Weimar constitution

Question 1

How did Weimar Republic survive

Answer 1

Introduction of a new currency (Rentenmark) to combat inflation

Stable presidential leadership under Ebert

Reduction in reparation payments through the Dawes plan

Question 2

What did the Weimar constitution consist of

Answer 2

Elected president

Chancellor

Reichstag

This meant it was more democratic

Question 3

Proportional representation

Answer 3

A system where parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.

Question 4

Problems of Weimar Constitution

Answer 4

There were a large number of small parties

Coalitions (alliances between parties) are inevitable

Governments are unstable

Dependent on president to be fair and democratic

Presidential powers are extensive

Question 5

Who was president in the Weimar Golden Years

Answer 5

Gustav Stresemann

Question 6

What happened in the Weimar golden years

Answer 6

Promoted social, political and economic stability

Question 7

What did Stresemann do

Answer 7

Made agreements with American banks to reduce reparation payments

Made diplomatic agreements with the USSR and LON

Was able to win back the Ruhr ( industrial part of Germany used to upgrade military weaponry) through diplomacy

Focussed on exports and international trade