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Why was it too dangerous for leaders to make a declaration in Berlin in 1919?
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The was a communist uprising by a group called the Spartacists.
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What did the 'Bill of Rights' guarentee?
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Every German citizen freedom of speech and religion, and equality under the law
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What was the problem with Article 48?
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The problem with this was that it did not say what an emergency was, and in the end, it turned out to be a back door that Hitler used to take power legally.
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What was the Treaty of Versailles?
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The peace treaty signed by the allies and Germany, at the end of the First War War, on 28 June 1919.
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In March 1920, what was the rebellion that aimed to set up a new government because they were angry at Weimar for signing the Treaty of Versailles?
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The Kapp Putsch
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What did the Weimar Republic face in 1919?
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The Weimar Republic faced opposition from the outset in 1919, after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Economic hardship affected the whole nation and led to uprisings and assassinations.
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What were the 'November Criminals'?
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People who hated the government for signing the armistice in November 1918
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What were the Freikorps?
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Bands of soldiers who refused to disband and formed private armies.
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What could people over the age of 20 vote for?
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An elected president and an elected Reichstag (parliament).
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What happened with the proportional representation?
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Instead of voting for an MP, like we do in Britain, Weimar Germans voted for a party. Each party was then allocated seats in the Reichstag exactly reflecting (proportional' to) the number of people who had voted for it. This sounds fair, but in practice it was a disaster it resulted in dozens of tiny parties, with no party strong enough to get a majority, and, therefore, no government to get its laws passed in the Reichstag. This was a major weakness of the Republic.
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