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20 Cards in this Set
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Who was the first head of the Weimar Republic?
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Friedrich Ebert.
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What were the nationalists called who were rebelling against Ebert?
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Free Corps (Freikorps)
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When did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate?
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November 1918.
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When was Friedrich Ebert voted President? Where was this decided?
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Ebert was voted President in 1919.
This was decided in Weimar. |
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What is the German Parliament building known as?
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The Reichstag.
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What is Article 48?
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The President didn't need to consult Parliament if there was an emergency.
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What was Eberts biggest mistake?
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Printing off more money than they could afford. This put the whole of Germany into depression.
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Where did the French invade?
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The Ruhr.
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Who led the Spartacist uprising in 1919?
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Rosa Luxemburg & Karl Leibknecht.
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When did the right wing nationalist, Dr Wolfgang Kapp, take over Berlin?
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March 1920.
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How many members did the Nazi party have in 1923?
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55,000.
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What was the Bill of Rights?
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Guranteed every German citizen freedom of speech.
All men & women over the age of 20 could vote. There was and elected President and Reichstag. The Reichstag made the laws. |
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What is proportional representation?
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When people vote for a party instead of an MP.
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Who was in charge of Propaganda?
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Josef Goebbels.
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Who became Governor after Ebert?
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Gustav Stresemann.
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When did World War 1 end?
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1918.
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What Treaty became very unpopular in Germany?
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The Treaty of Versailles
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How much did Germany have to pay in reparations?
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6600 million.
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Who got blamed for the Reichstag fire?
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A communist.
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What league could Germany join in 1926?
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The League of Nations.
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