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1
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What is the political truth occurred between all political parties at the start of World War I?

A

Burgfriede

2
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What is the Siegfried?

A

The glory that would come when war was over

3
Q

What was the winter within World War I called, when did it happen?

A

Turnip winter 1916 to 1917

4
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Who proposed the peaceful resolution? Did it pass? With how many votes?

A

Erzberger

It passed with 212 votes

5
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What party was established After the war? Exact date? By who? Name of party?

A

The fatherland party was established by Kapp In 1917

6
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What titles did Ludendorff and Hindenburg hold in the war?

A

Army General chief of staff and army deputy chief of staff

7
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What are the 4 reasons for the political breakdown by 1918?

A

Increasing popular disturbances, strikes and clamours for peace, turnip winter and Russian revolution

SPD split 1917. USPD commuted to ensuing the war

Peace resolution

Establishment of Fatherland Party, attracting R-Wing

8
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What had the kaiser done by appointing Hindenburg and Ludendorff?

A

Surrendering the supreme command, giving them power over the chancellor.

9
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What were the 6 dates of the revolution from Above? What happens on that date?

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30 Sep: kaiser accepted Herlings resignation and proclaimed a parliamentary government

1 Oct: Kaiser asked Baben to form a govt. reps from majority parties and prominent SPD members

3 Oct: Baben asked president wilson of USA for an armistice based on Wilson’s his 14 points

24 Oct: He replied, only total surrender and a change of their ‘autocratic dictatorship’ regime. SPD, USPD and Z called for abdication.

26 Oct: Ludendorff forced to resign after telling soldiers to resist surrender

28 Oct: Germany became a parliamentary monarchy

10
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What were the 9 dates of the revolution from Below? What happens on that date?

A

29/30 Oct: two naval vessels at Wilhelmshaven mutinied. Sailors raised the red communist flag

Liebnecht called working class to coin a communist revolution

3 Nov: High Seas Fleet mutinied. 8 sailors shot dead

4 Nov: Kiel hostaged by c40,000 sailors

6 Nov: sailors, soldiers and workers elected council in several major cities

7 Nov: King Ludwig II fled, independent socialist republic was formed.

8 Nov: Revolutionary Shop Stewards appealed for a general strike, answered bu SPD and Spartacists

9 Nov: Liebnecht proclaimed a ‘Workers Republic’ from a balcony of a Royal Place in Berlin

Prince Max announced Wilhelm II abdication and transferred his political authority to SPD leader Ebert.

11
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3 President Powers?

A

Elected every 7 years by men and women over 20.

Appoint and dismiss ministers, dissolve reichstag

Supreme commander of armed forces

12
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2 Chancellor Powers?

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Had to have the support of at least half of the reichstag

Proposed new law to the reichstag

13
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3 Reichstrat Powers?

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2nd chamber of Parliament. 67 reps from 17 states

Seats proportional to population of states. No state has more than 40%

Can provide advice on laws, can be overridden by reichstag

14
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3 voters Powers?

A

‘All Germans are equal before the law’

Guaranteed freedom of speech

Employees have equal rights to employers

15
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3 Reichstag Powers?

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Elected every 4 years by all over 20, proportional representation

Chancellor and ministers answerable to reichstag

Voted on budget, new law had to originate in the reichstag and required reichstag deputies approval