Political parties who believed in the importance of community, higher taxes and investment in social care services. E.G Communism
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Right-Wing
Political parties believing in lower taxes, the importance of the individual, and a 'sink or swim' attitude. E.G Nazism
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Spartacus League
Extreme left-wing revolutionary group, led by Rosa Luxembourg. Did not trust the Social Democrats to look after the interests of working people. Spartacist Uprising crushed, Luxembourg murdered
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Kaiser
German emperor/ leader, Kaiser Willhelm in WW1
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Reichstag
German parliament
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Freikorps
Demobilised soldiers from WW1 who were violent towards the people they blamed for the problems stemming from WW1 (eg the Weimar Government)
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Communists
People who supported the Communist party and believed that everyone is equal and everything should be shared equally. Left-wing; eg Russia- Josef Stalin
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Weimar Government
Coalition government set up in 1919 to rule Germany after WW1; first president Friedrich Ebert of the Social Democrats
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Weimar Constitution
A set of rules that were used by the Weimar Government to run Germany by
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Social Democrats
Leading party in the Reichstag after WW1. Traditionally voted for by workers. Believed that people should have freedom of speech on how the country should be run.
Appointed from the Reichstag by the President, a decision which had to be supported by the majority of the Reichstag
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President
Elected every 7 years, led the government
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Article 48
Law which in an emergency, meant the President could created laws without going to the Reichstag for a vote first. Meant there was a possibilty of dictatorship
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Proportional Representation
Parties received the same proportion of seats in the Reichstag as their proportion of votes
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Political parties believing in lower taxes, the importance of the individual, and a 'sink or swim' attitude. E.G Nazism
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Right-Wing
Card 3
Front
Extreme left-wing revolutionary group, led by Rosa Luxembourg. Did not trust the Social Democrats to look after the interests of working people. Spartacist Uprising crushed, Luxembourg murdered
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