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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
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