Weimar Germany

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GCSE Weimar Germany 1919-1934 Flashcards on Weimar Germany, created by francesca.n.m on 09/06/2013.
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1918 armistice signed
june 1919 the treaty of versailles
January 1923 the occupation of the Ruhr took place
1923 Stresemann became chancellor
1924 dawes plan sorted out reparations and loans from america
1925 Locarno treaties
1926 Germany has joined the league of the nations
1928 Kellog-briand pact
1929 young plan
1929 wall street crash leads to the great depression
strengths of the Weimar republic... very democratic and fair equality, all women over 21 could also vote, people could choose who they wanted to rule them. Basic rights were protected.
weaknesses of the Weimar republic president could use article 48 to make undemocratic decisions, proportional representation led to many small parties so was hard to reach a majority. Coalition governments were inevitable.
the November criminals people who signed the armistice
the treaty terms... territorial losses e.g. the polish corridor and alsaise Lorraine. Reduction in armed forces e.g. 100000 soldiers in army and 15000 naval soldiers. article 231 war guilt clause.
the spartacists wanted a bigger revolution like the Russian revolution in 1917
how did the spartacists oppose it... trying to overhthrow the government.
kapp belived that... the new government represented too much change abd wanted Germany to return to the way it used to be... hated the treaty of versailles
hitler thought... hated the democracy and wanted only one strong male leader or Kaiser of fuhrer.
success of the kapp putsch caused the Weimar to flee from berlin however relocated to Dresden.
Spartacist Uprising 1919 Led by Rosa Luxemburd and Karl Liebknecht
economic recorvery... inflation ended, full employment reparations reduced down to.... Stresemann, us loans agreed and young plan.
improved ralations with other countries down to Locarno treaties 1925, league of nations 1926, Stresemann and bitter memories of the world war.
culture, art, music, architecture etc.... cencorship abolished.
constitution... the set of rules for how a country is governed
proportional representation... the number of seats in parliament is proportional to the number of votes for each party... voting system.
coalition government... a government formed by two or more parties... inevitable... negative
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