Failure Weimar Germany Flashcards
(29 cards)
When did Wilhelm II abdicate?
Nov 9, 1918
first chancellor
Frederich Ebert
when was constitution signed
11 august 1919
which article in constitution gave power of decree
article 48
treaty of versailles signed
June 28, 1919
% territory lost
13%
navy limited to
20% its strength
iron production reduced to
48%
population lost
12%
which article treaty war guilt clause
article 231
when ruhr invaded ?
9 jan 1923 (same as abdication)
when was new govt introduced w stresemann
august 1923
when was Dawes Plan announced
1 sept 1924
stresemann make Germany
acceptable and respectable
Dawes plan moderate scale
£50 mil to 125 mil in 5 years
unemployment fall after US loans
8% in 1928
industrial prod stat golden age
more than doubled between 1923-1928
exports stat golden age
rose by 40%
companies German
Siemens, IG Farben , Deutsche Bank
when was the Wall Street crash
oct 24 1929
if the us call back any loans…
“a large section of our economy will collapse”
unemployment stat after Wall Street crash
between 1929- Jan 1932 unemployment rose from 1.5 mil to 6 mil
industrial prod after Wall Street crash
worth 40% less than in 1929
when did burning call general election
June 1930
