Weimar: key terms and specific information Flashcards
(19 cards)
siegfriede
what many, particularly those in the German high command were seeking - the annexing of countries and the growth of the second Reich
- supported by most parties except the SPD and much of the middle and upper classes
peace without victory
after the disasters of the Somme and Verdun many wanted a peaceful end to the war as Germany was fighting a purely defensive war
- view mostly held by the SPD
how many died from starvation and hypothermia in 1918
293 000
rise in the death rate of children between 1-5 in WW1
50%
what percentage of all trade was estimated to be organised illegally on the black market
35%
how much did real wages fall by as a result of inflation in WW1
20-30%
what was the total cost of the war to Germany
$38 billion
what did industrial output fall by between 1914-18
over 40%
what was the daily bread ration
1915 -225g per person per day
1917 - 160g
how many died in the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918
20-40 million across Europe
during the war what had the percentage of women in the workforce risen to
37%
‘spirit of 1914’
the optimistic and national view of the war at the start
who was Prince Max
a moderate conservative asked by the Kaiser to form a government from thre Reichstag and not appointed by the Kaiser
what was the turnout at the first Weimar election
85%
what percentage of the vote in the first Weimar election were for parties supporting parliamentary democracy
76%
which three parties formed a coalition after the 1919 election
zentrum, SPD and DDP
what did the treaty of versailles limit the army to
100 000
how many political assainations were there between 1919-22
376
22 by the left
354 by the right
what were reperations set at in 1921
£6.6 billion
