Edexcel GCSE History: The Weimar Republic

1918-1929

11 million

How many germans fought in the war

55

What % of German troops became casualties?

Tripled

WW1 meant German govt debts ...

50 to 150 billion marks

Govt debts from WW1 went from ... to ...

750

000

9 Nov 1918

When did the kaiser wilhelm abdicate

Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated

What happened 9 Nov 1918

11 Nov 1918

When was the Armistice agreement signed

German representative Matthias Erzberger

How signed the armistice agreement after WW1 defeat

19 Jan 1919

For the new constitution

Elections for a constituent assembly

What was announced 19 Jan 1919

Friedrich Ebert

Who was the first president of the Weimar Republic

Social Democrat party

Friedrich Ebert's party was

Philipp Scheidemann

Who was the first chancellor

Social democrat party

Party of Philipp Scheidemann

SPD

centre party

All over 20 given vote in the proportional representation system

In the new constitution

Article 22

In the new constitution

President could suspend constitution in emergency

In the new constitution

Article 48

In the new constitution

7 years

In the new constitution

4 years

In the new constitution

Agree to stop fighting

What does the armistice agreement do

End of Oct 1918

When did the german navy mutiny

coalition formed

What happened as a result of the first Jan 1919 election

28 Jun 1919

When was the ToV signed

Treaty of Versailles

What was signed 28 Jun 1919

13

What % of land did Germany lose because of the TOV

Land

What did Germany lose 13% of because of the TOV

48

What % of iron production was lost cause of the TOV

Iron production

What was 48% lost because of the TOV

15

What % did germany lose of its coal reserves cause of TOV

coal reserves

What did germany lose 15% of cause of the TOV

6 million

Because of the TOV

War Guilt Clause

Because of the TOV

231

Because of the TOV

Because of the TOV

To the League of nations

What entry did germany lose because of the TOV

Alsace-Lorraine

Territorial term

Allied powers

Territorial term

Eupen-Malmedy

Territorial term

Vote of the people

What is a plebiscite

Saar and Memel

Territorial term

Posen and West Prussia

Territorial term

Eastern Upper Silesia

Territorial term

Danzig

Territorial term

anschluss

Territorial term

Union of Austria and Germany

Anschluss

Anschluss

Union of Austria and Germany

Northern Schleswig

Territorial term

Denmark plebiscite

Territorial term

100

000

Tanks

armoured cars

Military aircraft

Military term

10

000 tons

Naval vessel

Military term

Submarines

Military term

Rhineland

Military term

Coal Saar France

Financial term

£6.6 billion

Financial term

Cattle and sheep

Financial term

Belgium and France

Financial term

1

600 tons

Ships

Financial term

Merchant ships

Financial term

Allied ships sunk by U-boats

Financial term

Stab in the back theory

Dolchstoss aka

Those who signed the armistice were november criminals

What did dolchstoss state

Those who signed the armistice agreement

Who were november criminals

Left wing

What wing are the sparticists

Oct 1917

When was the bolshevik revolution in russia

Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

What happened in Oct 1917

Karl Liebknecht

Rosa Luxembourg

Dec 1918

When was the Spartacist demonstration against govt

Death of 16 spartacists

What came as a result of the spartacist demonstration against govt

6 Jan 1919

When did the spartacist uprising begin

Spartacist uprising began

What happened 6 Jan 1919

Over 100

000

Weimer

Where was the govt forced to move during the unrest of the spartacist uprising

13 Jan 1919

When did the army and freikorps drive Spartacists off the streets

Army and freikorps drove spartacists off the streets

What happened 13 Jan 1919

16 Jan 1919

When were Liebknecht and Luxembourg arrested and killed by the Freikorps

Liebknecht and Luxembourg arrested and killed by freikorps

What happened 16 Jan 1919

March 1919

When was another communist uprising in berlin

Another communist uprising in berlin

What happened march 1919

Over 1000

How many people were killed in the other communist uprising in Berlin in March 1919

April 1919

When did the freikorps destroy the other communist uprising in Munich

Freikorps destroy another communist uprising in Munich

What happened April 1919 and where

Right

Wing if Kapp Putsch

March 1920

When did President Ebert announce plans to reduce the size of the army and disband the freikorps

Ebert announced plants to reduce army size and disband freikorps

What happened in march 1920

Wolfgang Kapp and Ehrhardt

Who attempted to seize Berlin with 5000 armed men

Leader of Berlin Freikorps

Who was Ehrhardt

5

000 armed men

Reichswher

Name of the army

Army

What is the reichswehr

General luttwitz

Who commanded the reichswehr

Yes

Did the army support the Kapp Putsch uprising

The reichswehr does not fire on the reichswehr

What did the commander in chief von seekt say when asked to squash to Kapp Putsch

Commander in Chief Von Seekt

Who said the reichswehr does not fire on the reichswehr