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Spartacists

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? They were a rebel group against the nazis?

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Rosa Luxembourg

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She was the joint leader, along with Karl Liebknecht, of the spartacists movement

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Karl Liebknecht

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He was the joint leader of the spartacist movement along with Rosa Luxembourg

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Treaty of Versailles

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The document marking the end of WWI between Germany, UK, France and USA. The big three, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson, made Germany take blame for WWI and pay for the all of reparation fees. It could be argued that the Treaty of Versailles was one of the main causes of WWII.

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Dr Kapp

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He was the leader of the Kapp Putsch ?

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Munich Putsch

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This was Hitlers first attempt at taking over Germany. This stunt got him arrested ?

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Hyperinflation

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In 1923, hyperinflation was the result of the government printing more money to pay for the reparation fees. Consequently, as more money was printed, the value of each mark became less and less until it was worth next to nothing. People were better off burning their money than using it to pay for coal to burn ?

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Ruhr

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The French invaded this land ?

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Stresemann

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10
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Dawes plan

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Rentenmark

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?

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Kellogg Briand Pact

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?

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Locarno

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?

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League of Nations

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?

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25 point programme

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?

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Hitler

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Mein Kampf

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Von Papen

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Von Schleicher

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?

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Hindenburg

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?

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Ebert

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Reichstag Fire

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?

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Enabling act

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Goering

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Weimar Republic

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Goebbels

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The SS

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The SA

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29
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Kaiser Wilhelm 11

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He was the dictator king of Germany during WWI until he abdicated to Holland and left Germany leaderless. He was one of the main reasons Germany had to surrender the war.