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Flashcards by Michael Sessions, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Michael Sessions
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| Question | Answer |
| What was Kaiser Wilhelm II forced to do on the 9th November 1918? | Abdicate |
| What was the name of the temporary government set up in 1918? | Council of Peoples Representatives |
| What effect had the war had on the gap in living standards between the rich and poor? | Increased it |
| The war had caused national income to fall to how much of pre-war levels? | 2/3rds |
| As a result of the Treaty of Versailles Germany lost how much of its land? | 10% |
| As a result of the Treaty of Versailles Germany lost how much of its Population? | 12.5 |
| As a result of the Treaty of Versailles Germany lost how much of its coal? | 16% |
| As a result of the Treaty of Versailles Germany lost how much of its iron industry? | 48% |
| Which piece of land did Germany return to France? | Alsace Lorraine |
| Anschluss with Austria was forbidden, what is Anschluss? | Union |
| How many men was the German army reduced to? | 100,000 |
| Which area of Germany was demilitarised? | Rhineland |
| Who are the SDP? | Social Democratic Party |
| Reparations was set at Ł6,600 million in which year? | 1921 |
| What do we call article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles? | War Guilt Clause |
| What voting system was used to elect members to the government? | Proportional representation |
| What is the German parliament called? | Reichstag |
| what article of the constitution is the emergency decree? | Article 48 |
| Who are the KPD? | Communist Party |
| When did the Spartacists attempt to seize power in Berlin? | Jan-19 |
| who were the leaders of the Spartacists? | Karl Liebknecht / Rosa Luxemburg |
| Which groups was used to supress the Spartacist revolt? | Freikorps |
| What do we called the attempted right-wing seizure of power in 1920? | Kapp Putsch |
| How was the putsch of 1920 defeated? | Unions called a general strike |
| Which right wing group attempted to seize power in 1923? | Nazis |
| What do we call the attempted seizure of power in 1923? | Munich Putsch |
| Which area of Germany was occupied by French and Belgium troops in 1923? | The Ruhr |
| Why did France and Belgium occupy part of Germany in 1923? | Germany fell behind in reparation payments |
| What economic problem was Germany facing by 1923? | Hyperinflation |
| What do we call a set of rules on how to govern a country? | A constitution |
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