Nazi Germany Flashcards
(29 cards)
What are the four tiers of the Weimar constitution?
1) The president
2) The Chancellor
3) The Reichstag
4) The German people
How often was a new president elected in the Weimar constitution?
Every 7 years.
What were the presidents jobs? (3)
Controlled armed forces
stayed out of day to day running of the country
In an emergency he could make new laws without going through the Reichstag.
How was the Chancellor chosen?
Chosen from the Reichstag by the president.
What was the Chancellor responsible for?
Responsible for the day to day running of the country.
How were the Reichstag elected and how often?
members elected every 4 years through proportional representation.
What were the responsibilities of the Reichstag?
They voted on new laws.
What were the responsibilities of the German people in the Weimar constitution and who could vote?
Elected the president and members of the Reichstag.
Men and Women over 20.
What was the ‘stab in the back’?
When the government agreed end the war the soldiers felt ‘stabbed in the back’.
What does LAMB stand for?
L- Land
A- Army
M- Money
B- Blame
What happened to their land after the Treaty of Versailles?
13% lost
Lost materials such as coal
Country split in two
Colonies taken away
What happened to their army after the Treaty was signed?
Army reduced to 100,000
Not allowed submarines, tanks or air force.
What happened as they were blamed as part of the treaty of Versailles?
Allies demanded compensation for damage.
They had to accept blame for the war.
How much money did Germany owe to other countries after signing the treaty and who did most of it go to?
owed 6.6 billion and it mostly went to France and Belgium.
What did France originally want from the treaty?
Wanted revenge
wanted them stripped of wealth and armed forces
The promise that war wouldn’t happen again.
What did the USA originally want from the treaty?
They did not want revenge but peace for everyone.
Wanted to get out of Europe.
What did England originally want from the treaty?
Wanted Germany to regain strength.
They didn’t want Germany to become communist’s.
what did the communists want for Germany , who were they against and who were they most popular with?
Wanted workers to control Germany and share wealth.
Against the democratic government.
Popular with workers.
What did the social democrats want for Germany, who did they not like and who were they?
Wanted to prevent revelation and to help German businesses recover.
They were anti-communists.
They were the current government.
What did the nationalists want for Germany, who were they against and who were they popular with?
They wanted a strong Germany with a strong leader.
They were against the democratic government and they were anti-communist.
They were popular with the army and middle class.
Who were the sparatist rising and why did they want a revolution?
A communist group set up by Rosa Luxemburg and karl Liebnecht.
They didn’t trust the government as they didn’t believe they would improve the lives of the working people.
What did the spartacist rising do and was it successful?
They tried to start a revolution and thought that protesters would join them but they didn’t and the government ordered the army to stop it.
It was badly planned and they didn’t get the support they expected from other left wing groups.
Who were the red rising in the Ruhr and why did they want to stand up to the government?
Groups of workers led by members of the communist party.
They were angry about bad pay and bad working conditions.
What happened with the red rising in the Ruhr and was it a success?
Their army of 50,000 workers occupied the Ruhr region and took control of it’s raw materials. The government army crushed the rising.
They had weak leadership and an unclear plan. There were strikes and demonstrations but they were never a serious threat to the Weimar government.
