Early Weimar Germany

Who abdicated on 9th November 1918?

Kaiser Wilhelm

How did Kaiser Wilhelm know he had to abdicate?

everyone turned against him, lost support of the army

what was announced to stop a communist revolution?

a new government - the Weimar Republic

when was the armistice signed to end the war?

November 11, 1918

when was the treaty of Versailles signed?

June 28th, 1919

Who were the Big Three?

Georges Clemenceau - France
Woodrow Wilson - America
David Lloyd George - Britain

How many soldiers were the german army allowed?

100,000

What were the land restrictions of the treaty of Versailles?

no union with Austria (Anschluss)
lost all oversea colonies
Lost west Prussia to Poland
give Alsace Lorraine back to France
demilitarised the Rhineland

How much were the germans meant to pay in Reparations?

£6.6 billion

What was Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?

This was the "war-guilt clause" in the Treaty of Versailles that placed total responsibility for World War I on Germany.

who had the most power according to the constitution?

President

Was germany a democracy or a dictatorship in the 1920s?

democracy

What was the left-wing revolt called?

Spartacist uprising

When was the left wing revolt

january 1919

Who stopped the left-wing revolt?

the Freikorps

what was the right-wing revolt called?

Kapp Putsch

Why did the right-wing revolt?

wanted the kaiser back, hated weimar republic, Freikorps being disbanded

When was the right-wing revolt?

march 1920

How was the right wing stopped?

kapp realised he couldn't govern and fled, was arrested and put in prison

Why did the French invade the Ruhr?

to get the reparations as Germany had failed to pay the second instalment in 1922

How did workers respond to the invasion of the Ruhr?

they went on strike and sabotaged factories

How did the government support the workers in the Ruhr?

printed more money to pay the wages

What did the government's response to the Ruhr invasion lead to?

hyperinflation

Who became chancellor in August 1923?

Stresemann

How did Stresemann stop hyperinflation?

introduced Rentenmark

what was the reaction to the new currency?

postive- people liked the weimar government

When was the Munich Putsch?

November 1923

Why did the Munich Putsch fail?

the Bavarian leaders e.g. von Kahr, left and informed the army and police