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Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start? KEY WORDS
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- 1MutinyRebellion amongst members of the military against their commanding/superior officers
- 2KaiserThe German Emperor
- 3AbdicateWhen a monarch (king/queen/Kaiser) steps down from the throne and no longer rules
- 4RepublicA country without a monarch
- 5ArmisticeWhen countries at war agree to stop fighting; "cease-fire"
- 6November CriminalsThe name Hitler gave to the politicians who signed the armistice.
He claimed that this was a betrayal to Germany and that Germany could have actually won WW1 - 7SpartacistsCommunist (potically left-wing) group who tried to take control of Germany during 1918-1919.
-> caused a lot of fear amongst the middle classes - 8FreikorpsGroups of soldiers who were not officially part of the army
- 9The Weimar RepublicThe government of Germany 1919-1933
- 10Parliamentary DemocracyPolitical system in which the public get to vote in elections for the people who run the country. Those who are elected are grouped in a parliament to discuss issues and pass laws.
- 11Proportional RepresentationVoting system in which each political party gets a percentage of seats in the parliament (Reichstag) that reflects the percentage of votes they receive in an election, e.g. if 20% of people vote for a party, then that party gets 20% of the seats in parliament.
Each seat gives that party a vote when passing laws.
The party with most seats is most powerful. - 12ChancellorLeader of the Reichstag (like a Prime Minister)
- 13ReichstagThe German Parliament
- 14Coalition GovernmentGroup of parties join together so they have a majority of seats in the Reichstag.
Often was hard to agree which made the governent weak. - 15"Suicide Clause"Article 48: gave the president the right to take charge and rule by decree in an emergency.
However, it wasn't stated what an emergency was.
-> Hitler later used this to gain more power - 16DecreeA law issued by the leader of a country.
It does not have to be passed through the parliament - 17TreatyA formal signed agreement between different countries
- 18"Diktat"Germans called the T. of V. this as they felt like Germany had been forced (dictated) into signing it.
- 19"Stab in the Back"Some Germans thought that the Weimar politicians had betrayed Germany by signing the treaty.
- 20"War Guilt"The clause in the treaty that Germany signed to accept blame for WW1.
- 21ReparationsPayments Germany had to make to compensate for the damage caused by WW1.
- 22DemilitarisedGermany wasn't allowed to have their army in the area known as the Rhineland which was next to France.
- 23PutschAttempt to overthrow the government.
- 24NationalistsA political point of view; Nationalists believe in the greatness of their own country and want it to be stronger than others.
- 25CommunistsA political point of view.
Communists believe that all property should be shared. This caused much fear to the middle classes in Germany who feared losing everything if the communists came to power.
Hitler exploited this fear. - 26SA (Sturmabteilung)Hitler's private army, often referred to as the "brown shirts" because of the colour of their uniform.
- 27Passive ResistanceNon-violent resistance to a government, occupying force, law, etc. by for example fasting, striking, refusing to cooperate, etc.
- 28HyperinflationMassive inflation that is out of control: prices rise very quickly and money loses its value.
- 29Stresemann EraPeriod of stability from 1923-29 during which Germany began to recover politically and economically.
- 30RentenmarkNew German currency that was introduced to end hyperinflation.
- 31Dawes PlanAgreement with America that reduced reparation payments and in which Germany borrowed huge amounts of money from the USA.
- 32Locarno Pact1925 treaty in which Germany agreed to accept that France now owned the territory in the West that Germany had lost in the T. of V.
France agreed to remove some troops from the Rhineland. - 33Young Plan1925.
Reduced reparations further by lengthening the deadline by another 58 years. - 34Kellogg-Briand Pact1928.
60 countries denounced the use of war. - 35Bauhaus MovementA movement centred on the Bauhaus art school that revolutionised architecture.
- 36CabaretPerformances involving dance, song, comedy.
Often performed in nightclubs. - 37DegenerateThe Nazi's called the art during this period "degenerate" meaning that it was lacking in desirable qualities.
- 38PermissiveA permissive society is one where there is a great deal of freedom, e.g. of sexuality, religion, belief, expression.
- 39Bertold BrechtImportant writer who left Germany when the Nazis came to power because he feared getting persecuted for his views.
- 40Marlene DietrichFamous singer and film actress.
She had strong political views and hated anti-Semitism.
She became an American citizen in 1939. - 41Albert EinsteinLeading Scientist who had to leave Germany in 1933 when the Nazis came to power because he was Jewish.
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- Quick run-through of all the key words you need to know for Focus Point 1.1 on "Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start?". You will up your grade if you are able to use all these in your exam.
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