Strengths And Weaknesses Flashcards
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Voting policy of Weimar,compare
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All men and women over 20 could vote (better than Britain where only women over 30 could vote)
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Formation of Weimar Republic,where and why
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After kaiser fled, democratic government was set up in town if Weimar feb1919
Couldn’t do berlin because of communist revolt from spartacists
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Governing bodies of Weimar?
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Elected president and reichstag who made laws
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What were the 2 flaws in Weimar?
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Proportional representation- no one party was strong enough for control, no control or order
Article 48- in an emergency (which wasn’t defined)president did not need reichstag approval, this allowed hither to take power legally
