At the end of World War I‚ Germany was known as the Weimar Republic. Their first elected president‚ Friedrich Ebert‚ worked his way through the political ladder under the Social Democratic party. In his presidency‚ he introduced many new and foreign policies that led people to harass him until his death. Born in 1871‚ Friedrich Ebert was the son of a tailor and worked as a saddler until he entered the trade union and then decided to enter politics. He soon became the leader of the Social Democrats
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taken by Hitler to control the churches in Germany. Describe the measures taken in the Treaty of Versailles to limit German power. Describe the policies of the Nazi government towards the young in the years 1933–39. Describe the key features of the Weimar Constitution. 1c Use your knowledge to explain effects or consequences - 8 marks (12 minutes) Explain the effects of The Night of the Long Knives (1934) Explain the effects of the Reichstag Fire in 1933. Explain the effects of Stresemann’s
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Why did Hitler become Chancellor in 1933? There are many factors which explain why Hitler and the Nazis came into power in 1933‚ for example; the great depression and the weaknesses of the Weimar Government. These reasons and others will be explored further and explained in greater detail why these reasons helped Hitler to become Chancellor in 1933. One factor to explain why Hitler became Chancellor was the Depression. In October 1929 the stock market in the USA collapsed‚ causing America
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reparations they had to pay back to the allies from World War 1. Hitler marched on Munich because he wanted to take advantage of the crisis that the Weimar Republic was facing at the time. During the 1920’s the Weimar Republic was collapsing and was on it’s knees as much as Germany was at the end of World War 1. Therefore‚ since the Weimar Republic was weak and not as strong as before Hitler believed that he could investigate a new revolution in Munich. However‚ this attempt to rebel on Munich was
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dictator who owns complete power. All opposition and criticism is forcibly being suppressed. A fascist supports this system. Weimar Republic – A period in German history when they were republic. First they had an emperor a Kaiser‚ abdicated because the War went bad. So they created a republic. They formally created it in the town of Weimar so the period was called Weimar Republic. Post-war Germany 1919-1933 Hyperinflation (in Germany)- Extreme inflation. Inflation is when money loses its value. 1921-1924
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for the Nazis during the period 1928-32’. Do you agree? Explain your answer. The depression also weakened the Weimar government‚ there were unpopular economic policies‚ for over half a century the Germans had judged their country by economic success‚ therefore when the economy was failing the Germans believed the country was too! The government had no idea how to solve the problems of unemployment and poverty. The chancellor raised taxes‚ cut wages and reduced the unemployment benefit; these policies
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Kapp Putsch The Kapp Putsch took place in Weimar Germany in March 1920. Wolfgang Kapp was a right-wing journalist who opposed all that he believed Friedrich Ebert stood for especially after what he believed was the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles. The Kapp Putsch was a direct threat to Weimar’s new government. Kapp was assisted by General Luttwitz who led a group of Freikorps men. On March 13th‚ 1920‚ Luttwitz seized Berlin and proclaimed that a new right of centre nationalist government
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Paul von Hindenburg was the second president of the Weimar Republic‚ who had led Germany through economic prosperity of the Golden Age under Stresemann (1924-9)‚ but also the series of severe crisis ranging from nationwide political revolts (1919-23) to worldwide economic depression (1929)‚ that have influenced the Reichstag as a whole. For the first five years after taking office‚ Hindenburg fulfilled his duties of office with considerable dignity and decorum. Nevertheless‚ many claim that with
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Hitler‚ and his Nazi parties rise to power was one of chance and circumstance. His alternative views struck a chord with the people; he was able to channel Germany’s hatred for the Weimar Republic‚ Treaty of Versailles and minority groups into support for his National Socialist Party. Hitler was a powerful orator capable of winning entire audiences to his views and ideologies. Hitler was able to manipulate the truth to gain widespread popularity. He controlled power by installing fear and sustained
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losses‚ reparations for the damage caused by WW1‚ and the blame for starting WW1. However‚ there were many other contributing factors which aided Hitler’s rise to power‚ such as his exceptional personality‚ the Great Depression‚ the weakness of the Weimar Government‚ and the use of efficient and special tactics by the Nazi Party. The defeat of the Germany in WW1 left many Germans bitterly angry and shattered by the Treaty of Versailles‚ which was drawn up by leaders of Allied parties. The Treaty
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