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Case Study - Weimar Republic - Knowledge Specific Flashcards

1
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What is Germany called during WWI?

A

Second Reich

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2
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Who is monarch in WWI of Germany?

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Kaiser Wilhelmina II

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3
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Who was in the triple entente?

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Britain, France, Russia

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4
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Who was in the central powers?

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Germany + Austria Hungary + Ottoman Empire

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5
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Did Italy stay on the same side in the war? Which side?

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No - initially against Britain but then swapped

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6
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How many soldiers and civilians died as a result of flu in 1918

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500 000 civilians and 200 000 soldiers

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7
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How did naval commanders lose control

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when ordering an attack of the British blockade

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8
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When were demonstrations made against the war?

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1918 November?

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9
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When did the kaiser order the rounding up of political opposition?

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?

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10
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When did the SPD gain in popularity?

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?

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11
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When did General Ludendorff tell the German government that Germany couldn’t win the war

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October 1918

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12
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What was one impact of the war on German economy

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Halved milk production (lack of nutrients)

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13
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How many workers demonstrated against the government demanding an end to the war in 1916?

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10 000

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14
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How many Germans are estimated to have died from starvation during the war?

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3 million

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15
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True or false: there were lots of power cuts as coal and electricity ran out during the war

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True

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16
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When did food start to run out in the war and why?

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1915 - as German ships carrying food were destroyed by the British

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17
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When was there a general strike in Berlin?

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?

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18
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How many died as a result of food shortages from the naval blockade in WWI?

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750 000

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19
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When was the treaty of Versailles?

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August 1919

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20
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What was Dolchstos theory?

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Belief that the German people had been stabbed in the back by the government (as the government had surrendered)

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21
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By what percentage did industrial production decrease during the war due to strikes?

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40%

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22
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When did the kaiser abdicate?

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9/11/1918 (2 days before end of war)

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23
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What town was the Weimar Republic named after?

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Weimar - not the capital as Berlin was too dangerous due to public protest

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24
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Where did the kaiser flee to?

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Holland

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25
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What was the first action of the new republic?

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To sign the armistice

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26
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What was the name of the communist party in the reichstag?

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KPD (communists)

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27
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What are two left of centre parties?

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DDP + SDP (social democrats)

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28
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What was the name of the centre party in the Reichstag?

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ZP

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29
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What was the right wing party called in the Reichstag?

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DNVP (German nationalist people’s party)

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30
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What was the far right/fascist party in the Reichstag?

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NSDAP (Nazis)

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31
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True or false: freidrich ebert along with the SPD was elected president

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False - cause of resentment

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32
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With whom did ebert make and agreement with to keep the communists out of power?

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General groener of the army

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33
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?? Ebert 6 liberal friends jobs?

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?

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34
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True or false: government employees who worked for the Kaiser lost their jobs

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False - they kept them to keep things working - source of resentment perhaps

35
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When was the structure of the Weimar Republic finalised?

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1919

36
Q

Who is the chancellor chosen by ?

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President

37
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Who could vote - according to what article of the republic’s constitution

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All men and women over 21

38
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What system of representation did the republic have?

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Proportional representation

39
Q

Which organisation’s support did the chancellor have to have the support of?

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Reichstag support

40
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How many members of the Reichstag were there in 1919

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421

41
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How many members of the Reichstag were there by 1933

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647

42
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After how many years is the Reichstag re elected?

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Every 4 years

43
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Which is more important - the reichstrat or the Reichstag?

A

Reichstag

44
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Could the Reichstag make laws?

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Yes

45
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After how many years was the president re elected?

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Every 7 years

46
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Did the president have a role in the day to day running of parliament?

A

No

47
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What title did the president have in relation to the army?

A

Supreme commander

48
Q

True or false: the president could dismiss and call new elections

A

True

49
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Did the president have to have the support of the majority of the Reichstag?

A

Yes

50
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What did the Reichstrat do?

A

Approved laws - did not make them

51
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How many representatives were included in the Reichsrat?

A

55

52
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What did article 48 state?

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President could suspend the constitution in an emergency(if public satiety and order is disturbed or endangered)

53
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What did article 54 state?

A

Reich chancellor and ministers must resign if the Reichstag withdraws its confidence

54
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What is an issue with PR?

A

Allows extremists in + makes governing slow

55
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When was armistice signed?

A

11th nov 1918

56
Q

What word describes how the Weimar Republic surrendered

A

Unconditionally - allies could impose any demands

57
Q

What is the name of the peace treaty which set the terms of peace after the war

A

Treaty of Versailles

58
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When was the treaty of Versailles signed?

A

28th June 1919

59
Q

Which people met to discuss terms of peace at the Paris peace conference?

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Britain + France + USA + Italy

60
Q

What did Diktat mean?

A

Dictated peace - the idea that the German government didn’t have a say in the peace treaties and was treated harshly

61
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Give 3 areas which Germany lost as part of the land aspect of the treaty of Versailles? Who were they given to?

A

Alsace Lorraine (to France) + Danzig (freed) + Malmedy (Belgium)

62
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What was the polish corridor?

A

A strip of land cutting off east Prussia from the rest of Germany as part of the treaty of Versailles

It was made in order to allow Poland access to the Baltic Sea (Germans could travel to the rest of Germany)

63
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What area was demilitarised as part of the TV

A

Rhineland

64
Q

What area of coalfields was given to France?

A

Saar coalfields to mine for 15 years

65
Q

What % of German coal production was lost when losing Saar coalfields to France as part of TofV

A

48%

66
Q

What % of German land was taken as part of the T of V?

A

13%

67
Q

True or false: all German colonies were given to France/the UK

A

True

68
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What number of men is the army limited under the T of V

A

100 000

69
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Was conscription banned under the T of V?

A

Yes

70
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What two pieces of military equipment were banned as part of T of V?

A

Tanks + artillery

71
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Was Germany allowed an air force?

A

No

72
Q

What number of battleships was the navy limited to?

A

6

73
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Were submarines allowed in T of V?

A

No

74
Q

How many sailors were allowed in the navy?

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15 000

75
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How much money in £ was reparations?as part of T of V

A

£6.6 billion

76
Q

What article stated that Germany had to take the blame for starting the war

A

Article 231 + ‘war guilt clause’

77
Q

Did the T of V allow Germany to join the League of Nations?

A

No

78
Q

Which country was Germany forbidden to unite with?

A

Austria

79
Q

How many political murders were there 1919-1922?

A

Over 376

80
Q

Were any right wing assassins ever prosecuted?

A

No

81
Q

What right wing revolutionary armed group supported the DNVP ?

A

Stanhelm (steel helmets)

82
Q

Who are the Freikorps led by?

A

General Wolfgang Kapp

83
Q

Who comprised the main part of the Freikorps?

A

Former soldiers (left unemployed after WWI) and right wing revolutionaries

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