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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The main threat to the stability of the Weimar republic in the period 1919-1923 came from the political violence of the extreme right. How far do you agree with this judgement? In the early years of the Weimar republic Germany had emerged from a humiliating defeat in the First World War‚ and hatred from the new state came from both the far left‚ who wanted a revolution to create a communist state‚ and the far right‚ who wanted to restore imperial Germany‚ stop all reparations and reverse the treaty
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“The main threat to the stability of the Weimar Republic in the period of 1919 to 1923 came from the political violence of the extreme right.” How far do you agree with this judgement? The period of 1919 to 1923 saw numerous factors threaten the stability of the Weimar Republic. The political violence from both the left and right wing parties‚ the weakness of the Weimar Constituion itself and the economic issues such as hyperinflation all posed as threats to the stability of the Republic. However
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Explain the political threats to the Weimar republic from the left and right in the period 1919-1923 There were many on the political right and left in Germany who wanted to see the new Republic overthrown by force‚ for the right wing the ‘stab in the back’ theory simply strengthened their resolve. Opposition from the extreme right was very different both in the form and in its extent to that of the extreme left‚ there was a mixed collection of opponents of the republic but all representatives
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What were the more significant threats to the stability and survival of the Weimar Republic in the years 1919 – 1923? The right wing of German politics in the early to mid-20th century contained mainly industrialists and white collar workers‚ who mostly all had instinctive ambitions for a return to a more autocratic German state as oppose to the newly formed Weimar Republic‚ for whom they had a particularly ambivalent attitude. The left wing was also almost entirely committed to class struggle
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The Weimar Republic faced opposition from the outset in 1919‚ after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Economic hardship affected the whole nation and led to uprisings and assassinations. Key problems The Weimar Republic was created at a time of confusion and chaos after Germany had lost the First World War. Many people felt that Germany had received a very harsh deal in the Treaty of Versailles and they resented the government for signing it and agreeing to its conditions. The Weimar Republic
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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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catastrophic events were great threats to the Weimar Republic. The Ruhr Crisis occurred in January 1923 when Germany missed a reparations payment to the French in 1922 therefore French and Belgium troops decided to invade the Germans raw materials and goods so the German workers went on a passive resistance. This event was a humungous threat for the Weimar Republic as they would automatically receive a bad reputation and some countries might not want any imports and exports from Germany which would affect
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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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The Weimar Republic was formed in the town of Weimar in February 1919 when a new German National Assembly was formed after the war. It was a democracy where everybody could vote. The parliament was called the Reichstag. The Weimar Republic had some enemies from both the left and the right. The opposition from the left came from the Spartakus‚ a group of communists that hoped to take over the Government‚ and were representing the workers of Germany. The Spartakus were led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl
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