The Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic was established in 1919‚ in replace of the imperial government in Germany. It immerged from the November Revolution (1918-1919). Opposing to the parliamentary system which is similar to the British‚ sailors‚ soldiers and workers raised up the rebellion. They elected councils modeled after the October Revolution in the Soviet Union. The workers’ exhaustion starts from far before the revolution. During the World War I‚ Germany made a lot of promissory notes
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“The biggest threat to the Weimar Republic was the Weimar Constitution itself. Discuss” The Weimar Constitution was the biggest threat to the Weimar Republic‚ because it eventually lead to many problems that would affect the Republic. These were: Hitler’s rise to power against the Weimar Republic‚ the downfall of the Reichsrat‚ the passage of the Enabling Act‚ use of proportional representation‚ political extremism and the institution of the Reichspräsident. Hitler’s Chancellorship eventually led
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Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start? It had a promising beginning: A constitution guaranteeing federal rights‚ seven year presidential terms and proportional representation was passed in Weimar on the 19th July 1919. This should have meant a good foundation for democracy and sound government. Article 48 stopped (in theory) the major politicians from arguing. It was supported by the Big 3 world Superpowers (Great Britain‚ USA and France). The Constitution meant that everyone as
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In 1919 the Weimar Republic was set up in Germany. From its birth it faced numerous political problems‚ for which the causes were many and varied. These problems included political instability‚ deep divisions within society and economic crisis; problems were constantly appearing for the new government and from 1919-1923‚ the Weimar Republic experienced a period of crisis. In 1916‚ the German Social Democratic Party‚ which controlled the Reichstag‚ split in order to cater for the tensions between
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Weimar Republic: 1919-1933 Even though it was obvious that Germany could not have won the war‚ a legend was created and spread amongst the German people that the undefeated German army had been stabbed in the back by the democrats (the November criminals). In July 1919‚ the new democratic constitution was passed with a 23 majority. When it was officially proclaimed in August‚ Germany became a parliamentary democracy. The fact that Germany was now a democracy was not taken into account at the Versailles
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Spartacist uprising 1919 Spartacist was really just an early name for ’Communists’. At the end of WWI when the Kaiser was overthrown and left Germany Nov. 1918‚ moderate socialists took over and formed a government. The Spartacist (led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht) wanted a violent Communist revolution and a wiping out of Capitalism but were rejected. In Dec. 1918 the Congress of workmen and soldiers councils rejected radical Communism and Luxemburg/ Liebnecht. In Jan. 1919 Luxemburg/ Liebnecht
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Was the Spartacist uprising the most important problem faced by the Weimar Republic in the years 1919-1924? Explain your answer. The Weimar Republic faced several problems during the years 1919-24‚ one being the Spartacist uprising. The Spartacists‚ a very communist party‚ were a threat to the Weimar‚ and became troublesome‚ making retaliation inevitable. The Weimar government however could not defend themselves in any physical way‚ so had to depend on the Freikorp‚ a more right wing group‚ to defend
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The main threat to the stability of the Weimar republic in the period 1919-1923 came from the political violence of the extreme right There were many threats posing Germany in 1919‚ the political system formed on the back of failure produced resentment towards Weimar from both the extreme left and the right. Other factors linked to economic issues caused by war‚ such as hyperinflation and the war guilt clause which `led to much suffering for the German people through loss of savings and jobs and
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societal and political developments in Germany. The post-war era in 1919 caused the majority of the German populace to push for more democracy in their governmental system. Elected officials from the three favored political parties: the Social Democratic Party‚ the Catholic Center Party‚ and the German Democratic Party met in Weimar‚ Germany‚ to construct a constitution‚ establish a coalition‚ and give birth to the new Weimar Republic (Weimar‚ 7). However‚ as ideologies among the citizenry grew to favor
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The Weimar Republic was set up in Germany after world war one‚ after the Kaiser had been abducted in 1918 . It was the most democratic government in the world‚ even allowing women to vote. The new government got off to a bad start‚ Germany was nearly bankrupt and unemployment was higher than ever. They were labelled ‘November criminals’ due to the agreement of the treaty of Versailles and unpaid reparations lead to challenges from political extremists. The new system of government was weak and faced
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