Weimer Republic
‘The Weimer republic successfully recovered from its early problems in the years 1924-28.’ Do you agree? Explain your answer. (16 marks)
The Dawes plan is a good example of a success from the Weimar Government. This is because it introduced a new currency for Germany that was actually worth something. America agreed to loan out 800 million marks to invest into the industries, eventually that money would return to the economy. The young plan was also another success from the Weimar Government as the plan caused the reparations that Germany had to pay to the allies to change. As a result of the young plan, the reparations were reduced and Germany was given more time to pay them.
However the failures of The Weimar Government are many. For example, the economy looked like it was stable and becoming stronger but it still fully depended on the American loans. When the wall street crash happened, Germany was then depended upon by the rest of Europe to pay their reparations. To for fill the demand of the rest of Europe, Germany began to print more money but this only devalued the currency. This was dragging Germany’s economy in to crisis, again. Article 48 is another failure of The Weimar Government. Article 48 stated that in an emergency, the president could make decisions without consulting the Reichstag. This was an easy way for Germany to fall into a democracy. Also, the people of Germany still supported very extreme political parties. This ment that Germany was fighting its self, in a way that it’s people couldn’t agree. The members of the Germany Government were either supported the ‘left wing’ political parties or the ‘right wing’ political party, there would be little coordination with in the government.
Overall, I think that the Weimar government was more of a failure then a successful government. This is because, although they did have methods put in place to help Germany recover from the war and the impacts The Treaty of Versailles, these plans ment
The Dawes plan is a good example of a success from the Weimar Government. This is because it introduced a new currency for Germany that was actually worth something. America agreed to loan out 800 million marks to invest into the industries, eventually that money would return to the economy. The young plan was also another success from the Weimar Government as the plan caused the reparations that Germany had to pay to the allies to change. As a result of the young plan, the reparations were reduced and Germany was given more time to pay them.
However the failures of The Weimar Government are many. For example, the economy looked like it was stable and becoming stronger but it still fully depended on the American loans. When the wall street crash happened, Germany was then depended upon by the rest of Europe to pay their reparations. To for fill the demand of the rest of Europe, Germany began to print more money but this only devalued the currency. This was dragging Germany’s economy in to crisis, again. Article 48 is another failure of The Weimar Government. Article 48 stated that in an emergency, the president could make decisions without consulting the Reichstag. This was an easy way for Germany to fall into a democracy. Also, the people of Germany still supported very extreme political parties. This ment that Germany was fighting its self, in a way that it’s people couldn’t agree. The members of the Germany Government were either supported the ‘left wing’ political parties or the ‘right wing’ political party, there would be little coordination with in the government.
Overall, I think that the Weimar government was more of a failure then a successful government. This is because, although they did have methods put in place to help Germany recover from the war and the impacts The Treaty of Versailles, these plans ment