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1
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Before the war Germany was ruled by a

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kaiser

2
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Germany was in……… in 1918

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distress - econ and living standars

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1918 the national income was

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1/3 of what it saws in 1914

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People angry in 1918 bc…

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loss of the war

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gaps between

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rich and poor

6
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1918 X amount died bc of

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300,000 dead bc starvation

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1918 X was X amount of 1915

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industry was 2/3 of 1915

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there were … demobilised

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1/2 million demobilised soldiers

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1918 fighting between

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left wing and right wing

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9th November 1918

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kaiser abdicated…triggered revolts (socialists)

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10 november 1918

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Ebert new leader = freedom of speech and worship

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What were peoples attitudes towards democracy in november 1918

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  • unenthusiastic

- comms wanted revolution

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January 1919

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Free elections - ebert new president of weimar (berlin to unstable + violent)

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Stab in the Back myth…who was behind it….what was the myth

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-believe that if army kept fighting they could’ve won = LIE
weimar blamed for defeat of war
-LUDENDORFF - new gov took blame = military didn’t nor politicians who pulled out

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7th may 1919

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Treaty of versailles

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2 reasons how the weimar was affected by TOV

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  • tov bc of feeble leadership = weak = low support

blamed for giving into allies

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How did the LW (comm) threaten the WR - ‘19- ‘24 ( 4 things)

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  • liebknecht + rosa luxembourg = leaders
  • wanted ger to be run by: workers soviets and councils
  • 1919 failed election
  • anti gov force was powerful in 1920s
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How did the RW threaten the WR (4 points)

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  • supported kaiser
  • wanted strong army + expansion
  • resented TOV
  • 1922 foreign minister mudered
  • 1923 Ah rebeled MUNCIH PUTSH OCT 23
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When was the RUHr entered and by who and why?

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January 1923 - french and belgiums

Germany owed 50 mill in repar- none had been paid ‘21-‘22…took payments in raw materials

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What did the FR and belgiums do in the ruhr ( 3points)and what did this cause for GER

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-Took payments in raw materials and goods
- 100 workers killed
-100,000 protesters expelled
caused a halt in econ- most important region

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Hyperinflation = (3points)

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  • gov printed money
  • paid 2,200 mill reparations in worthless mark
  • savings lost- poor suffered
22
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Stressmann

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august 1923 became chancellor

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how did he solve hyperinflation? (4)

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  • passive res in ruhr ended
  • reinmark new currency
  • loans through dawes plan
  • renogotiated reparations
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How did the economy thrive under stressmann? (5)

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Dawes plan = repair paid

  • 1927 industry recovered
  • 1928 - production rate same as before war
  • living standards ^^
  • exports ^^
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How did politics thrive under stressmann (4)

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WR widely supported
- after 1923 = no revolution attempts
- in 1928 modern parties had 138 more seats in reichstag
nazis decreased support 3% in 1928 election

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How did culture thrive under stressmann (6)

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  • artists bloomed
  • freedom of speech
  • bauhaus style design
  • 1920s golden age cinema
  • 1927 900 dance bands in berlin alone
  • bauhaus 1st exhibit 15,000 turned up
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When and what was the lorcano treaty?

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1925- peace treaty Germany accepted the borders with France and Belgium

  • Germany accepted that the Rhineland would remain a demilitarised zone
  • France and Germany agreed to settle any disputes through the League
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+ foreign policy under stressmann

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  • young plan + dawes plan
  • reversed treaty
  • ‘25 lorcano treaty
  • 26 germany joined LON
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negative for economy under SMANN (5)

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  • landvalue berlin ^ 700%
  • unemployment ^
  • farmers had decreased demand for food
  • ^ pay/ conditions
  • Us loans could be called in at any time
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(-) SMANN- politics (3)

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  • nazis/comm parties built up
  • 30% of votes went to opp parties
  • hindenburg ‘26 democracy opposed
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culture (-) under SMANN (3)

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  • loss of morals
  • wanted decline of decadence
  • nazzis harness this later on
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Foreing policy (-) under SMANn

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Nationalists against - LON

  • loracno treaty
  • hated TOV