Versailles limit the Military too

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100,000 men
No Air Force
6 Battleships

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14
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What was reparations set at originally

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£6.6billion

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15
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What voting system did weimar adopt

A

Proportional representaion

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16
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What granted the power to the President

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Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution

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17
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Under the Weimar Constitution what % was required to call a referendum

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10%

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18
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Soviet Republic in Bavaria

A

Raterepublik

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19
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Raterepublik

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April 1919
Had its own Red Guard & Workers Councils
KPD Eguene Levine
took local elites hostage

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20
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How did the Raterepublik end

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May 1919
German Army 9,000 + Friekops 30,000 entered Munich and crushed revolt

21
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Kapp Putsch

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1920
5 Days
Led by Wolfgang Kapp
Right Wing
Firekops trooped seized Berlin
Government fled (Chancellor Bauer) as Army did not support the government

22
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Why did Kapp Putsch Fail

A

General Strike called by government
Civil Servants refused to obey Kapp Government

23
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How long did Raterepublik last for

A

April to May

24
Q

Political Assassinations ‘The White Terror’

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1919-23
Assassination squads of right and left wing radials killed politicians

25
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What ended the Political assassinations

A

Killing of Foreign Minister Rathenau by Consul Organsiation
700,000 people demonstrated against the murder
Consul disbanded
Murders on both sides stoped

26
Q

Vienna Mayor who influenced Hitlers Antisemitism

A

Karl Lueger

27
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What party and year did hitler join

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German Workers Party DAP
1919

28
Q

Who founded the NSDAP

A

Anton Drexler

29
Q

What was HItlers Membership number

A

555

30
Q

What was the DAPs manifesto known as

A

25 point plan

31
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Paramilitary wing of Nazi Party

A

Sturmabteilung (SA)

32
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What Year was hitler first addressed as the Fuhrer

A

1921

33
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Right Wing Leader of Bavaria

A

Gustav Von Kahr

34
Q

What inspired the Munich Putsch

A

Mussolini’s March on Rome

35
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What was the date of the Munich Putsch

A

9/11/1923

36
Q

How Many Nazis were killed in the Munich Putsch

A

14

37
Q

How Many years was hitler sentenced to

A

5

38
Q

How Long did Hitler serve in Prison

A

9 months

39
Q

What book did he write in Prison

A

Mein Kampf

40
Q

How many times did the Weimar Gov default on Coal in 3 years

A

34 times

41
Q

When did French Troops enter the Ruhr

A

11 January 1923

42
Q

How Many troops invaded the Ruhr

A

60,000

43
Q

When did Hyper inflation last from

A

1921-1923

44
Q

Which Chancellor Ended the Crisis

A

Gustav Stresseman

45
Q

Who was appointed to the Reichsbank to help solve the crisis

A

Hjalmar Schacht

46
Q

What was the Reichsmark replaced with

A

Rentenmark

47
Q

What was the exchange rate between Reichsmark - Rentenmark

A

1,000billion RM - 1 RTNM

48
Q

What crime increased and by what %

A

Theft
700%

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