Government In Germany 1918-89 Flashcards
(45 cards)
When was revolution from above?
Sept 1918
When was revolution from below?
Oct 1918
When did kaiser abdicate?
Nov 1918
When was armistice signed?
Nov 1918
When was TOV signed?
28th June 1919
How long was Ebert president for?
1919-1925
When was Hindenburg president?
1925-34
When did Müllers Grand Coalition collapse?
1930
Show an example of how Brüning relied on emergency decrees through Hindenburg
44 decrees in 1931 but only 5 in 1930
When did Von papens govt lose vote of confidence ?
1932
When Hindenburg dissolved parliament, when did he call the election for?
July 1932
Who was largest party after 1932 election?
NSDAP (nazis) with 37% of vote
When was Hitler’s appointed chancellor?
30th Jan 1933
When was Reichstag fire?
27th Feb 1933
When was Law in Protection for people and state passed by decree?
After the Reichstag Fire
Who won elections March 1933?
Nazis with 42.5% of vote (increased from previous election)
When was Enabling Act passed?
24th March 1933
When was the KPD banned?
After Reichstag fire
When we’re SPD banned?
June 1933
When we’re ALL parties finally banned?
July 1933
Example of overlapping structures in nazi government
Office of the Four Year Plan overlapped with Economics ministries
What was Führerprinzip
“Working towards the Führer”
Example of Goebbels becoming the face of Government during the war
Goebbels gave speech on Total War at the Sports Palast - should have been something Hitler would have wanted to do
How many members of the SS were there during war?
900,000
