The Weimar Republic, 1914-1929 (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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Year Weimar Republic began
Year Weimar Republic began
1919
Year Weimar Republic ended
Year Weimar Republic ended
1933
Year Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated
Year Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated
1918
First president of Weimar Republic
First president of Weimar Republic
Friedrich Ebert
Town where Weimar government was formed
Town where Weimar government was formed
Weimar
Type of government system in Weimar Republic
Type of government system in Weimar Republic
Parliamentary Republic system
How often Germans voted in Weimar Republic
How often Germans voted in Weimar Republic
Every four years
Minimum voting age in Weimar Republic
Minimum voting age in Weimar Republic
Over 20
Name of Weimar parliament body
Name of Weimar parliament body
Reichstag
Reichstag's main roles
Reichstag's main roles
Appoint government members and make laws
Freedoms in Weimar Bill of Rights
Freedoms in Weimar Bill of Rights
Religion, speech, equality under law
Weakness of proportional representation
Weakness of proportional representation
Made passage of laws difficult for small parties
Article 48 emergency power
Article 48 emergency power
President could enact laws without parliament approval
Type of democracy in Weimar Republic
Type of democracy in Weimar Republic
Representative democracy
Date National Assembly met in Weimar
Date National Assembly met in Weimar
6 February 1919