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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political environment of Germany at the time. With the end of World War I in 1918‚ Germany was left in relative disarray. Under the terms of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles‚ Germany was forced to accept the blame for the war‚ pay reparations to the Allied Nations‚ reduce its army‚ destroy its air force‚ and give up its colonies.6 The terms of the treaty not only left the previously proud German people humiliated and angry‚ but it also created a very unstable economic environment which incited civil unrest
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How successful was Woodrow Wilson in achieving his aims in foreign policy in the years 1912 to 1920? (24 marks) Although Wilson had primarily been elected to reform national politics and initiate new progressive policies in Washington‚ he spent the majority of his time as President dealing with foreign policy rather than domestic. Wilson’s predecessors‚ including McKinley‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ and Taft‚ had viewed the United States as an emerging power that needed to extend its influence throughout
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After of the devastation of the World War I‚ victorious western powers imposed a series of hard treaties on the defeated countries. These treaties deprived the central powers as Germany of important territories and imposed significant compensations payments where Germany and its Allies had to accept all responsibility of the war. The United states policy brought to united states political‚ social and economic changes. After of WWI‚ Wilson found a solution to keep the peace between countries‚ so the
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Hitler and rearmament 1933-1939 The Treaty of Versailles cut Germany’s armed forces cut to a tiny proportion of what they had been during the First World War. During the 1920s the League of Nations tried to establish a programme for disarmament‚ but many countries were using rearmament as a way of staving off the Depression‚ especially after 1929. Nothing was done until 1932 when a World Disarmament Conference was called. Needless to say the conference was a failure with no country willing
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Franz Ferdinand‚ as inspector general of the imperial army‚ decided to pay an official visit to Sarajevo despite warnings not to because of the tensions in the area. At the time of his death‚ Ferdinand had been on his way to visit a fellow officer in a hospital who had been wounded by a bomb. Another member of the Black Hand was responsible for throwing the bomb that injured the officer Ferdinand was on his way to see.23 The assassination is often credited as the shot that started World War I since
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Amelia Abrahim HIS 112-006 Prof. Sarti 2/23/11 Fourteen Points Plan 1. What key points did Wilson wish to convey with his peace plan? The key points Wilson wished to convey with his peace plan were that countries should be peaceful with one another‚ help each other with whatever they needed‚ allow sea trade to be open‚ remove the ideas that countries have of one another because of the war‚ and simply to create peace so that everyone can move along to reconstruct their country and economy
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In the twentieth century a tremendous war broke out and affected the entire world. This war began because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. After this Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany‚ who was allied with Austria-Hungary‚ also declared war on Serbia. Russia had to declare war on Germany and Austria-Hungary because they were allied with Serbia. This was mostly caused by nationalism‚ militarism‚ and imperialism. Nationalism is when you are proud of your country
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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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Years War 1763: “Proclamation Line” 1765: Quartering Act and Stamp Act 1770: Boston Massacre 1773: Tea Act and Boston Tea Party 1774: “Intolerable Acts” 1774: First Continental Congress 1776 July 4: Declaration of Independence Treaty of Paris‚ 1783 Britain recognizes American independence Fix borders between US and British North America(Mississippi River) Diplomacy of new republic (1783-1812) New states are weak and fractious under Articles of Confederation (1776-1789)
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