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Edexcel History A Level > Germany Depth Study 2 > Flashcards

Germany Depth Study 2 Flashcards

1
Q

When did SPD become biggest party

A

1912

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2
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Who was the only socialist to oppose war credits in August 1914

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Karl Liebknecht out of 110 SP politicians

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3
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Burgfriede

A

Political truce- collective suffering for war effort

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4
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Augusterlebnis

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Spirit of 1914

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5
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Kaiser quote August 1914

A

I know no parties, only Germans

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6
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Poems stat

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1 million pro war poems written and sent to press August 1914

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7
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Turnip Winter

A

1916-17

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8
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How much of Germany’s food supply was imported?

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33%

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9
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How many pigs were killed in 1915- impact

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35%- led to meat prices rising and meat shortage

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10
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When were Junkers tax privileges rescinded?

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1916

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11
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How many died of starvation

A

750,000

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12
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How many striked in Berlin April 1917

A

200,000

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13
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Number of casualties by 1917

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2.5 million

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14
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Two silent dictators

A

Paul von Hindenberg and Erich Ludendorff

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15
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How many casualties at Verdun

A

20,000

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16
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Chancellor in 1916

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Bethmann-Hollweg

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17
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Siegfrieden

A

Victory with substantial territory gains

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18
Q

Plan for victory?

A

Kreuznach programme

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19
Q

Unrestricted submarine warfare began when?

A

Spring 1917

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20
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Zimmerman telegram

A

Germany asked Mexico to attack US if they entered war. Intercepted by British

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21
Q

Lusitania 1915

A

Killed oer 1000

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22
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Russian Revolution?

A

February 1917

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23
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How many went on streets in Berlin inspired by Revolution

A

300,000

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24
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Chancellor appointed after Bethmann-Hollweg

A

George Michaelis

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25
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How many striked 1917

A

1.5 million

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26
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Who suggested peace resolution

A

Matthias Erzberger

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27
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What was majority for Peace Resolution

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84

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28
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When was the Peace Resolution approved

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19 July

29
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When did Bethmann-Hollweg resign?

A

13 July

30
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Vaterlandspartei

A

Nationalist party founded by Ludendorff

31
Q

How many members did Vaterlandspartei have 1918

A

1 million

32
Q

How many SPD members voted against war credits December 1915

A

20

33
Q

Who was leader 1915

A

Haase

34
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Who replaced Haase as SPD leader

A

Ebert

35
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When was USPD created

A

April 1917

36
Q

When were Luxemburg and Liebknecht imprisoned?

A

1916-1918

37
Q

How many USPD members by January 1918

A

120,000

38
Q

Treaty of Brest Litovsk

A

3 March 1917

39
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Terms of Brest Litovsk

A

Russia ceded Poland, Lithuania, parts of Latvia, significant reparations

40
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Black Day

A

8 August

41
Q

29 September 1918

A

Bulgaria pull out of war

42
Q

Appointed Chancellor 3 October

A

Prince Max von Baden

43
Q

US president

A

Wilson

44
Q

When were constitutional reforms passed

A

28 October 1918

45
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When did Ludendorff resign

A

26 October

46
Q

When did the Kaiser flee

A

29 October

47
Q

Kiel mutiny?

A

29 October

Sailors refused to attack British fleet and demonstrated

48
Q

Kurt Eisner

A

Declared independent Bavarian Republic 7 November 1918

49
Q

9 November 1918

A

End of 1871 system
Kaiser abdicated
Ebert became chancellor

50
Q

Who formed coalition 11 November

A

SPD and USPD

51
Q

Armistice

A

11 November 1918

52
Q

Philipp Scheidemann

A

Declared German Republic on 9 November

53
Q

Ebert Groener Pact

A

Army would support Ebert if he didn’t reform amy

54
Q

4 features of Freikorps

A

Violent
Right wing
Anti-Communist
Anti-democracy

55
Q

Spartacist Uprising

A

10-13 January 1919

56
Q

KPD formed

A

December 1918

57
Q

How many murdered in Spartacist uprising?

A

156

58
Q

Liebknecht and Luxemburg killed

A

15 January

59
Q

How many people did the Freikorps kill in Berlin in early March 1919

A

1000

60
Q

When was the Bavarian Soviet Republic defeated

A

April 1919

61
Q

When did the first Weimar elections occur?

A

19 January 1919

62
Q

Who won 76% of the vote

A

SPD, Centre Party, German Democratic Party

63
Q

What % did SDP win

A

38%

64
Q

What percentage did anti-Weimar German People’s Party win 1919

A

10.3%

65
Q

Who was given job of creating the constitution

A

Hugo Preuss

66
Q

How much had been raised via war bonds

A

10 billion marks

67
Q

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed

A

June 1919

68
Q

When was the Weimar constitution declared

A

11 August 1919

69
Q

Votes per seat ratio

A

1 seat per 60,000 votes

Edexcel History A Level (4 decks)

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