rise of hitler Flashcards
what was job of chancellor
advise the kaiser
what’s bundesrat
made up from a representative of party from each state
what’s reichstag
parliament which was elected by men over the age of 25
what’s the kaiser and how do you become the kaiser
kaiser is the head of government and is the ruler of Germany. Could ignore government and make his own decisions. Made all military and foreign policy decisions. Can become the kaiser by being the king.
who’s kaiser Wilhelms
kaiser before Hitler came to power. Wanted to maintain a powerful army and build up large navy. Wanted Germany to have global power and have an empire to rival Britan’s.
what happened in late 1800s
Germany began to industrialise supported by powerful German businessmen. In 1913 Germany was producing as much coal and more iron and steel as Britain some of these rich business men became very rich and powerful.
what caused the rise of socialism.
many workers who where being paid by these rich businessmen where being underpaid with poor working conditions. Caused the rise of trade unions and by 1914 over 3 million workers had joined trade unions. A new party the social democratic party (SPD)became popular among workers. some where extremists and wanted to start a revolution against the kaiser.
what did the social democratic party believe in
believed power and wealth shared among workers. wanted to improve wages and working conditions. disagreed with power and privileged positions among workers.
what ratio of Germans where voting for the SPD at the time
1/3
what where the navy laws
a huge amount of money was sent into expanding Germanys navy as the kaiser wanted a large navy to help him take over other countries. this meant taxes where increase to pay for the money the kaiser had borrowed.
how did the first world war effect politics
British stopped sending food supplies to Germany which caused food shortages. Germany became more democratic so that the enemies would treat Germany more fairly. Kaiser allowed main political parties to form a new government and transferred some of his power to the reichstag - German citizens where still not satisfied.
what happened on 28th of October 1918
protests broke out by sailors and workers and soldiers joined. Kaiser realised he had lost control, his army and general refused to support him
how did Germany become defeated
After Kaiser lost his power he left Germany and never returned. SPD temporarily took over and ended the war on 19th November.
how did the first world war affect Germany economically
where virtually bankrupt as had to pay back the money it has borrowed. War pensions where to be paid and factories where exausted.
what was the Weimar republic
democratic republic where everyone had the equal right to vote - the SPD. Germany was now known as the Weimar republic
