KQ1 Key Dates and Statistics Flashcards
(40 cards)
Kaiser abdicated
9th November 1918
Ebert-Groener Pact
10th November 1918
End of WW1
11th November 1918
Ebert elected president and the Weimar Constitution made
6th February 1919
How many times did Ebert use Article 48?
136
Treaty of Versailles
28th June 1919
What did the T of V cut the army to?
100,000 troops
How many battleships did the T of V allow Germany to have?
6
What were German reparations set to?
£6.6 million
What was national debt in 1919?
1.44 billion marks
Between 1914 to 1919, what value did the mark change against the US Dollar?
4.20 marks to 14.00 marks
When was Germany granted a reparation instalment postponement of Jan and Feb?
January 1922
When did Germany ask for a loan of 500 million gold marks and to be released from obligations for 3-4 years?
November 1922
In 1921, what % were unemployed in Germany? How many were unemployed in Britain compared?
1.8%
17%
How much was national debt in December 1922?
469,000
Franco-Belgian invasion of the Ruhr
1923
How many men were sent to occupy the Ruhr? What did this grow to?
60,000
100,000
How many Germans were expelled from the Ruhr? And how many were shot?
150,000
132
In May 1923, what were the fraction of monthly deliveries in the Ruhr compared to 1922?
1/3
What fraction had output of the Ruhr fallen by compared to its pre-occupation output?
1/5
Hyperinflation crisis
1923
In January, October and November 1923, how much did a kilo loaf of bread cost?
January- 163 marks
October- 9 million
November- 233 billion
Law limiting working day to 8 hours
1919
State Health Insurance Act extended to wives, daughters and disabled
1919
