Hitler’s rise to power In the years after WWI‚ Germany faced its worst economic depression along with devastation‚ defeat‚ and political division. Many German citizens who eventually came to be known as right wing believed that Germany did not yet lose the war at the time that The Treaty of Versailles was signed. Those who signed the treaty were left wing and were called the Social Democrats. Soon‚ many German citizens and political leaders such as Adolf Hitler in the right wing began to despise
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UNIT 2 – SECTION A Weimar Germany‚ 1919-1929 Key Issue One: How far do the early problems of the Weimar Republic suggest that it was doomed from the start? The origins of the Weimar Republic; the armistice; the effects of the Treaty of Versailles Political problems: the constitution and its consequences for government; political instability Challenges to Weimar‚ 1919-1923: the Spartacists; attempted takeovers by the right-wing: the Freikorps; Kapp Putsch; Munich Putsch
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situation in Germany became uncertain and dangerous. Social‚ political and economical factors all contribute to Weimar’s collapse. The period of 1925-1929 is often considered to be the golden era of Weimar Germany’s political history. Politician Gustav Stresemann ensured the economic stability of the nation through the successful negotiation of the Dawes and Young plans. Sensible and progressive foreign policies enabled Germany to come out of the imposed isolation. Germany was finally allowed to become
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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 French could leave the Ruhr so work could continue. Hyperinflation
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Jan. 1923: Invasion of the Ruhr The Ruhr is one of Germany’s most valuable industrial and mining area. End 1922: Germany failed to pay reparations to France as part of TOV In response‚ the French occupied the Ruhr. Campaign of ‘passive resistance’ was Germany’s response and resulted in a decline in industrial productivity ‘Passive resistance’ affected Germany economy Weimar government still dedicated to maintain commitment to TOV o Reparation bill: US $32 billion Instead
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919 by Hermann Müller and Johannes Bell after being written by the leaders of the Allied nations in the aftermath of the First World War. They needed a country on which to pin the blame for the war; a country which would need to accept its defeat by the Allied powers during the war and pay for reparations. The terms of the treaty affected Germany in many ways. For example‚ article 231 of the Treaty stated that Germany would be made responsible for all
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When the stock market collapsed on Wall Street on Tuesday‚ October 29‚ 1929‚ it sent financial markets worldwide into a tailspin with disastrous effects. Fallout from the Great Depression - A young and hopelessly unemployed Berliner panhandles for spare change. Below: A run on a bank in Berlin. Below: May Day 1930 brings a huge turn-out of pro-communist Berliners expressing admiration of Soviet Russia. The German economy was especially vulnerable since it was built upon foreign capital‚ mostly
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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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Why did Hitler gain power in 1933? The Weimar Republic established at the end of the First World War in 1018 was flawed from the outset‚ and this was a major reason why Hitler was able to gain power in 1933‚ along with the worldwide economic depression after Wall Street crashed‚ and a political deal set up by the “Old Gang”. Initially‚ the Weimar government was unstable because the constitution introduced a system of Reichstag elections based on Proportional Representation‚ in which the per cent
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Why did Hitler rise to power in 1933? When The First World War finally ended on November 11 1918; Germany was “crowned” the losers. It was a devious time and everyone was depressed which enabled some extremist’s parties to gain support from the citizens of Germany. One of parties was the Nazis with their leader Hitler. Hitler’s rise to power cannot be attributed to one event‚ but a mixture of factors including events happening outside Germany‚ the strengths of the Nazi party‚ and the weaknesses of
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