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Reasons for and against the revolution from above being revolutionary?
first time having chancellor in charge of Reichstag, shift on parliamentary and evolution rather than revolution, been campaigned for years war just sped it up.
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what happened in the revolution from below?
German people implemented changes. It started with the sailors and the unrest spread causing the kaiser to abdicate
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What was more revolutionary, the revolution from above or below?
The revolution from below but it still had its limits
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give 3 facts about Wilhelm
believed in divine right of kings , didn't read constitution and had all power over chancellor and reichstag
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what was weltpolik?
an aggressive policy made by the Kaiser that expanded the navy
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who was in the triple alliance ?
germany, austria and hungry
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who was in the triple entree?
Britain, France and Russia
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what happened in the schlieffen plan?
Planned to defeat France and then fight Russia to avoid war on 2 fronts but Germany joined to defend Belgium and France weren't defeated. Germany thought it would be a war of movement not a trench warfare.
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What did general Ludendorff and Hindenburg do during the war?
kaiser was a figure head and had withdrew politically leaving a political vacuum to be filled by Ludendorff and Hindenburg. They started a silent dictatorship and resisted all attempts of peace
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How did German's feel after losing the war and why?
Humiliated as it was unexpected due to censored press giving them the impression they were winning.
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explain proportional representation
this when seats in the government are allocated to parties according to the number of votes they got. This meant they rarely got a majority verdict as if the biggest party was in the government all the other parties could come together and vote against t
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Advs and disadvs of coalition government
advs- they can pass laws disadvs- the parties of the coalition may not always agree leading to frequent changes of government
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what was the stab in the back myth?
the belief that Germany could of won the war but was betrayed by weak politicians
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why was this myth popular?
Hindenburg and Ludendorff spread it and they were war heroes
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proof it was a myth?
Army was low on morale, ammunition and troops
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who organised the spartacist uprising?
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
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TOV military restrictions?
no conscription, army of 100,000 men, limited navy- military weak only for basic defence
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TOV territory restrictions?
lost 13% territory and 12% population
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TOV war guilt and reparations?
article 231 meant Germany had to take the blame. Had to pay £6.6 billion over 30 years
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who was the general who refused in the app putsch?
General Luttwitz
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