Effects of events in Germany

What were the effects of the Abdication of the Kaiser and German revolution?

1. new republic, new president. social democrat Ebert

2. armistice agreed

What were the effects of the Weimar constitution on the Weimar Republic?

1. freedom of speech, equity under the law

2. Everyone over 20 could vote

What were the effects of the treaty of versailles on weimar germany?

1. reparations of £6,600 million, lost 50% of oil reserves as a result of lost territory in Europe and Africa

2. had to accept the blame to the war, war guilt, humiliation, angry public

What were the effects of the sparticist revolt?

1. revealed the Weimar Republic’s weaknesses since the army could not support it

2. growth of communist support

What were the effects of the Kapp Putsch?

1. exposed political biases

2. people preferred the Weimar government to Kapp’s extremism

What were the effects of the french invasion of Ruhr in 1923?

1. recourses for germany compromised

2. unemployment

What were the effects of hyperinflation 1923?

1. increased support for the nazi party, loss of faith in the Weimar government

2. savings were gone, fall in value led to increase in prices

3. poverty, pensioners affected most

What were the effects of of Dawes plan on the economy 1924?

1. reliance on foreign loans- the USA

2. able to pay reparations since they were reduced

What were the effects of the Young Plan 1929?

1. cut reparations

2. angry nationalists, thought it meant they were accepting blame for the war

What were the effects of the Locarno pact 1925 on the Weimar republic?

1. belief of peaceful settlements to future agreements

2. joined the league of nations and became known as a superpower once more

What were the effects of the Nazi policies towards women and girls?

1. germany almost went backwards, not allowing women to vote anymore

2. job to have pure german babies

3. sacked from government employment

What were the effects of the nazi policies towards young people?

1. encouraged to join ‘Hitler’s Youth Organisation’ for future war

2. nazi ideology was taught in school

What were the effects of the DAF?

1. Workers could not strike, bargain for wages or leave their jobs without permission.

2. The maximum working hours per week were increased from 60 to 72, and workers could not change their jobs without permission.

What were the effects of of RAD?

The RAD was beneficial to the Nazis because it provided them with cheap labour, reduced the numbers on the unemployment register, led to a network of motorways which could be used for the mobilisation of the army during the war and kept young people occupied.

What were the effects of of Strength of joy?

1. organized events and promotion of propaganda, it was also intended to prevent dissident and anti-state behaviour.

2. due to propaganda- brainwashed into supporting the nazis

What were the effects of nazi unemployment policies?

1. massively reduced unemployment

2. increased nationalism and support