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Quick questions on Weimar Germany and the Treaty of Versailles - SQA National 5 History
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What is the birth of the Weimar Republic?Show answer
When Germany lost the war in 1918, the Kaiser abdicated and Germany became a republic. A new democratic constitution was drawn up in the town of Weimar, giving Germany an elected parliament (the Reichstag), a president and votes for men and women. On paper it was a modern democracy. But it was born in defeat: the politicians who signed the armistice and later the peace treaty were blamed by many Germans for surrendering, and were attacked as the "November criminals".
What are the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?Show answer
The Treaty of Versailles of 1919 imposed harsh terms. Germany lost territory, including Alsace-Lorraine to France and land to the new state of Poland, and lost all its overseas colonies. Its army was limited to 100,000 men, with no tanks, military aircraft or submarines and only a small navy, and the Rhineland was demilitarised. Germany had to pay large reparations for the damage caused by the war.
What is q1?Show answer
Give three terms of the Treaty of Versailles. [3 marks]
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What was the "war guilt" clause? [1 mark]
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Why did Germans call the Treaty of Versailles a Diktat? [2 marks]
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