The Origins of the Weimar republic

Question 1

when was the German revolution?

Answer 1

1918

Question 2

how long had fighting lasted for?

Answer 2

4 years

Question 3

how many germans had fought in ww1?

Answer 3

11 million

Question 4

how many germans had died in ww1?

Answer 4

2 million

Question 5

how much did german governments debt increase due to ww1?

Answer 5

trebled from 50 billion marks to 150 billion marks

Question 6

how did failure in ww1 lead to a revolution?

Answer 6

people were angry and the economy was failing

Question 7

what did the british navy do to german ports?

Answer 7

blockaded them preventing ships from bringing food into the country

Question 8

how many germans died due to food shortages during ww1?

Answer 8

over 750,000

Question 9

how did the hardships of war lead to a revolution?

Answer 9

people were starving and shops were losing money as they had nothing to sell

Question 10

when did the german sailors mutiny?

Answer 10

october 1918

Question 11

how did the german sailors mutiny?

Answer 11

they refused to follow orders in the ports of Kiel and Hamburg

Question 12

how did the sailors mutiny lead to a revolution?

Answer 12

sailors were refusing to follow orders leading to chaos

Question 13

when did kaiser Wilhelm abdicate?

Answer 13

9th November 1918

Question 14

when did Ebert sign the armistice?

Answer 14

11th November 1918

Question 15

when did Ebert become the chancellor?

Answer 15

9th November 1918

Question 16

what did Ebert do on the 10th November 1918?

Answer 16

suspended the old reichstag and named 6 politicians who would form the council of peoples’ representatives

Question 17

who was Ebert trying to keep out of power?

Answer 17

the communists

Question 18

what did Ebert promise big companies?

Answer 18

that the government would not take over their businesses

Question 19

when was the new constitution established?

Answer 19

31st July 1919

Question 20

at what age did the new constitution give men and women the vote?

Answer 20

aged 20

Question 21

how often was a president elected?

Answer 21

every 7 years

Question 22

what did the chancellor have to do before passing legislation?

Answer 22

seek a majority in the reichstag

Question 23

what is proportional representation?

Answer 23

parties got the same proportion of seats as they did votes

Question 24

how was proportional representation a strength?

Answer 24

the most popular parties received the seats

Question 25

how was proportional representation a weakness?

Answer 25

small coalitions could be formed with little power or influence

Question 26

what did article 48 state?

Answer 26

in an emergency the chancellor could make laws without consulting the reichstag

Question 27

why was article 48 a weakness?

Answer 27

when Hitler was in power it meant that he could pass all of his laws without approval