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When was the German Republic declared?
9th November 1918
What was the armistice and when was it signed?
A peace agreement between Germany and the Allies
Signed 11th November 1918
When was the Democratic government in Germany established?
31st July 1919 in the town of Weimar
From what age could people vote in Germany 1919?
21
How often was there an election for president in 1919? 
7 years
Was the Weimar Constitution popular in the year 1919? 
No
Why was the Weimar republic unpopular?
Germans blamed them for signing the Treaty of Versailles and considered them weak.
How much did the Allies say they were entitled to in reperations?
£6.6 billion
Terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
Army limited to 100k
Navy limited and no air force
No military in Rhineland
What was the 'stab in the back' theory?
The belief that Germany lost World War I because of betrayal and sabotage by internal enemies/politicians.
What was the Spartacists revolt?
1919 uprising by German communists led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht in Berlin
What were the Freikorps?
Ex German soldiers who kept their weapons
How many friekorps were there by 1919?
250000
How did the Weimar government put down the Spartacist revolt?
Freikorps
What was the Kapp putsch? 
Failed right-wing march in 1920 Germany.
Who was in charge of the Freikorp troops in March 1920?
Wolfgang Kapp
How many political assassinations were there in Germany from 1919-1923?
376 political assassinations
Why was there hyperinflation in 1923?
Government printed money to pay for reparations but didnt have enough gold to match the amount of money.
What happened to the Ruhr in 1923 Jan? 
French troops came to take payments in goods and raw material.
What did the Germans do to make the French leave the Ruhr?
They went on strike but since 80% of Germanys factories were there, this was a disaster.
What did a loaf of breads price go to from 1919 to 1923? 
1 mark to 200000 billion marks
Effects of hyperinflation? 
Businesses went bankrupt, Savings became worthless, People could not afford essentials, Wages rose but not as fast as prices.
Positive effects of hyperinflation?
Farmers were payed more for food, fixed rents became very cheap, foreign visitors could buy more with their money
Who was Gustav Stresemann?
German statesman and Chancellor of Germany in 1923. He played a key role in stabilizing the Weimar Republic and improving Germany's international relations.
What was the Rentenmark? 
A new currency in 1923 nov tied to gold and agriculture.
In august 1924, what was the rentenmark named to?
Reichsmark
What caused hyperinflation to be over?
Reichmark and Gustav Stresemann
What was The Dawes Plan?
In 1924, Charles Dawes designed a plan so Germany could pay its reperations.
What were reperation installments reduced to in 1924?
£50 million a year
Who made loans to Germany in 1924?
US banks
What was the young plan?
In 1924, An american banker proposed a plan to reduce reparations to £2 billion and give more time till 1988.
Why was there opposition to the Young plan?
Some Germans like the Nazis felt that increasing time for reperation payments meant extending the burden to future generations of Germany.
Why was Germanys economic recovery fragile?
It depended on American loans.
How were there improvements in Germanys economy from 1923-29?
Employment and trade increased and industrial output doubled by 1928
What was the Locarno Pact in 1925?
Agreement between Allies and Germany and helped boost confidence in germans economy and government.
What happened to the League of Nations in 1926?
Germany was admitted to the League of Nations in 1926 and showed Germany was once again becoming a major power.
What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact in 1928?
An agreement between 62 nations saying to avoid the use of war to achieve foreign policy objective.
How many women worked in 1925 compared to 1918?
75% in 1918 to 36% in 1925
Women at work and leisure
Women at work
Women at leisure
Some of the gains in equality brought about by the war were lost