history 1a: weimar republic

how did the kaiser avoid being put on trail?

abdicated and fled to hollund

who replaced the kaiser? with what type of government?

Ebert

what was ebert's government known as?

the provisional government

why did germans hate democracy?

• not what they were used to

• seen as slow and weak

what were germanys problems after the war?

• war weariness

• economic problems

• defeat

• end of monarchy

• reparations

who lead the spartacus league?

karl liebknecht

who were the sparticists?

people that wanted a communist government

who were the frei korps?

group of 2000 ex soldiers who worked for the government and hated communism

what were the elements of the weimar constitution (made by hugo preuss)

• you could vote at 20

• women could vote

• president would be elected for 7 years and would choose a chancellor

• chancellor had to have majority in reichstag

what were the two houses of parliament after the weimar constitution?

(the reichstag and the reichstrat)

what were the flaws of the weimar constitution?

• article 48: in an emergency

when was the treaty of versailles signed?

june 1918

why did the german people not like the treaty of versailles?

claimed it was "diktat" (dictated peace)

what were the nicknames given to the people that signed the treaty of versailles?

november criminals

why did german soldiers not like the treaty of versailles?

many lost jobs due to military restrictions and joined frei korps

when was the kapp putsch?

march 1920

who led the kapp putsch?

dr kapp and von luttwitz

what was the red red rising?

failed attempt of communists taking power

what was the kapp putsch?

right wing attack on government

what political threats were faced by the weimar government in 1920?

• economic instability led to increasing amount of extremism

• november criminals led to people distrusting government

• 3 uprisings

how did france retaliate to germanys refusal to lay reparations?

• sent 60

why did the weimar government respond to the french invasion of the ruhr with military retaliation?

• would've caused a greater conflict

• army had been limited and did not have the troops

what was the impact of passive resistance on the german economy?

• german industry came to a standstill

• large amount of paper money were produced to pay strikers

• this money was not backed by gold and had no value

what was the impact of hyperinflation?

• value of money went down

• wages and prices went up

• many blamed democratic weimar government

when was the munich putsch?

november 1923

what was the munich putsch?

• hitler attempted to overthrow weimar government

• 2000 supporters marched through streets of munich

• hitter was arrested and put on trial for treason

what were the consequences of the munich putsch?

• hitter used his trial to make speeches against government

• sentences to 5 years

what did hitler write while in prison?

mein kampf

what were the economic problems of weimar germany?

• hyperinflation

• reparations

• ruhr invasion

• little trade

when was the locarno pact signed?

1925

when was the wall street crash?

1929

which leader replaced Ebert in 1923?

stressemann

which currency did stresemann introduce?

rentenmark

what was the dawes plan?

financial loans given to germany so they could pay loans

when was the dawes plan introduced?

1924

what was the young plan?

• reduced total reparations 2 billion

• gave germany 58 years to pay reparations

when was the young plan introduced?

1929

what did stresemenn use the loans to do?

• reparations

• build 3 million new houses

what reforms for stresemenn introduce?

• labour exchanged (1927) in 1927

• unemployment pay

what was the locarno pact?

mutually guaranteed peace between germany

when was the kellogg briand pact signed?

1928

what was the kellogg-briand pact?

agreement to outlaw war

what were the positive impacts of stresemenn's government?

• german economy improved

• international relations improved

• german culture flourished

what were the negative impacts of stresemenn's government?

• middle classes had lost savings

• farming incomes remained low

• conservatives felt germany was losing traditional values

why did hitters popularity decline during the locarno honeymoon?

quality of life in germany was good

why was the locarno pact not necessarily needed?

treaty of versailles had already agreed borders

why was the kellogg briand pact not necessarily needed?

treaty of versailles had introduced league of nations

what were the negatives of stresemann's government?

had to rely on loans from usa

why did the weimar republic collapse?

• streseman died in 1929

• wall street crash affected germanys economy due to loans from usa

• usa recalled loans

• german trade stopped

• unemployment and homelessness increased

what was the most popular political party after the weimar republic collapsed?

the nazis

why did the economic crisis in 1929 make people want to abandon weimar government?

people felt the democratic government had failed them

who ruled by emergency decree once the weimar republic collapsed?

president hindeburg