Germany: The political and economic problems of Weimar

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When did Germany lose WW1? (And when was Kaiser Wilhelm II forced to abdicate?)
11th of November 1918
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When was Weimar set up? (by Friedrich Ebert)
1919
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When was the peace settlement, Treaty of Versailles signed? (due to the loss of World War I, Friedrich Ebert [of the Weimar] was forced to sign it)
28 June 1919
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The treaty had caused many Germans to hate the Weimar, what did the Treaty of Versailles mean?
They where blamed for the war so: - They where restricted to a 100,000 men army - They had to pay £6.6 billion of reparations - Loss of land
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Why was it hard for the Weimar Republic to pass laws?
They were a lot of parties in the Reichstag (Parliament)
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What was the name of soldiers formed by Ebert (of the Weimar Republic)?
Freikorps
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What was the name of the problems faced by the Weimar Republic in 1923?
The Crisis of 1923
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Thousands were poor and starving in 1923, what disease killed thousands?
Influenza Epidemic flu
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Many blamed and denied that the war was lost and were angry with the Weimar Republic as living conditions were made worse and the Weimar never really took action due to the Treaty of Versailles, what did many Germans nickname the Weimar Republic)?
November Criminals
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Many people took action against the Weimar Republic such as refusing to work and rioting, what was the name of the nationalist group which took part in riots and rebelled in Berlin?
Black Reichswehr
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Germany couldn't pay reparations in 1923, so what did France and Belgium do?
Occupy Ruhr (richest industrial part of Germany) and stole resources
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The industry was devastated and the country fell into hyperinflation, what did this mean?
- Wages were paid twice a day before prices rose - The German Mark became worthless - People's bank savings became worthless which had caused poverty and starvation, many people were angered which caused a lot of violence
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Stresseman slowly led Germany back to recovery, when did Stresemann become Chancellor of Germany?
13 August 1923
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Stressemann had told workers of Ruhr to return to work (September 1923) and notably accepted the Dawes Plan which meant that the USA will loan Germany money, but when?
August 1924
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What was the name of the currency introduced replacing the German Mark on the 15th of November 1923?
Rentenmark
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The Dawes plan had made the French and Belgians to leave Ruhr in...
1925
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In 1926 Germany joined...
the League of Nations
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Germany had to pay the USA back however they had struggled to pay so in 1929...
The Young Plan was introduced which meant that money lent was reduced be 3/4 and they had to pay in 59 years
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Germany had began to recover, depending on USA loans however Stresseman died and the USA got into the Wall Street Crash (financial crisis) so they couldn't borrow money to Germany, this happened in...
1929
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Germany went into the Great Depression which had caused people to loose faith in the Weimar Republic, In 1931 German's biggest bank collapsed (making it hard to pay reparations) and...
around 6 million people were unemployed
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When was Weimar set up? (by Friedrich Ebert)

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1919

Card 3

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When was the peace settlement, Treaty of Versailles signed? (due to the loss of World War I, Friedrich Ebert [of the Weimar] was forced to sign it)

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Card 4

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The treaty had caused many Germans to hate the Weimar, what did the Treaty of Versailles mean?

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Card 5

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Why was it hard for the Weimar Republic to pass laws?

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