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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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    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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    hyperinflation and the Munich (beer hall) Putsch; these 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

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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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    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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    Gustav Stresemann and Charles Dawes In 1923‚ the Weimar Republic was on the verge of collapse‚ but‚ surprisingly‚ the crisis was the start of a period of stability and success. The period 1923-1929 was a time when the economy boomed and cultural life flourished in Germany. This dramatic turnabout happened because Germany was saved by two people - Gustav Stresemann and Charles Dawes. Gustav Stresemann had been a nationalist‚ but he realised that something needed to be done to save Germany. The

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    The Weimar Republic -- Doomed to Fail The Weimar Republic (1919-1933) was born in the aftermath of the defeat of Germany in World War I. Not only was this a fall from grace‚ it was a resounding crash that shattered Germany’s belief that they were the superior undefeatable race. Following the destruction of the old totalitarian German Empire‚ a new democratic republic was put into place. The question was‚ could Germany‚ splintered into groups of socialists‚ communists and the extreme right‚ unify

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    Slide one The Weimar Republic (1919-1933) was born in the aftermath of the defeat of Germany in World War I. 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. The Weimar Republic was a genuine attempt to create a perfect democratic country. Slide two All

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    How did the Weimar Republic Survive 1919-24? During the time the Weimar Republic were in government‚ they faced a number of serious threats to power coming from various opposing parties and lack of support. These threats came from the left and right wing‚ and more-over problems such as the Treaty of Versailles and hyperinflation also sufficiently hindered the Weimar’s success. However due to several contributing factors the Weimar was enabled to overcome these seemingly insurmountable problems

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    Weimar Republic History Essay: In 1924 the Weimar Republic’s prospects looked good. Many of its major problems had been overcome. However‚ other problems were still lying below the surface. By 1924 most of the political opponents of the Weimar Republic had been defeated. The communist group known as the Spartacists (founded by Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknwcht in 1915‚ and which had opposed participation in WWI) attempted to set up Soviets in many towns in 1919. Erbert withdrew the government

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