Impact Of First World War Flashcards
(29 cards)
In what year was the Weimar constitution finally drawn up
1919
What was proportional representation
Number of votes = number of seats
What did article 48 do
Gave the president power to suspend the constitution in case of an emergency
What were the terms of the treaty of Versailles
Harsh terms
Germany lost 13% of its land
Lost 48% of its iron
+6 million citizens absorbed into other countries
When was the treaty of Versailles signed
June 1919
What did article 231 do
War guilt clause
Germany had to accept blame for starting WW1 in 1914
What were the terms of article 231
Military terms - reduced to 6 battleships and 100000 men forced to pay 6.6 billion in reparations
What is a diktat
Dictated peace
What does dolchtoss mean
Stabbed in the back
Term used by many to describe politicians who signed the armistice
Who were the November criminals
Politicians who signed the armistice
Who led the spartacist league
Rosa Luxembourg
Karl Liebknecht
They sought to establish a communist state
When was the spartacists attempt to overthrow the Weimar put down and by who
The freikorps on the 6th January 1919
What was the name of the zone that the rhur was situated in
Te industrial heartland and it was vital to germanys economic growth
When did the French occupy the Ruhr
1923
When did Germany fail to pay reparations
Jan 1923 failed to pay reparations to France and Belgium
What did the French occupation meet
passive resistance and industrial sabotage
How did the government back the strikes and what did strikes lead to
The German government backed the strikers and printed more money to pay them a wage
Extra strike money plus the collapse in production turned inflation
What did inflation lead to
Hyperinflation
What was the value of £1 in marks
1,680,800,000,000,000
What did the government fear a repeat of
Bolshevik revolution, Russia 1917
The right were successful in seizing control through what
Kapp putsch
Who encouraged people of Berlin to do what
Ebert
Go on strike
Under what republic could men and women vote at the age of __
Weimar Republic
Age 20
The Weimar constitution marked the first time Germany had experienced what
Democracy
