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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Civil and societal manipulation of the German people was seen following the American market crash of 1929 when unemployment imprisoned nearly 14% of the available workforce (196). With no noticeable intervention from the Weimar Republic‚ ordinary people were under the impression that democracy had failed the republic and they believed the current system should be removed (196). Capitalizing on the vulnerability of the German people‚ Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP)
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European History April 22‚ 2013 Weimar Republic In the years following World War I‚ Germany had suddenly became a democratic state. The Weimar Republic created a divided situation in Germany‚ one that led to its downfall. The weak leadership of those at the head of government‚ the apathy of the German population towards democracy and the outright rejection of democracy by the communists were all factors that led to the instability and downfall of the Weimar Republic. The weak leadership of the German
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Nazi Germany The Weimar Republic and its Reasons for Failure These icons indicate that teacher’s notes or useful web addresses are available in the Notes Page. This icon indicates that the slide contains activities created in Flash. These activities are not editable. For more detailed instructions‚ see the Getting Started presentation. 1 of 24 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Learning objectives Learning objectives What we will learn in this presentation: Compare the nature and significance of political
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How did the Weimar Republic come about? Why did it face difficulties in its first 6 months? In November 1918‚ Germany had clearly been defeated by their allies; Britain‚ France and the U.S.A. The allies offered Germany a peace offering‚ but under very strict conditions. The armistice that the allies wanted Germany to sign was called Article 231 and it consisted of the Kaiser taking the entire blame for World War 1. The Kaisers confidence had already been crushed because of their defeat so he refused
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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 was in turmoil
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FAILURE OF WEIMAR REPUBLIC AND RISE OF NAZIS‚ 1918-1933 ESSAY PLAN FOR EXPLAINING WHY NAZIS WERE ABLE TO COME TO POWER IN 1933 The usual question on this period asks you to explain why the Nazis were able to take power in 1933. Very often the question is of the ‘isolated factor’ type where it identifies one of the reasons and asks you to assess how important that was in explaining the success of the Nazis in coming to power. See the list of past paper essays on this topic on the website. The important
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the Weimar Republic The fist clenching crash of the Wall Street Market in 1929 known as the Great Depression‚ had a massive impact not only in the USA itself‚ but also impacted many other nations‚ this included the Weimar republic‚ which was devastated by the crash‚ and due to it‚ the Weimar Republic economy was torn to shreds. Before the depression of 1929‚ the situation in the Weimar republic was seemingly fine and stable‚ however‚ according to Stresemann‚ the man who brought Weimar Germany
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in the collapse of the Weimar Republic. It had economic‚ political and social impacts on Germany. The Great Depression came about due to the Wall Street Crash in October 1929. The economic crisis helped enable the Weimar’s oppositions such as Hitler to take power as they took advantage of the situation. Not creating a stable economic system after the first world war meant that when the depression hit the collapse of the Weimar Republic was inescapable. The Weimar Republic greatly relied on the US
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The Weimar Republic started in 1919 to substitute the German empire. The name came from the city of Weimar. The Weimar Republic had faced a lot of problems through those fourteen years such as not continuing their alliance with the winners of the First World War‚ hyperinflation‚ and political extremists. They had also stopped some of the demands of the Treaty of Versailles. The Reichstag Fire Decree was basically the start of the Communist revolution which led to the elimination of the constitutional
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