Weimar

• Name features of the Weimar government

  1. Democratic-All genders could vote
  2. Proportional Representation- 60000:1 votes
  3. Electorate-People allowed to vote
  4. Article 48- Allowed President to bypass laws
• Explain why the Weimar constitution was flawed - Article 48, Proportional representation, Electoral system, Lack of support from people
• Describe how the Reichstag worked - Members elected every four years, Chancellor had to be approved by the president, President appointed cabinet ministers, Cabinet responsible to the Reichstag
• State three reasons why the Weimar Republic failed - Treaty of Versailles, Economic problems, Political instability
• State the role of the president under the Weimar Constitution - Head of state, Commander in chief, Appointed Chancellors, Dissolved parliament if needed, Used article 48 when necessary
• List the main political parties during the Weimar Republic - SPD (Social Democrats), KPD (Communists), DNVP (Nationalist People's Party), NSDAP (Nazi party)
• Outline the powers of the Bundesrat - Represented states, Approved or rejected legislation, Blocked certain laws, Advised federal gov.
• Why did Hyperinflation happen

  • Treaty of versailles=Occupation in material mine(Ruhr)=Striking workers=More money printed
• What was the price of bread before Hyperinflation and after

  1921-4 marks

  1923=201 billion marks
• Who were the winners of Hyperinflation

  Government-Paid off war loans using inflated money

  Industrialists- Paid off their debts with the higher valued money

  Upper Generally had their money invested in property and land

  Debt owers-Paid off debts really easily

  Foreign visitors-Exchange rate high for them
• Who were the losers of Hyperinflation

  1. Elderly people who have pensions- Cant afford to live
  2. Workers-Had to get their paycheck twice
  3. Weimar Government-Lost support of the middle class
  4. Germany-Other countries stopped trading with Germany because their money was worthless
• What became popular in the Golden age

  Literature

  Cinema

  Art

  Design

  Nightlife
• What movie won Most Technologically Advanced Movie of the Decade

  Metropolis by Fritz Lang
• What were the positives of the 1920s in Germany

  • GDP 25% higher
  • 1923 Radio introduced
  • Assembly lines introduced
  • France and Belgium leave the Ruhr
• What were the negatives of the 1920s in Germany

  • International loans if America fell so did Germany
  • Antisemitism increased
  • Agricultural labour shortage since women moved to cities
  • Unemployment increased because of assembly lines
• What and when was the Dawes Plan introduced

  1924

  Met with American Vice President to discuss 800m mark lon
• What and when was the Young Plan introduced

  1929

  Negotiated reparations from 6.6billion to 2 billion
• What and when was the Locarno Pact

  1925

  Signed with Belgium,France,Britain and Italy to bring peace
• When did Germany join the League of Nations

  1926
• When was the rentenmark introduced

  1924
• How did Hyperinflation get fixed

  Rentenmark was introduced

  Young and Dawes plan introduced
• What was Article 231 in the Treaty of Versailles

  War Guilt Clause-Forced the German nation to accept complete responsibility for initiating World War I