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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ended‚ the Kaiser abdicated and early in 1919 Germany’s politicians drew up there democratic constitution. Many saw it as doomed from the start with many problems facing it‚ with opposition from the left and the right. Many believe that the Weimar republic was doomed‚ this is for a number of reasons. Firstly the government got left with the burden of the treaty of Versailles. The German people were extremely un-happy with the terms they were dealt. Germany experienced lots of territorial changes
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The Weimar republic from 1919 to 1929 had many successes and failures‚ starting in chaos and ending in relative stability. However‚ due to individual perspective these successes and failures were often viewed as both successes and failures- not either. Class‚ political leanings and other moralistic beliefs‚ primarily influenced the individual’s perspectives. Overall‚ due to the relative stability‚ (the aim of any government) primarily achieved by Streseman’s influence‚ the successes outweighed the
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There were many problems that were caused by the political violence from the right e.g. Kapp putsch 1920- (friekorps)‚ Munich Putsch1923 (Nazis)‚ the organisation group- terrorist. However they were other problems that were caused by other factors. E.g. the treaty of Versailles‚ the armistice- November criminals/ Blockade‚ the spartacist revolt in 1919‚ democracy- people wanted their old leader Kaiser back‚ Hyperinflation. After Kaiser abdicated in 1918 then friedich Ebert became the president of
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How surprising is it that the Weimar Republic survived from 1919-1924? With the ending of the First World War‚ Germany entered a grand new era in its history‚ one that showed promise and change for the good‚ however‚ immediately from its outset‚ the Weimar Republic encountered serious difficulties both externally and within. In this essay‚ I will asses how surprising it is that the Weimar Republic did not fall into ruin between the years 1919-1924 by considering the effects of the war and
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during a problematic time for the Weimar Republic. There were still huge economic‚ political and social problems following the First World War. The Weimar Government had been forced to accept the humiliating and crippling terms of the Treaty Of Versailles meaning Germany was put under a huge amount of strain. Germany’s standing in the world had been limited greatly by the Treaty as well. Stresemann had to address these problems and begin recovery of the Weimar Republic even under the harsh terms of the
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robbed her of her natural resources. This led to a German uprising with many workers resorting to passive resistance instead of violence. Although this may have worked it made Germany poorer as they lost a lot of money as no work was being done. The Weimar government tackled this problem in 1924 through Gustav Stresemann the foreign minister. He persuaded the triple entente to accept lower reparation payments‚ (Dawes Plan) this made it easier on the Germans as they had more money to work with and the
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Born in the ashes of defeat the Weimar Republic was undermined with the failures of the past. Due to widespread distrust in democracy‚ reinforced by economic crises‚ aggravated by the Treaty of Versailles‚ and opposing parties from both ends of the political spectrum‚ the Weimar Republic was doomed for failure. The new government was the body that signed the Treaty of Versailles‚ and to many‚ that was a betrayal. The consequences were severe‚ and many were looking for someone to blame‚ the government
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“By the beginning of 1929‚ the prospects for the survival of the Weimar Republic looked good.” Discuss. At the beginning of 1929‚ the Weimar Republic was and had been in a period of stability from 1924. It seemed as if the German economy had been finally beginning to heal itself and political recovery coupled with apparent success in foreign affairs strengthened the idea that the Weimar Republic was becoming stable at last after all the challenges of the early 1920s. In comparison to the years
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One could argue that the Weimar Republic was very much a prosperous and stable country from the years 1924-9. After all‚ these were called Germany’s “Golden Years”. Heavy industry was back to the same production levels as it was before the Great War‚ which attracted lots of foreign investment. However‚ One could also argue that the Weimar Republic wasn’t as stable and prosperous as it seemed. Germany was still incredibly reliant on US loans and unemployment never fell below 1.3 million. 1923‚ Germany
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