DS1 weima

Question 1

when did kaiser abdicate

Answer 1

9th november 1918

Question 2

what happened after kaiser flees

Answer 2

Ebert came leader of republic germany
elections held for a national assembly to create a new parliamentary constitution

Question 3

what happens at beginning of 1919

Answer 3

free elections take place
feb 1919 national assembly met in weimar and formed weimar coalition
ebert is president of weimar republic

Question 4

strengths in ebert weimar

Answer 4

allowed individual freedom
all adults over 20 can vote
new currency= stable economy
property garunteed
freedom to form political parties

Question 5

weaknesses in ebert weimar

Answer 5

-parties have to form coalitions to rule (proportional representation)=lots of disagreement
-article 48- rule by decree for president (not defined and let to hitler domination
-reliance on foreign loans

Question 6

opportunities in ebert weimar

Answer 6

new government not linked to war

Question 7

threats in ebert weimar

Answer 7

communist parties
right wing germans who blamed weimar for humiliation of tov

Question 8

why were german people unhappy from 1918-23

Answer 8

2 million children wo fathers (after war)
lots of people starved
economic problems
war guilt embarrassment

Question 9

what was spartacist uprising

Answer 9

-communist (left wing) 6th jan 1919 in berlin
-100,000 communist sparticist rebels took over key government buildings in the capital and crippled the administrative capability and operation of government

Question 10

what was the outcome of the sparticist uprising

Answer 10

government moved to weimar to avoid violence
employed freikorps to put down uprising
both leaders died snd thousands of communists arrested (FAILURE)

Question 11

what was kapp putsch

Answer 11

right wing (freikorps) 13th march 1920 Berlin
wanted kaiser to return
kapp & 5000 soldiers took over berlin (weimar republic had to flee)
lots of people killed and republic almost ended
Ebert made desperate plee and people went on strike and essential services stopped

Question 12

how did kapp putsch end

Answer 12

kapp realised he couldn’t serve under conditions of no essentials
republic captured him in prisión and moved back to weimar
freikorps disbanded and went home

Question 13

what happened at the munich putsch

Answer 13

nazi party right wing 8th nov 1923 Munich
600 sa troops instructed to seize government buildings in munich
stormed beer hall and threatened

Question 14

how did kapp putsch fail

Answer 14

kapp realised he couldn’t serve under conditions of no essentials
republic imprisoned kapp and moved back to weimar
freikorps disbanded

Question 15

what was munich putsch

Answer 15

8th nov 1923, múnich, adolfo hitler
600 sa troops instructed to seize government buildings in munich stormed beer
stormed von Kahr, von Lossow, and von Seisser, beer hall meeting and forced them to sign a rebel waiver

Question 16

how did munich putsch end

Answer 16

the 3 were left unattended and went home. kahr called police and army enforcement and informed them of nazi march.
killed 16 nazis and arrested hitler 2 days later. nazi party banned

Question 17

hyperinflation at ruhr

Answer 17

jan 1923
french & belgium invade bc they couldn’t pay reparations
-government orders strike
-100 strikers killed but government promised to pay if they didn’t work
-strikers spent money quickly but shop keepers put up price
-government printed more money to continue paying
-shop prices also increased
-workers paid 2x a day and carried wages in wheel barrows
-government and politicians lost support as people looked for someone to blame

Question 18

pros of printing money

Answer 18

workers happy bc they got free money and we’re getting paid

Question 19

cons of printing money

Answer 19

worthlessness
government look weak for causing hyperinflation
no trust in government
prices rose
rich germans suffered lost due to house prices being worthless
middle class upset

Question 20

who was gustav streseman and what did he do

Answer 20

chancellor august 1923
called of passive resistance in ruhr (unpopular) but allowed work

created rentenmark which was backed by goods not gold 1us dollar :4.2 renrenmarks it was accepted and used by people.

Question 21

when was locarno pact

Answer 21

1925

Question 22

SPD resigned from grand coalition and streseman resigned as chancellor and placed as foreign minister

Question 23

what was the locarno pact

Answer 23

garunteed the 1919 boarders agreed at tov
germany poland czechoslovakia would settle future disputes peacefully

(international image and diplomatic standing was improved and paved way for admission in LoN)
(nationalists unhappy bc it undermines independence)

Question 24

when was germany invited to LoN

Answer 24

1926 and were recognised as a permanent member of the council w veto

Question 25

when was dawes plan

Answer 25

1924

Question 26

what was dawes plan

Answer 26

help lift reparations and improve germanys economy give loan of 800 million gold marks no reduced reparations but yearly payment amount decreased for 5 years

Question 27

outcomes of dawes plan

Answer 27

unemployment fell and helped stabilise economy extremist parties claimed dawes plan was a second ToV Prominent danger of only relying on a loan

Question 28

when was kellogg briand pact

Answer 28

1928

Question 29

what was kellog briand pact

Answer 29

outlawed war as an instrument of national policy = step to maintaining peace showed germany was working with league and other nations showed friendship between us and germany

Question 30

when was young plan

Answer 30

1929

Question 31

what was young plan

Answer 31

germany pay less than originally intended (2 million) but extending the repayment period (1988) unemployment fell and golden age began

Question 32

order of plans organised by streseman

Answer 32

1924-dawes plan 1925-locarno pact -germany join LoN (1926) 1928-kellog briand pact 1929-young plan