weimar republic

Question 1

When did the kaiser abdicate

Answer 1

9th nov 1918

Question 2

When was the ebert groaner pact

Answer 2

10th nov 1918

Question 3

When was the armistice

Answer 3

11th nov 1918

Question 4

What where the 4 reforms the kaiser asked for in october

Answer 4

1) prince max of baden new chancellor
2) chancellor responsible for reichstag
3) established new gov based on majority parties
4) armed forces put under control of civil gov

Question 5

When did max write a letter to Wilson asking for an armistice

Answer 5

3rd october

Question 6

When did Wilson reply to max letter and why did it take long

Answer 6

24th october
Wilson was suspicious that max was using armistice to buy time to gather troops

Question 7

What did Wilson propose after getting max letter

Answer 7

He demanded all germanys leave occupied territory, call an end to submarine warfare and fully democratise there political system

Question 8

What did lundendorff try to do against Wilson’s demands

Answer 8

He tried to gather support fo last ditch military effort to resist but failed and resigned and fled to Sweden

Question 9

What did the peace note signify for the german people

Answer 9

They had failed the war
It damaged there morale

Question 10

When was there mutiny in wilhelmshaven and keil

Answer 10

Wilhelmshaven - 30 oct
Keil - 3 nov

Question 11

When was the revolt in bavaria and what did it lead to

Answer 11

8 nov - led to Bavarian socialist republic

Question 12

What were the multiple reasons for the kaiser abdication

Answer 12

• there where many tensions with mutinies and people getting fed up
• spd calling for strike in berlin and forcing kaiser to abdicate by saying they will remove all there support from prince maxs gov if he didnt abdicate
• groener withdrew his and the army’s support from him

Question 13

When was the constituent assembly

Answer 13

19 jan 1919

Question 14

What were the strengths of the constitution

Answer 14

• proportional representation
• full democracy
• women could vote
• clear rights were set in place for germans with statements saying “all germans are equal before the law”

Question 15

What are the weaknesses of the republic

Answer 15

• proportional representation - coalition govs
• survival of undemocratic institutions - army,civil service, judiciary
• article 48

Question 16

What did the reichstrat do

Answer 16

• 2nd chamber in parliament made up of 67 representatives from 17 states (lander)
• had power to approve or reject legislation proposed by reichstag but didn’t have as much authority as reichstag

Question 17

When was the reichstag elected (every….) and by who

Answer 17

Every 4 years by all germans over 20

Question 18

What were the different sections of government

Answer 18

Reichstrat. Reichstag and Supreme Court