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33 Cards in this Set
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how long did the fighting of ww1 last? |
WW1 lasted 4 years between 1914 and 1918 |
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How many germans fought in the war and how many died? |
11 Million germans fought in the war and 2 million died |
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When did kaiser Wilhelm abdicate from the throne? |
Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated on the 9th November 1918 |
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What also happened on the 9th of November? |
A crowd gathered in berlin. There were rumours of a communist takeover. Phillip Schiedemann, wanted to keep a moderate government. He pronounced the German republic. |
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What happened on the 11th of November 1918? |
The armistice was signed. |
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Who was Ebert and what did he do? |
Ebert was the leader of the SPD and took over as chancellor |
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What happened on the 10th November? |
Ebert agrees with the army to prevent a communist takeover. |
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What was the council of peoples representatives? |
They were a group of six politicians who were grouped together after the old Reichstag was suspended. |
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Who were civil servants and what did they do? |
Civil servants were people who work for the government who were kept on by Ebert to ensure the country was still running. |
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How did Ebert gain support from the trade unions? |
Ebert promised them a 8-hour working day |
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When did elections take place? |
Elections took place on the 19th of January 1919. |
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What percentage of people voted for the SPD? |
82% of people voted for the SPD |
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When did the national assembly first meet up? |
February 1919 in Weimar, Germany |
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When did the national assembly agree on a new constitution? |
31st July 1919. By 262 votes to 75. This became known as the Weimar republic. |
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Why was the treaty of Versailles unpopular? |
The Treaty of Versailles was unpopular because: -Diktat: the peace was forced upon them and they didn't get to have a say in Versailles -War guilt clause: Under clause 231, Germany had to take full responsibility for the war -Army reduced to 100,000 men. 11 colonies were taken away. Germany lost 13% of their land in europe |
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Who were the Spartacists? |
The Spartacists were extreme socialists who supported the german communist party (KPD) |
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Who organized the Spartacist revolt? |
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknect |
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Who did Ebert fire on the 4th January 1919? |
Ebert fired the head of police |
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When did the revolt take place?
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On the 6th of January 1919. 100,000 workers took to the street. |
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When were Luxemburg and Karl arrested and killed? |
16th January 1919 |
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Who signed the armistice and when was he murdered? |
Erzberger in august 1921 |
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How many assassinations of political figures there between 1919 and 1922? |
376 |
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When did Germany fail to give France coal from the Ruhr? |
December 1922 |
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In what year did Germany start to print more money? |
1923 |
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What was the price of bread in 1919 and 1923? |
1919 = 1 mark 1923 = 200,000 billion marks |
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How much were the reparations reduced to thanks to the Dawes plan 1924? |
£50 million per year. (agreed with the USA) |
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How much did USA loan to Germany between 1924 and 1930? |
£25 billion |
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How much was the total reparations debt reduced to thanks to the youngs plan 1929? |
From £6.6 billion to £2 billion. Germany had 59 years to pay this back |
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What was the Kellogg-Briand pact? |
It was an agreement between Germany and 61 other countries to not use war to achieve foreign policy aims |
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What was unemployment reduced to in 1928? |
1.3 million |
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How much did the unemployment insurance act take out of every person's wage? |
3% |
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What were the working hours reduced to? |
50 in 1925 to 46 in 1927 |
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What were real wages increased by? |
25% between 1925 and 1928 |
