What was the name of the first President of the Weimar Republic? Which party did he belong to?
Friedrich Ebert, leader of the Social Democratic Party
1 of 19
Why was the government based at Weimar?
There was violence in Berlin so they couldn't set up the new government there
2 of 19
What was the name of the parliment in the Weimar Republic
The new government was democratic
3 of 19
What is the name for the system that used a party's share of the vote in an election to work out the number of seats it got in the Reichstag?
Proportional representation
4 of 19
Name the force which was started to keep the peace in Germany
The Freikorps
5 of 19
Give three reasons for discontent in Germany after World War 1
1) Thousands of people were poor and starving. 2) Many Germans denied they had lost they war and blamed the 'November Criminals'. 3) The government was seen as weak and ineffective. 4) The ToV had made living conditions worse in Germany.
6 of 19
Where did the Spartacist Revolt and Kapp Putsch take place?
Berlin, Germany
7 of 19
Who were the leaders of the Spartacist Revolt?
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, both were communists
8 of 19
Give the main results of the French occupation of the Rhur in 1923
The French occupation led to fury in Germany, workers in the Ruhr refused to work. German industry was devestated plunging the economy into hyperinflation
9 of 19
Does hyperinflation increase or reduce the value of money?
It reduces the value of money
10 of 19
Why did hyperinflation badly hit the middle classes in particular?
Because all their bank savings became worhtless
11 of 19
How did Gustav Stresemann led Germany back to recovery?
1) Told the workers in the Ruhr to return. 2) Accepted the Dawes Plan and introduces a new currency. 3) Agreed to the Locarno Treaty and won Nobel Peace Prize. 4) Joined the League of Nations. 5) Signed Kellogg-Brian pact. 6) Agreed to the Young Plan
12 of 19
What was the name of the new currency introduced by Stresemann?
The Rentenmark
13 of 19
What did the countries who signed the Kellogg-Briand pact promise?
They promised not to use violence to settle disputes
14 of 19
Who was the leader of the German Workers' Party when Hitler joined?
Anton Drexler
15 of 19
Name the paramilitary force which was set up to support the Nazis
Sturmabteilung (SA)
16 of 19
In which region did the Munich Putsch take place?
Bavaria
17 of 19
What was the title of the book Hitler wrote in prison?
Mein Kampf
18 of 19
What was he main change of tactics for the Nazis after the Munich Putsch?
The Nazis now decided to gain control through the democratic system
19 of 19
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Why was the government based at Weimar?
Back
There was violence in Berlin so they couldn't set up the new government there
Card 3
Front
What was the name of the parliment in the Weimar Republic
Back
Card 4
Front
What is the name for the system that used a party's share of the vote in an election to work out the number of seats it got in the Reichstag?
Back
Card 5
Front
Name the force which was started to keep the peace in Germany
Comments
No comments have yet been made