Germany- key topic 1

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when did kaiser wilhelm get abdicated
1918
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who was the first chancellor of the weimar republic
friedrich ebert
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when was the armistice signed
11th nov 1918
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when did the first elections of the weimar constitution take place
19th jan 1919
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what is the chancellor
prime minister of gemany and chief executive officer of German government responsible for day to day to day operations and administration of government.
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the parliament of Germany & votes on new laws
reichstag
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rovision of the Weimar Constitution: Allowed the President, under certain circumstances, to take emergency measures without the prior consent of the Reichstag.
article 48
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German communist party.
kpd
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German People's Party
dvp
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The Social Democratic Party
spd
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The National Socialist German Workers' Party, the full title of the Nazi Party.
nsdap
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Catholic party occupying the middle ground
centre party
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German National People's Party, part of the right opposition to the Weimar Republic
dnvp
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Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles that placed all blame on Germany
kriegsschuldfrage
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term coined by the likes of Hitler to identify those associated with signing the Versailles Treaty
november criminals
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Payment for war damages demanded of Germany after WWI
reparations
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The chancellor of Germany during the final months of the wa
Prince Max von Baden
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general at the start of the weimar constitution
hermann goering
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proportional reperesentation
even very small parties got seats in the reichstag(%of votes recieved=amount of seats)
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how many african colonies did germany lose(this was a problem as it lost money and support)
11
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what did germany lose that dented their pride as they had won it fairly
alsace lorraine
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what percent of land did germany lose(incluses west prussia and posen which meant that 1million people were lost to poland)
13%
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what was germanys army reduced to (this made them vulnerable)
100,000 soldiers, no tanks or no air force
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the rhineland was demilitarised, why was this a problem for germany
humiliation
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what was germanys navy reduced to
6 battleships & 24 smaller ships
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germany had to accept full blame for the war - war guilt clause what article was this
231
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what was the reparation germany had to pay to the allies
$6.6 bill
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when were the reparations agreed
1921
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when was the spartacist uprising
jan 1919
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led in berlin, the spartacist uprising was led by two communists who ended up being murdered after the freikorps squashed the uprising, who?
rosa luxemburg, karl liebknecht
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when was the kapp putsch
1920
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led by WOLFGANG KAPP, the putsch was because freikorps feared communists, how did the gov deal with this
told the population to go on strike
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why did france and belgium occupy the ruhr in 9 January 1923
germany missed reparations payment
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what did ebert tell the workers to do in response of the occupation of the ruhr?
go on strike
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how did the government cause hyperinflation?
printing more money
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why were middle and upper class most affected by hyperinflation
they had the most to lose: home,savings, investments
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who became chancellor in 1923 and then took over from ebert on 13th august 1923?
stresemann
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what were the "golden years"
1924-1929
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1924- meeting where reparations were decreased to $50 million per year & when the US agreed to give germany a loan of $800million paid in instalments
dawes plan
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1929- reparations reduced to $2.2 billion and germany given an extra 59 years to pay it.
young plan
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Rentenmark(1923) was what
stresemanns new currency
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1925- treaty between germany, france,belgium,britain and italy. Germany accepted new borders with france and france promised peace
locarno pact
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when did germany join the league of nations
1926
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1928- agreement between 61 countries that war would not be used to achieve aims.
kellog briand pact
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why did people say stresemanns golden policies papered over the cracks/dancing o a volcano
economy depended on US loans
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standard of living improved between 1924-29 - the working week went down from 50 to 48 hours and housing improved. How much did unemployment drop?
2 million to 1.3 million
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how did art change in the golden years
focused on artists perspective and showed struggles as well as romance
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what was the movement of technology art called
bauhaus movement
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