Weimar germany Flashcards

1
Q

when did kaiser wilhelm II abdicate?

A

october 1918

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2
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what started the revolution to remove the monarchy?

A

mutiny by german sailors

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3
Q

what did people call those who signed the armistice?

A

November criminals

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4
Q

what was proportional representation

A

% of votes = % of seats

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5
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what was article 48

A

president has emergency powers to create any laws without consent of reichstag

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6
Q

what were the 4 terms of the treaty of versailles?

A

june 1919
Land
Army
Money
Blame

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7
Q

details about land (ToV)

A

lost 13%
lost Alscace- lorraine
demilitarised rhineland

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8
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details about army (ToV)

A

limited to 100,000 men
no air force
demilitarised rhineland

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9
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details about money (ToV)

A

had to pay £6 billion in reparations

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10
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details about blame (ToV)

A

article 231
war guilt clause
germany takes full responsibility for war

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11
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when was the spartacist (left wing) uprising

A

january 1919

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12
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who led the spartacist uprising

A

rosa luxemburg and karl liebknecht

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13
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who stopped the spartacist uprising?

A

the freikorps

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14
Q

when was the kapp (right wing) putsch

A

1920

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15
Q

who led the kapp putsch

A

wolfgang kapp

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16
Q

how was the kapp putsch stopped

A

government flee -overtook reichstag
general strikes

17
Q

why did france and belgium invade the rhur?

A

germany struggled to pay reparations

18
Q

why did the invasion of the rhur cause hyperinflation?

A

gov encouraged passive resistance
had to print more money to pay their wages

19
Q

details about hyperinflation

A

100 million marks for loaf of bread
carry money in wheelbarrows to shops

20
Q

when was the dawes plan

A

1924

21
Q

what was the dawes plan

A

restructuring reparation payments

22
Q

what was the young plan?

A

reduced reparations to £1.85 billion

23
Q

when was the young plan?

A

1929

24
Q

how did us loans benefit weimar germany

A

new public work schemes
development of infrastructure

25
Q

what was the locarno pact

A

guaranteed germants western borders and reassured belgium and france

26
Q

when was the locarno pact

A

1925

27
Q

when was the league of nations

A

1926

28
Q

what was the league of nations

A

germany accepted into the peace - keeping organisation
showed germany was accepted by international community

29
Q

what was the kellog-briand pact

A

settle disputes peacefully
1 of 64 to join

30
Q

when was the kellog briand pact

A

1928

31
Q

how did culture and the arts improve

A

cinema and film development
new types of art + architecture

32
Q

how did the standard of living improve

A

wages increased, but not felt due to rising price of goods and high unemployment levels

33
Q

how did womens rights improve?

A

more voting, employment and opportunities

34
Q

who introduced the new currency and what was it called

A

gustav streseman
rentenmark