Weimar Republic: 1. Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles Democracy established before treaty to end war be signed‚ Germany had no choice‚ Ludendorff announced Germany has lost war Starvation was ranmpant- no option Needed to stop britans restriction of incoming food supplies Germany becomes a democracy at Weimar in 1919. A republic with a president and prime minister First president- Ebert Scheidemann-PM – Leader of the SDP- Socialist Democratic
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To what extent did the weaknesses in the Weimar Republic allow for the rise and power of the Nazi Party to 1933? The Weimar Republic was the federal and democratic government that was adopted in 1919 by a constitution. Under Weimar constitution‚ Germany was divided into 19 states. All citizens had the right to vote‚ electing members of the Reichstag or German Parliament along with the President. Weimar Constitution was a brilliant document but many weaknesses‚ extremists on the left and right rejected
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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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Essay: Weimar was ’a sick economy’ unable to carry out redistribution of wealth and resources. To what extent do you agree with this statement? The Weimar Republic was a period in German history which occurred between 1919 and 1933 which was when the government was a democratic republic governed by a constitution. The end of the Weimar Republic occurred when Adolf Hitler took control. Under the Weimar constitution‚ Germany was divided into 19 different states. Many people had equal rights‚ because
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‘Golden Age’ or ‘The Years of Hope’. Some people think that the Weimar Republic recovered‚ but others disagree and think that it’d got worse or was only a slight improvement. During the years 1924 to 1929 the Weimar Republic appeared to recover from the disasters of 1923. The period of 1924 - 1929 is often seen as the high point of the Weimar Republic. This interpretation is also heightened by the fact that the period before it (1919-1923) was filled with the crisis and chaos of rebellions‚ political
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Anisha Khemlani‚ 10 Grey “The Weimar Republic was most in danger in 1923” How far do you agree with this statement? I agree with this statement to an extent because more things happened in this year than they did in the rest. An example of this would be that the French & Belgium troops had invaded the Ruhr in this year as well and that could have been a great burden put upon The Weimar Republic and Germany as at that time they were already going through money problems and the Ruhr was one of their
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strengthening or weakening the Weimar Republic? ( = concerning central question) - Weimar 1923-1929 = “Stresemann Era” - Germany’s Foreign Minister - successful foreign policy needed to reduce public hatred (of Versailles Treaty) and help economy grow - “Ludendorff’s young man”: supported unrestriced submarine warfare and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - he formed the German People’s Party (DVP) ( conservative; wanted constitutional monarchy - Aug. 1923: appointed as Chancellor
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The era between World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945) was considered as one of the most unstable period in world’s history. Europe faced after the First World War an entirely new stage‚ devastation was a massive issue and found almost everywhere after war and after the loss of three important empires: the German‚ the Ottoman‚ and the Austria-Hungarian empires. Viewing the political map of Europe shortly after World War I it is noticeable that there were only two countries with no democracy
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GCSE History – Schools History Project - A guide to what to expect in June 2009. The idea of this booklet is to help you prepare for your exams in June‚ by explaining what topics you need to look at‚ which need most preparation and what type of questions you can expect to answer. Firstly you need to know that the exam papers are now marked online and so you need to ensure your work is neat and easy to read. There are two exams. Exam 1 is now divided into two papers. Confusingly they’re
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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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