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How much in reparations did Germany have to pay that was equivalent to $32 billion USD |
132 million |
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At the height of the inflation 1 US dollar was worth how many German marks? |
420 000 000 000 |
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1 Rentenmark was worth how many old marks? |
1 billion |
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In 1928 how much of Germany’s GNP was spent on welfare compared to 15% in 1914? |
26% |
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Dadaism |
An expressionist movement exploring political perspectives and illustrating the discontent of many Germans. The underlying feelings of people at the extremes of the political system. Contested views on social class, the war and prostitution evident daily in Germany. |
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Dawes plan |
Reduced the burden of war reparations which allowed Germany to borrow money. France also agreed to finally leave the Ruhr. |
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Locarno treaty |
Signed in 1925, renounced the use of war in the future. Germany lost nothing by signing this treaty despite protests from the right wing groups who condemned the treaty. It marked a new beginning in European relations for the first time since the war Germany was treated as an equal and there was a new spirit of reconciliation in the air. |
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The young plan |
The young plan followed the earlier works of the Dawes plan and set out to revise the reparations issue. The young plan reduced the final reparations figure from 123000 million marks to 37000 million marks with an arrangement it be paid in annual instalments to the year 1988. Although reparations were cancelled altogether in 1929 during the Great Depression. |
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Spartacist uprising |
1919 |
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Munich beer hall putsch |
1923 |
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Hyperinflation |
1923 |
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Dawes plan |
1924 |
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Rentenmark withdrawn and new German mark introduced |
1924 |
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In 1923 how much did bread cost compared to the mere 1/4 of a mark in 1918? |
80 million marks |
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In 1933 how many Germans were unemployed |
6 million |
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Kampfbund |
The fighting league. An organisation of right wing military groups in Barvaria set up in 1923. Members of the kampfbund took part in the unsuccessful Munich beer hall putsch in 1923 |
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Freikorps |
Military units formed in 1918. Mainly consisting of ex-soldiers. They were opposed to the extremists of the left and were used to crush the spartacist uprising in 1919. |
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Proportional representation |
The process by which each party gains in correlating seats to the number of votes received in the election. Therefore 30% of national vote would equate to 30% of seats in the reichstag. |
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NSDAP |
The Nazi party |
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KPD |
Communist party of Germany |
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DVNP |
German national people’s party |
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SPD |
Social Democratic Party of Germany |
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Hitler erases the treaty of Versailles provisions after what year? |
1934 |
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Hitler becomes chancellor |
1933 |
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Great Depression |
1929 |
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The young plan year |
1929 |
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The golden years of the Weimar Republic |
1924-1929 |
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The year Germany was welcomed into the League of Nations |
1926 |
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Locarno treaty |
1925 |
