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    facile to argue that the Great Depression was merely accountable of the fall of the Weimar republic‚ rather the depression gave the conditions that made possible the collapse of democracy in Germany. The depression played a significant role in the fall of the republic‚ as it had a remarkable economic‚ political and psychological effect on Germany. Without this‚ it is obvious that the political destiny of the Weimar republic would have been less disastrous. The depression created an economic crisis which

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    “By the beginning of 1929‚ the prospects for the survival of the Weimar Republic looked good.” Discuss. At the beginning of 1929‚ the Weimar Republic was and had been in a period of stability from 1924. It seemed as if the German economy had been finally beginning to heal itself and political recovery coupled with apparent success in foreign affairs strengthened the idea that the Weimar Republic was becoming stable at last after all the challenges of the early 1920s. In comparison to the years

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    robbed her of her natural resources. This led to a German uprising with many workers resorting to passive resistance instead of violence. Although this may have worked it made Germany poorer as they lost a lot of money as no work was being done. The Weimar government tackled this problem in 1924 through Gustav Stresemann the foreign minister. He persuaded the triple entente to accept lower reparation payments‚ (Dawes Plan) this made it easier on the Germans as they had more money to work with and the

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    during a problematic time for the Weimar Republic. There were still huge economic‚ political and social problems following the First World War. The Weimar Government had been forced to accept the humiliating and crippling terms of the Treaty Of Versailles meaning Germany was put under a huge amount of strain. Germany’s standing in the world had been limited greatly by the Treaty as well. Stresemann had to address these problems and begin recovery of the Weimar Republic even under the harsh terms of the

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    There were many problems that were caused by the political violence from the right e.g. Kapp putsch 1920- (friekorps)‚ Munich Putsch1923 (Nazis)‚ the organisation group- terrorist. However they were other problems that were caused by other factors. E.g. the treaty of Versailles‚ the armistice- November criminals/ Blockade‚ the spartacist revolt in 1919‚ democracy- people wanted their old leader Kaiser back‚ Hyperinflation. After Kaiser abdicated in 1918 then friedich Ebert became the president of

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    The Weimar Republic faced a lot of problems during the 1920’s. Germany had just been defeated in the First World War and the Government that had just come into power had no other choice but to sign the Armistice. The German people was angered by this because they believed that they had been ‘stabbed in the back’ which I will explain later in this essay. There was then a peach group that was formed called The Treaty of Versailles but this Treaty didn’t look favourably on Germany and made German pay

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    Born in the ashes of defeat the Weimar Republic was undermined with the failures of the past. Due to widespread distrust in democracy‚ reinforced by economic crises‚ aggravated by the Treaty of Versailles‚ and opposing parties from both ends of the political spectrum‚ the Weimar Republic was doomed for failure. The new government was the body that signed the Treaty of Versailles‚ and to many‚ that was a betrayal. The consequences were severe‚ and many were looking for someone to blame‚ the government

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    One could argue that the Weimar Republic was very much a prosperous and stable country from the years 1924-9. After all‚ these were called Germany’s “Golden Years”. Heavy industry was back to the same production levels as it was before the Great War‚ which attracted lots of foreign investment. However‚ One could also argue that the Weimar Republic wasn’t as stable and prosperous as it seemed. Germany was still incredibly reliant on US loans and unemployment never fell below 1.3 million. 1923‚ Germany

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    The Weimar Republic was formed in the town of Weimar in February 1919 when a new German National Assembly was formed after the war. It was a democracy where everybody could vote. The parliament was called the Reichstag. The Weimar Republic had some enemies from both the left and the right. The opposition from the left came from the Spartakus‚ a group of communists that hoped to take over the Government‚ and were representing the workers of Germany. The Spartakus were led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl

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    agreed on “a revolution from above” 1‚ as the Foreign Minister of Germany Paul von Hintze was convinced to try to prevent a revolution in Russian manner. It is essential to take a closer look at the constitution of 1919 while analyzing why the Weimar Republic failed and why Adolf Hitler became the chancellor. The position of the “Reichspräsident” that was created had way too much power. This leader position could break down the Reichstag with Article 25 that says‚ “the president of the Reich may dissolve

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