Germany 1918-1945
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Essential Germany 1918-1945 S.H.P
Why did Germany need a new government?
- The German army was retreating and the peple were facing starvation
- There were uprising against the Kaiser
- The allies would only make peace if Germany became democratic
- The Kaiser abdicated the throne
How was the Weimar Republic governed?
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The Weimar Constitution
- The President
- Elected every seven years
- Controlled the armed forces
- Stayed out the day-to-day running of the country
- In emergeny he could make laws without going through the Reichstag
- The Chancellor
- Appointed from the Reichstag by the President
- Resposible for the day-to-day running of the countr
- The Reichsag
- Voted on new laws
- The Chancellor needed more than half of its support
- Members were elected every four years through proportional representation
- The German people
- Elected the president and the members of the Reichstag
- All men and women over the age of 20 could vote
- All adults had equal rights and the right of free speech
Terms of the Treaty of Versailles
- Germany lost 13% of its land (and the 6million…
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