Weimar study guide
What was Beer hall putsch
Bavarian officials at a beer hall in Munich , Hitler makes Bavarian officials pledge allegiance to the Nazi Party -> hitler is arrested - in jail he wrote mein kampf
1923 November
Dawes plan
Plan made between the U.S and Germany it allowed for:
Germanys reparation payments to be lowered. France to leave the Ruhr and for america to loan to Germany
April 1924
Young plan
A revision of the Dawes plan ( introduced by america)
Another lowering of the German reparations that were due.
Also extending amount of time Germany had to pay reparation
1929 feb 11
Kapp Putsch
13 March 1920 Freikorps turned on the republic - current soldiers wouldn’t fire on the Freikorps because lots of the Freikorps had been soldiers
Freikorps gain control of Berlin
Many workers go on strike dont like Freikorps
Leader of the rebellion Wolfgang Kaptchs, attempts to flee after he realizes he cant govern like this - gets caught - gets thrown in jail
Locarno Treaties
- Series of treaties where serval European countries agreed to peace in Western Europe
December 1, 1925
spartacist uprising
- Spartacists were German communists
- After the chief of police is fired - many workers strike
- Sparatacsits - tell people to uprise/strike
- Rioters End up being suppressed by Freikorps , leaders of Riot get killed
1919, Jan 5
Kiel Mutiny
Germany Navy knew ww1 was lost but was still gonna plan one more pointless attack on British navy
Sailors protested -> got arrested - many people joined in protest
- Soldiers ended up joining sailors in the mutiny
- A mutiny by German sailors
- Lead to the end of the royal family and the start of the Weimar Republic
november 3, 1918
What was the enabling act
1933, Allowed Hitler to enact laws, inculding one that viollated wemiar consitiution, without consent from the Presidant or parliment. Made Hitler a dictator.
Night of the Long Knives
A night where Hitler murdered many of his politcal oppunites. Most notable include Erenst Rohme who was leader of the SA ( para miltary group ) or the brown shirts
1934