Weimar Republic: 1. Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles Democracy established before treaty to end war be signed‚ Germany had no choice‚ Ludendorff announced Germany has lost war Starvation was ranmpant- no option Needed to stop britans restriction of incoming food supplies Germany becomes a democracy at Weimar in 1919. A republic with a president and prime minister First president- Ebert Scheidemann-PM – Leader of the SDP- Socialist Democratic
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Evaluate the view that democracy was succeeding in Germany until the start of the Depression in 1929 The democracy in Germany was not succeeding at the start of the depression in 1929. This is shown through the signs of failure between 1919 and 1924 with problems from the outset of Weimar such as the new republican beginnings and constitutional problems. The period of 1919 to 1924 also shows how the democracy was not succeeding with economic problems from the outset and the attempted overthrows
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Was World War II inevitable in 1939? In the early hours of the 1st September 1939 German forces invaded Poland. 21 years after the end of World War I‚ the world had to face the beginning of another world war that should last 6 years. World War II was one of the most disastrous events in human history causing approximately 60 million deaths and destruction almost all over the globe (msn Encarta 2008). Winston Churchill wrote in the preface of his book about World War II (The Gathering Storm):
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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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Nazi Germany The Weimar Republic and its Reasons for Failure These icons indicate that teacher’s notes or useful web addresses are available in the Notes Page. This icon indicates that the slide contains activities created in Flash. These activities are not editable. For more detailed instructions‚ see the Getting Started presentation. 1 of 24 © Boardworks Ltd 2006 Learning objectives Learning objectives What we will learn in this presentation: Compare the nature and significance of political
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Dilkash Europe Visit 05 Countries 10 Nights/11 Days IRELAND NETHERLANDS UNITED KINGDOM AMSTERDAM LONDON BELGIUM BRUSSELS POLAND GERMANY CZECH REPUBLIC PARIS SLOVAKIA MUNICH AUSTRIA FRANCE SWITZERLAND INNSBRUCK CENTRAL SWITZERLAND HUNGARY VENICE ITALY FLORENCE PISA PORTUGAL SPAIN ROME Highlights • A tour at a budget price. • Delicious unlimited Indian Jain / vegetarian / non vegetarian meals included. • Enjoy daily Continental buffet breakfast. • Guided city tour
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Gustave Stresemann had a lot of influence over Germany in the period between 1923 and 1929. Before Stresemann took charge in 1923 the Weimar Republic had many problems. In 1922 the government declared that they could no longer pay reparations to France due to severe economic problems. The French angrily responded to this by sending in 60‚000 French and Belgian troops to invade the Ruhr. They took most of Germany’s raw materials‚ the government called for the workers to carry out passive resistance
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* Geo-Political Economic & Mandate Impact in Europe * The Conferences (Washington‚ London‚ Geneva‚ etc.) * Provisions of all the Treaties * Principles & Threats to Collective Security * Ruhr Crisis * Locarno/Locarno Era – “Locarno Spirit” * 5 Documents‚ 4 Questions – 60 minutes + 5 minutes to read * Question 4 ALWAYS involves the use of ALL 5 Documents and background knowledge * Given 5 minutes prior to read all of the documents * NEVER use the word
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Significance 1919 Treaty of Versailles Treaty of St Germain 1920 Establishment of the League of Nations Treaty of Rapallo between Germany and the USSR 1922 1923 French occupation of the Ruhr 1924 Introduction of the Dawes plan Locarno Treaties 1925 1926 1928 1929 1932 1933 Germany admitted to the League of Nations Kellogg-Briand Pact Introduction of the Young Plan Wall Street Crash Lausanne Conference of reparations payments Hitler appointed Chancellor of
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LofN - The Basics Key Syllabus Questions To what extent was the League of Nations a success? What were the aims‚ strengths and weaknesses of the organisation? Successes and failures of peacekeeping during the 1920’s The agencies of the League What was the impact of the Great Depression? Failures of the League during the 1930’s – Manchuria and Abyssinia Intrinsic problems with the League - always very likely to fail! Confused aims Fourteen Points (Jan 1918) - President Wilson had called
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