GCSE History – The early years and the Weimar Republic 1918-1923

What were the events leading up to the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II?

What was the date of the Kaiser's abdication?

Who was Friedrich Ebert?

What were the events AFTER the abdication of the Kaiser?

What was the name of the treaty signed with the Allies?

What were the 5 terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

What was the 'Stab in the back' theory?

What 4 problems did the Treaty of Versailles caused for the Weimar Republic?

Give 2 strengths of the Weimar Republic.

Give 3 'in the middle' opinions about the Weimar Republic.

Give 4 weakness of the Weimar Republic.

When was the Spartacist Uprising?

What was the 'Spartacist League' and who were its leaders?

What were the events during the Spartacist Uprising (5th January)?

What were the events during the Spartacist Uprising (6th January)?

What were the events during the Spartacist Uprising (15th January)?

What did the Spartacist Uprising show us
(2 things)?

After the Spartacist uprising, what were the new republic reliant on and how did they obey this?

When was the Kapp Putsch?

Who were the Freikorps?

Who led the Freikorps?

What were the events of the Kapp Putsch?

What was the positive outcome of the Kapp Putsch, 1920?

What was the negative outcome of the Kapp Putsch, 1920?

Were the Nazi party left or right wing?

What were the Nazi Party's policies from 1920-1922 (4 policies)?

What were the three major challenges of 1923?

What was hyperinflation?

What were the five events leading up to hyperinflation (timeline)?

Which three groups of people was hyperinflation 'good' for?

What were the bad effects of hyperinflation?

When was the Munich Putsch?

What happened in October 1923 of the Munich Putsch?

What happened on 8th November 1923 in the Munich Putsch?

What did the SA take on 8th November 1923?

What happened on 9th November 1923 in the Munich Putsch?

What were the 5 main reason as to why the Nazi Party wanted to take Munich?

What were the consequences of the Munich Putsch?

Why was the Munich Putsch a failure?

Why was the Munich Putsch a success?

What is the name of the person who led the 'Golden Years'?

What were the five things that Gustav Stresemann did in order to recover the Weimar Republic?

What were the changes in currency AFTER hyperinflation?

What was the Dawes Plan?

What was the Young plan?

What was the significance of Germany entering into the League of Nations (1926)?

What were the Locarno Treaties?

What happened and when was the end of passive resistance?

Which groups supported the Nazi Party in 1920's?

Name 5 ways in which the Nazi Party changed their tactics.

Explain rallies in terms of the Nazi Party changing tactics.

Explain meetings in terms of the Nazi Party changing tactics.

Explain propaganda in terms of the Nazi Party changing tactics.

Explain posters and newspapers in terms of the Nazi Party changing tactics.

Explain Mein Kampf in terms of the Nazi Party changing tactics.

What were the 4 ways in which Nazi Party Organisation changed?

Explain moving from local to national in terms of changing Nazi Party Organisation.

Explain targeting rural areas in terms of changing Nazi Party Organisation.

Explain organisations in terms of changing Nazi Party Organisation.

Explain SA in terms of changing Nazi Party Organisation.

Name 3 reasons for the increase after 1929 for Nazi support.

Why was the appeal of Hitler so strong?

What was the role of propaganda as a reason for increase after 1929?

What was the role of the SA as a reason for increase after 1929?

What and when was the Wall Street Crash?

What was the economic impact of the Wall Street Crash (just stages, not detail)?

What was the first stage of the economic impact of the Wall Street Crash?

What happened in consequence to the US demanding all its loans to be repaid?

German businesses

What happened in consequence to the US demanding all its loans to be repaid?

German government

What was the effect on the German people due to the Wall Street Crash?

What were the six main political impacts of the Wall Street Crash?