WEINMAR REPUBLIC (GERMANY) Flashcards
(21 cards)
when did the Kaiser abdicate?
9th Nov 1918
When was the New Republic Set up
10th Nov 1918
who was the republic first President?
Freidrich Ebert
Who Persuaded Kaiser to abdicate?
Ludenoff
When did the goverment sign the Armistice?
11th Nov 1918
What are 2 effects of the Abdication of the kaiser?
Germany Becomes a republic and Armistice is signed
What are 2 effects of the German Revolution?
Germany becomes a republic and Spartacist revolt
How many German soldiers were injured by 1918?
1.7 mil killed, 4.3 mill injured
Why was there a lack of food going to Germany?
British Naval Blockades
Where and when was the naval mutiny?
Kiel 1918
WHen did kaiser abidcate?
9th movember 1918
Who is the new leader of the weinmar republic?
Freidrich Ebert
What percenatge of the people voted in 1918?
82%
what was the voting age?
20
What powers did the president have?
Appoint chancellor, dissolve Reichstag and arrange new elections
What was article 48?
President could pass laws without reichstag
How much were the reperations (TOFV)
6.6 billon
What colonies did germany lose?
African, o
What percenatge of land did Germany lose after the TofV?
10%
How much of it’s steel undstry did Germnay lose after the TofV?
half
issues of the constitution
article 48, proportional representation, federal system
