Weimar Germany Flashcards

1
Q

What happened to Kaiser Wilheim at the end of WW1?

A

He was abdicated, exiled and refused restoration by Hitler

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2
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What happened to Germany at the end of WW1?

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The National Assembly met in 1919 to set up a new constitution for Germany’s future

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3
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Who was the first President of Weimar Germany? How long did he rule for?

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Friedrich Ebert, 1919-1925

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4
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How often was a President elected?

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Every 7 years

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5
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Who appointed the Chancellor?

A

The President

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6
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What is Article 48?

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An article only used in time of an emergency that states that the president could make and pass laws with out the Reichstag (Gov)

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7
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How many seats were in the Reichstag?

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661

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8
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When was the Spartiacist Uprising?

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Jan 1919

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9
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Who lead the uprising?

A

Karl Liebneckt and Rosa Luxembourg

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10
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Who were the Friedkorps?

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A group of German volunteers who acted as soldiers

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11
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Who won the Spartacist uprising?

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The Friedkorps

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12
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What happened to Liebneckt and Luxembourg?

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They died

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13
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Whose orders were Liebneckt and Luxembourg following?

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Lenin and the Bolsheviks

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14
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When was the Kapp Putsch?

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1920

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15
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Who lead the Kapp Putsch?

A

Dr Wolfgang Kapp

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16
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During the Kapp Putsch, how many Friedkorps were involved to overthrow the Weimar Gov?

A

5000

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17
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What were the aims of the Kapp Putsch?

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To help Germany restore it’s land size and army

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18
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What happened at the Kapp Putsch?

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Friedkorps had turned on Ebert but refused to open fire. Kapp couldn’t win, so fled and was hunted down.

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19
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Why were the Friedkorps angry?

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They felt Germany’s army was too small.

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20
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Who was Paul Von Hindenburg?

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Called a β€˜War Hero’ during WW1, elected president in 1925

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21
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Who is Gustav Stresemann?

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Organised Great Recovery of 1923, persuaded French to leave Ruhr

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22
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When was the Ruhr crisis?

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January 1923

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23
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How did the Ruhr crisis start?

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When Germany missed a payment on war reparations, 60,000 French and Belgian troops invaded Ruhr and took raw materials as compensation. They also seized railways

24
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How did German workers respond to the French invasion in Ruhr?

A

They went on strike and refused to work for the French

25
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How did the Weimar gov. respond to the German strikes?

A

They continued to pay them and printed more money

26
Q

What happened as a result of printing too much money?

A

The Reichmarc became worthless and hyperinflation was caused.

27
Q

When was the Munich Putsch?

A

9th Nov 1923

28
Q

What happened at the Munich Putsch?

A

Hitler, Ludendorff and 3000 Nazis marched into Munich . Police opened fire and 16 died. Hitler and Ludie were arrested for conspiracy.

29
Q

How long was Hitler’s jail sentence for and how long did he actually serve?

A

Was 5 years, but served 9 months

30
Q

What was the Dawes Plan 1924?

A

A cycle of improvement, where industries would hire more workers who would increase trade which would increase profits so you can rebuild your industry and hire more workers and so on

31
Q

What was the Young Plan 1929?

A

Got rid of troops in the Rhineland and lightened on war reparations

32
Q

What was the 25 point plan? When was it published?

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Published in 1920, earliest set of Nazi ideas like abolition of ToV, strong German gov.

33
Q

When did Hitler remove Drexler and create the SA (brown) shirts?

A

1921

34
Q

When was Der Angirg published?

A

1924

35
Q

When was Mein Kampf published?

A

1925

36
Q

When did Hitler create the SS (black) shirts?

A

1925

37
Q

When was the Wall Street crash and why did it affect Germany so badly?

A

29th Oct 1929, and the USA had lent some $3 billion to Germany to help with reparations but demanded it all back when the stock market crashed

38
Q

What 4 areas helped Hitler rise to power?

A

ToV, weakness of Weimar, Strength of Nazi and political instability

39
Q

When did Hitler become Chancellor?

A

30th Jan 1933

40
Q

When was the Reichstag fire?

A

27th Feb 1933

41
Q

Who did the Reichstag fire?

A

Van Der Lubbe - A Dutch Communist

42
Q

What did Hitler do to all communist and socialist civilians and newspapers?

A

Civilians- tortured and beaten, sent to prisons

Newspapers- banned

43
Q

How did Hitler’s votes change between the Nov 1932 and the 1933 elections?

A

In Nov 1932, Nazi’s had 5.3 million votes, which was increased to 17.7 in 1933

44
Q

When was Night of the Long Knives?

A

29th- 30th Jan 1934

45
Q

What happened at NOLK?

A
  • Elimination of Von Schleicher
  • Ernst Rohm and 400 others killed
  • SA became more important than SS
46
Q

Why was the SA a threat to Hitler?

A

1 million men, enough to overthrow Hitler

SA mocked Nazi officials

47
Q

What was Operation Kolibri?

A

Arrest and murder of SA and SS officers

48
Q

When was Operation Kolibri?

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30th June to 2nd July 1934

49
Q

When and how did Hitler become Fuhrer?

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2nd Aug 1934, when Hindenburg died, the offices of President and Chancellor were merged into Fuhrer.

50
Q

Who was the head of Propaganda and when was the Propaganda organisation founded?

A

Josef Goebbels, founded on 13th March 1933

51
Q

What were the aims of Nazi education?

A

To prepare men for the army and to make women baby making machines. Idea of indoctrination

52
Q

Use statistics to show the growth of Hitler Youth

A

1932- 1.5% of pop. joined
1934- 46.5% of pop. joined
1936- 62.8% of pop. joined

53
Q

What was the role of women in Nazi Germany?

A

To stay married and make Nazi babies

54
Q

What is Kinder, Kuche, Kirche?

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Children, Kitchen and Church- a policy for women to follow

55
Q

What was the motherhood cross?

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Women would receive medals for having certain amounts of childern (Silver for 6, Gold for 8, 10 meant that you’d get Platinum and Hitler would be your honourary godfather)

56
Q

Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?

A

A group of Youth’s who opposed Hitler Youth

57
Q

How did Hitler improve Germany’s economic state?

A

Beauty of Labour improved factory conditions, 4 year plan got Germany ready for war