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Flashcards by MCD saintshero, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by MCD saintshero
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Republic | A government in which supreme power is represented by elected people. |
| Weimar Republic | After the Kaiser abdicated, a new government was formed in November 1918. They met in the town of Weimar, hence the Name. |
| Proportional Representation | The number of votes you get directly determines the number of seats you get in government. |
| Reichstag | The German parliament. |
| Coalition government | A government made up of two or more parties. |
| Reparations | War damages to be paid by Germany |
| Putsch | A political uprising |
| November Criminals | The politicians that agreed the signing of the armistice in Nov 1918. |
| Bolshevists or Bolsheviks | Follows of Lenin, A communist revolution in Russia (Feb 1917). |
| Hitler youth | A youth organisation to convert young Germans to Nazis policies. Set up in 1925. |
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