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29 Cards in this Set
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When was the Treaty of Versailles? |
1919 |
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Name 3 historians who support the theory of German aggression |
Franz Fischer, A.J.P Taylor, Luigi |
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Who was assassinated in June of 1914? |
Arch Duke Ferdinand and his wife- he was the heir to the Austrian throne |
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Who were the Freikorps? |
They were an extreme right-wing nationalist group of paramilitaries |
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What did the Freikorps do in the 1920s |
They attempted to seize important buildings in Berlin. |
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Who encouraged the March on Berlin? |
Wolfgang Kapp and General Lüttwitz |
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How many troops took part in the March? |
12,000 |
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What military leader spoke out against the government trying to encourage troops to fight against troops? |
General Seeckt |
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Creation of German Confederation? |
1815 |
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Unification Wars? |
1864-71 |
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Defeat of Denmark? |
1864 |
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Defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War? |
1870-71 |
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Creation of the German Empire? (Kaiserreich) |
1871 |
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Who was the 1st Kaiser? |
Wilhelm I |
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The Kaiser was from what country? |
The Kaiser was the King of Prussia |
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Who was the 1st Chancellor? |
Otto von Bismarck |
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Who was the next Chancellor? |
Caprivi |
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Why did Bismarck resign? |
He and the new Kaiser Wilhelm II did not see eye to eye on political matters. |
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When did Bismarck resign? |
1890 |
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How has the constitution been described? |
That it 'did not fit easily into any category known to the political scientists' |
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The Reich consisted of how many states? |
25 sovereign states. 4 kingdoms 6 grand duchies 4 duchies 8 principalities 3 free cities |
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What power did the Kaiser have? |
1) appoint and dismiss the Chancellor 2) dissolve the Reichstag (but in consent with the Bundesrat) 3) direct German's foreign policy 4) command all armed forces as commander-in-chief within the Empire both in peace and war |
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What power did the Chancellor have? |
1) responsible to the Emperor alone 2) responsible for shaping the framework of Reich policies 3) not accountable to the Reichstag e.g a vote or resolution of no confidence could be ignored 4) responsible for appointing all the state secretaries, who had no power of their own |
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How many representatives did the Bundesrat have? |
58 representatives all nominated from the states (17 seats from Prussia) |
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What social reform was introduced in 1899? |
Increase in Old age pensions |
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What social reform was introduced in 1900? |
Accident Insurance was extended |
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What social reform was introduced in 1902? |
Tariff Law restored a higher duty on imported agricultural goods which resulted in higher food prices |
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What social reform was introduced in 1902? |
Sickness Insurance Law was amended to give longer and more generous help to workers in poor health. |
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What does the Lovely Lady Diana was Killed Really Young stand for? |
Lovely - League of Nations, 1926 Lady - Local no Treaties Diana - Dawes Plan was Killed - Kellogg Briand Pack Really - Rentenmark, Young - Young Plan, 1929 |
