early challenges to the Weimar Republic Flashcards
(16 cards)
what treaty punishing Germany did the new Weimr government agree to in 1919
the treaty of versailles
what did Germans call the treaty of Versailles
Diktat
name 3 ways in which the treaty of Versailles punished Germany
redced army to 10000 men, took german land, forced germany to accept blame for WW1, 6.6 billion reperations
what phrase did Germans use for the ‘betrayal’ of the country by the new Weimar leaders
Dolchstoss
which extreme left-wing communist group tried to overthrow the Weimar government in 1919
the spartacists
who were the 2 leaders of the Spartacist uprising
rosa luxembourg and karl Leibknechtv
which right-wing group did the Weimar government use to crush the Spartacist uprising
the freikorps
what happened to the leaders of the Spartacist uprising
murdered by the freikorps
what was the name of the uprising in 1920 by the freikorps, led by Wolfgang Kapp
the kapp putsch
when the weimar government fled, how did the people of germany foil the kapp putsch
went on strike
what happened to the leaders of the kapp putsch
acquitted or given short prison sentences
which rich, coal- producing area of germany as occupied by the french army when Germany failed to pay its debts
the rhur
what did german workers in the Rhur do to protest at the french occupation, leading to poverty
went on strike
who did many germans blame for the situation
the weimar government
how dd the weimar government ensure it could still pay the striking workers
printed lots of money
what was the name for the situation create by the printing of lots of new money
hyperinflation
