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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The demise of the Weimar Republic did not occur due to one sole reason‚ but because of a number of short and long term factors. The economic‚ political and international pressure placed on the people of Germany ensured the loathing of the forced governmental rule. The immediate impact of the Great Depression of 1929‚ which has been debated and considered by most historians to be the dominant factor in the downfall of the ‘democratic experiment’ which subsequently led to continuous political instability
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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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FAILURE OF WEIMAR REPUBLIC AND RISE OF NAZIS‚ 1918-1933 ESSAY PLAN FOR EXPLAINING WHY NAZIS WERE ABLE TO COME TO POWER IN 1933 The usual question on this period asks you to explain why the Nazis were able to take power in 1933. Very often the question is of the ‘isolated factor’ type where it identifies one of the reasons and asks you to assess how important that was in explaining the success of the Nazis in coming to power. See the list of past paper essays on this topic on the website. The important
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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 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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Why did the Weimar republic survive the crisis of 1923-24? The French allied invasion of the Ruhr in January 1923 catapulted the fragile Weimar Republic into the direst crisis of its short life. From it‚ confidence in a completely depleted currency as well as control over major political unrest from both left and right wing radicals had to be restored. The invasion came about due to the inability of the German regime to make reparation payments on time to France as their economy was faltering under
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How surprising is it that the Weimar Republic survived from 1919-1924? With the ending of the First World War‚ Germany entered a grand new era in its history‚ one that showed promise and change for the good‚ however‚ immediately from its outset‚ the Weimar Republic encountered serious difficulties both externally and within. In this essay‚ I will asses how surprising it is that the Weimar Republic did not fall into ruin between the years 1919-1924 by considering the effects of the war 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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that was crucial‚ which was Adolf Hitler. After World War I‚ Germany was blamed for all the damage that other countries suffered and was punished. The treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 and it imposed economic‚ military‚ and territorial losses for Germany. In response to this punishment‚ the Weimar Republic
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