GCSE History Revision Notes - Germany Weimar - strengths and weaknesses The Weimar Republic After Germany lost the First World War‚ the Kaiser fled and a new democratic government of Germany was declared in February 1919 at the small town of Weimar. It was too dangerous to make a declaration in Berlin where there had just been a revolt by a Communist group called the Spartacists. STRENGTHS • A Bill of Rights guaranteed every German citizen freedom of speech and religion‚ and equality
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When Hitler took control of Germany‚ the cultural landscape changed to a dull‚ grey atmosphere rather than the enjoyable‚ fun times that the Weimar Republic one were. He took freedom away from the people and took away the things that they most desired‚ such as expressing themselves in the arts‚ entertainment‚ literature‚ and cabaret‚ all the way down to the way they dressed. Hitler and the Nazis gained control by violence and force‚ which caused a new kind of fear to surface in Germany. Paragraph
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“To what extent was the Dawes Plan a turning point for Germany‚ 1919-1933?” Explain your answer. The Dawes Plan of 1924 was formulated to take Weimar Germany out of hyperinflation and to return Weimar’s economy to some form of stability. It helped Germany return to its pre-war state. Economically‚ socially and politically Germany seemed to be more stable than it was in previous and following years. However‚ this stable period seemed to have been built on unstable foundations. The economy appeared
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Account for the failure/collapse of democracy in Germany in the period 1918-1933. Intro The Weimar Republic was established in the aftermath of Germany’s defeat in World War One‚ with parliamentary democracy operating from 1919 and introducing an advanced social welfare system. The notion of loyalty to the nation had been particularly influential since Bismark’s wars of unification in the 19th century. The prospect of strengthening their nation by military means‚ and of it achieving greater status
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The Weimar Republic was created in the result of Germany’s defeat in World War 1. Germany was loaded with the blame‚ and hated the Treaty of Versailles. Germany had rejected it but was forced to sign it in 1919. The Weimar government was not able to bring back pre-war conditions. In august 1923 Gustav Stresemann became Chancellor of Germany and foreign minster. He was apart of the German people’s party. Stresemann went along way in resolving the catastrophe that was left after World War 1. Stresemann
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Account for the successes and failures of democracy in Germany in the period 1919-1934. The crippling aftermath of World War 1 had a devastating impact on the German economy‚ society‚ and political system was devastating. Reparations had to be paid to the Allies‚ hyperinflation was reaching senseless levels‚ and unemployment was high. The nation was angry‚ resentful‚ and almost every move made by their leaders was criticised. The traditional monarch‚ the Kaiser‚ was abdicated from his throne and
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Points 1.2 Political‚ economic and social issues in the Weimar Republic to 1929 Right wing parties: nationalist‚ anti-communist‚ opposed the Treaty of Versailles and the democratic Weimar System Left-wing parties: internationalist‚ not racist The democratic parties were getting votes whilst the far right and left were being ignored Political parties were developing para-military groups Stresemann’s key role begged the question: what would happen to German democracy if he suddenly left the
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To what extent do the weaknesses of Weimar democracy explain Hitler’s rise to power in 1933? The weaknesses of the Weimar Republic played a massive part in Hitler’s rise to power. This includes the impact of the first world war‚ the constitutional weakness of the Republic‚ the implications of the Treaty of Versailles and the Kapp/Munich Putsch; along with other factors that led to Hitler’s success‚ that were not directly related to the Weimar republic‚ for example the Wall Street Crash‚ propaganda
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The Rise of the Nazis 1919-1933 What were Hitler’s main contributions towards the Nazi’s between 1924-1932? After being released from German prison 4 years early Hitler turned his attentions to regaining the control of the Nazi’s. While Hitler was in Prison the Nazi party basically fell and needed vast reforms. By February 1925 Hitler basically formed the Nazi’s again based on a new set of principles ( Fühererprinzip). This involved changing everything about the Nazi party from structure to
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The weakness of the Weimar Republic played a huge part in Hitler’s rise to power. this essay will explore the weimars weaknesses‚ including the impact of the first world war‚ the constitutional weakness of the Republic‚ the implications of the treaty of versaille and the Munich Putsch. Aswell as other factors that led to Hitler’s success not so related to the Weimer republic. This includes the anger of the German people at Germany’s surrender. This is commonly known as the stab in the back by the
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