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Flashcards by Tamara Lancaster, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Tamara Lancaster
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| Question | Answer |
| Early years of the Weimar Republic - why were Germany facing so many problems ? | They were politically unstable after the Kaiser abdicated. The new Weimar Republic was lead by weak governments People though that the new government had betrayed Germany by surrendering in WW1 |
| The Weimar constitution - who elects the Chancellor? | Appointed by the president but needs the support of majority of the Reichstag |
| Who were the Reichstag? | Same as our House of Commons . They had the power to pass or reject laws. |
| Name 5 weaknesses of the Weimar constitution ; | A lot of parties in parliament Weak governments President had too much power Opposition parties were allowed to criticise the government Traditional institutions weren't reformed |
| Name 2 strengths of the Weimar Constitution | Political parties received the same percentage of seats as they did votes. Role of the president of the Weimar Republic was strong |
| Sparcasist Revolt (1919) (left wing uprising) - who were they and who led it ? | German communist party who wanted Germany to be run by the working classes , led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknech |
| What happened? | They seized headquarters of the Governments newspaper and telegraph and tried to organise a government strike but many of the protesters went home frustrated due to lack of planning by the Sparcasists |
| Where and when did it take place ? | Berlin on the 5th of January 1919 |
| What happened after the Revolt? | The Government, which had moved to Weimar to avoid the violence, employed the Freikorps to put down the rising. The Freikorps were ex-army soldiers who hated the communists. Over 100 workers were killed during what was known as ‘Bloody Week’. |
| Why did they do what they did? | They wanted to overthrow the Republic and set up a communist government |
| How did it end ? | Karl and Rosa were excecuted The communists and many of Germany’s working class had developed a hatred of the Social Democrats. |
| The Kapp Putsch(1920) - who led the Kapp Putsch ? | DR Wolfgang Kapp |
| Where and when did it take place? | Berlin and March 1920 |
| What happened ? | They attempted to take power in Berlin. They setup their own new government in Berlin. |
| Why did it take place? | They hated the Treaty of Versailles and also the Weimar for signing it |
| How did it end? | DR Kapp fled |
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