Germany Topic - Topic 1 (Weimar Republic)
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Define republic
A country without a King or Queen.
Define Constitution
Rules about how a country is run
Define Proportional Representation
A voting system which gives small parties a say in Parliament.
What is PR
Proportional Representation
Who ruled Germany 1888-1918
Kaiser Wilhelm ||.
Where did the Kaiser flee to?
Netherlands (Holland)
What was the name of the country government
Reichstag (Parliament.)
What was the name of the State governments? (Kaiser)
Bundesrat
Who was the first president of Germany
Friedrich Ebert
What was the name of the State governments? (Ebert.)
Reichsrat
In the ToV how much land did Germany lose?
13% of it.
In the ToV how much of the population did Germany lose?
6 million
In the ToV how many parts was Germany split into
2 parts
In the ToV how much was the army reduced to?
100 000 men.
In the ToV how many colonies was Germany allowed to keep?
0
In the ToV how many battleships were Germany allowed?
6
What clause stated Germany had to take 100% of the blame?
Clause 231.
In the ToV how much did Germany have to pay?
6.6 bn.
When did WW1 end?
November 1918
When did the Kaiser abdicate
November 1918
Who were far left
communists
Who were the Spartacists?
German communists
Who were the Freikorps?
Ex soldiers who lost their jobs due to the ToV - hated communists.
Define Putsch
an attempt to overthrow the government.
When was the Spartacist Uprising
January 1919
Who led the Spartacists
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
When was the Kapp Putsch
March 1920.
Who led the Kapp Putsch?
Wolfgang Kapp
Who marched where in the Kapp Putsch
Freikorps to Berlin.
Name the Kaiser
Wilheim ||.
Who was the new leader after Kaiser?
Ebert
What clause meant that Germany took 100% of the blame for the war?
The war guilt clause
What was the Ruhr
A rich industrial area in Germany
What does LAMB stand for
Land
Army
Money
Blame
When did the French occupy the Ruhr?
January 1923
When was the ToV signed?
June 1919
Who became new chancellor and foreign minister in 1923
Gustav Stresemann
When did Stresemann become chancellor?
August 1923
What was the Locarno Pact?
A treaty between Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Belgium.
When did Germany join the League of Nations
1926
When was the Kellog-Briand Pact agreed?
August 1928
What pact in 1928 agreed international peace from invasion
Kellog-Briand Pact.
What was passed in 1924 to help Germany through loans
The Dawes Plan
What happened in the Dawes plan
USA loaned 800 million marks to Germany.
In the Young Plan what were the reparations reduced to?
6.6bn to 2bn
When was the Young Plan?
1929
How much did wages increase by in 1924-29
10%.
In 1928 how much had homelessness been reduced by?
60%.
What article was the war guilt clause?
231
Who was the first president of Germany?
Friedrich Ebert
How many battleships were Germany allowed post ToV?
6
What was Article 48?
Gave the President power to make laws without consulting the Reichstag
What was the German army reduced to after the ToV?
100 000
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
28th June 1919
Who led the Spartacists?
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
When was the Kapp Putsch?
13th March 1920
Why did the Kapp Putsch fail?
the German Government ordered trade unions to go on strike
Where was 80% of German raw materials located?
The Ruhr
When was the French occupation of the Ruhr?
11th January 1923
When was the Spartacist Uprising?
5th January 1919
When did Stresemann become Chancellor?
August 1923
Who was German chancellor in August 1923?
Gustav Stresemann
When was the Dawes Plan?
1924
When was the Rentenmark introduced?
November 1923
When was the Locarno Pact?
1925
When did Germany join the League of Nations?
September 1926
When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
1928
What was decided in the Locarno Pact?
Germany kept its existing borders
When was the Unemployment Insurance Act introduced?
1927
When did Ebert become Chancellor?
10th November 1918
What did German people describe ToV as (German and English translation)?
Diktat / dictated peace
Why did French troops invade the Ruhr in 1923?
They didn't believe that Germany couldn't pay reparations and wanted compensation
What is the full name for the Nazi party?
National Socialist German Workers Party
What did Stresemann do in November 1923?
introduce the rentenmark
In the Dawes Plan, how did payments change over 5 years?
Started at 1bn and increased to 2.5bn
What was a non-economic consequence of the Dawes Plan?
France withdrew troops from the Ruhr
What were reparations reduced to by the Young Plan?
1.85 bn marks
What did the Kellog-Briand Pact decide?
Not to use military force to settle disputes
How many countries signed the Kellog Briand Pact in 1928?
64
When did Hindenburg become President?
April 1925
How much did unemployment decrease to from 1924 to 1928?
2 million to 1.3 million
When was the Unemployed Insurance Law?
1927