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1919-Problems for the new German
government (The Weimar Republic)
- PROBLEM 1) THE IMPACT OF DEFEAT
- Political Effects:
- Lots of Problems. People were not used
to democracy. The army and Kaiser ran
Germany. There was violence on the
streets and the Kaiser fled. There was a
revolution in Berlin. There is fighting
and chaos. Anarchy - no order.
- Lots of Problems. People were not used
to democracy. The army and Kaiser ran
Germany. There was violence on the
streets and the Kaiser fled. There was a
revolution in Berlin. There is fighting
and chaos. Anarchy - no order.
- Physical Effects:
- Farmers worked in the armed forces. Couldn't import food in
because British successfully blocked ports. Lots of disease 750,000
died. Only producing 50% milk and 60% meat and butter
produced before. No potatoes only turnips and Germans starving.
Army and Navy failed and soldiers were starving. Resulted in an
army mutiny and soldiers refused to fight.
- Farmers worked in the armed forces. Couldn't import food in
because British successfully blocked ports. Lots of disease 750,000
died. Only producing 50% milk and 60% meat and butter
produced before. No potatoes only turnips and Germans starving.
Army and Navy failed and soldiers were starving. Resulted in an
army mutiny and soldiers refused to fight.
- Psychological Effects:
- People had been proud and ambitious and willing
to work hard. But, now bitter and angry - looked for
someone to blame. Used to be famous for unity
now conflict between the German people.
- People had been proud and ambitious and willing
to work hard. But, now bitter and angry - looked for
someone to blame. Used to be famous for unity
now conflict between the German people.
- The Weimar Government
- This was the new government that replaced the Kaiser (king). It was called this
because early in 1919, Weimar (a town in Germany) became the temporary
capital of Germany after fighting in Berlin. They kept this name to remind
Germany of the less aggressive more cultural side. Democracy and Communism
could be formed.
- This was the new government that replaced the Kaiser (king). It was called this
because early in 1919, Weimar (a town in Germany) became the temporary
capital of Germany after fighting in Berlin. They kept this name to remind
Germany of the less aggressive more cultural side. Democracy and Communism
could be formed.
- PR (Proportional Representation)
- This voting system is fair as it gives people more
voice in Parliament HOWEVER It created weaker
governments, parties had to work together but fell
out and the Weimar governments struggled to
cope with problems.
- This voting system is fair as it gives people more
voice in Parliament HOWEVER It created weaker
governments, parties had to work together but fell
out and the Weimar governments struggled to
cope with problems.
- Political Effects:
- PROBLEM 2) THE CONSTITUTION (HOW GERMANY WAS FORMED)
- THE PRESIDENT: Elected every 7 years - too long, Controlled the armed
forces - too much power, In an emergency he could make laws
without going through the Reichstag (Parliament) (article 48) - too much
power and stayed out of the day to day running of the country
- THE PRESIDENT APPOINTED THE CHANCELLOR - too much power
- CHANCELLOR: responsible for the day to
day running of the country, chosen from the
Reichstag by the President and he was like a
prime minister
- THE CHANCELLOR NEEDED SUPPORT FROM MORE THAN HALF OF
THE REICHSTAG
- THE REICHSTAG: Voted on new laws,
members elected every 4 years through PR -
lead to weak governments as gave smaller
parties a chance in Parliament.
- THE REICHSTAG WAS
ELECTED BY THE
GERMAN PEOPLE.
- All men and women could vote over the age of 20 and all adults had the right
to freedom of speech and equal rights.
- All men and women could vote over the age of 20 and all adults had the right
to freedom of speech and equal rights.
- THE REICHSTAG WAS
ELECTED BY THE
GERMAN PEOPLE.
- THE REICHSTAG: Voted on new laws,
members elected every 4 years through PR -
lead to weak governments as gave smaller
parties a chance in Parliament.
- THE CHANCELLOR NEEDED SUPPORT FROM MORE THAN HALF OF
THE REICHSTAG
- CHANCELLOR: responsible for the day to
day running of the country, chosen from the
Reichstag by the President and he was like a
prime minister
- THE PRESIDENT APPOINTED THE CHANCELLOR - too much power
- THE PRESIDENT: Elected every 7 years - too long, Controlled the armed
forces - too much power, In an emergency he could make laws
without going through the Reichstag (Parliament) (article 48) - too much
power and stayed out of the day to day running of the country
- PROBLEM 3) THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
- information on the flash cards
- information on the flash cards
- PROBLEM 4) THE RISE OF EXTREMIST GROUPS
- THE SPARTICISTS (January 1919)
- Lead by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Leibneckt
- Tried to organize a strike and failed and their leaders got shot.
They took over the newspaper and telegraph bureau.
- The Friekorps fought them and beat them.
- Hitlers opposition hated each other and were divided. The
government were very unstable and they relied on the army.
- Lead by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Leibneckt
- THE KAPP PUTSCH (March 1920)
- Lead by Dr Wolfgang Kapp
- Weimar fled to Dresden but caused a
general strike and Kapp could not rule
Germany because of the chaos.
- Kapp fled to Sweden because the
strike stopped everything
- Showed there was some support for
the new government in Berlin and a
lack of support from the army.
- Lead by Dr Wolfgang Kapp
- FORMATION OF THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY
- 1) Hitler worked for the army and
was bitter about WW1 defeat. He
was employed to check on any
extremist groups in Munich. In
September 1919, he was sent to a
meeting of a small extremist group
called the German Workers Party,
which had been set up earlier in the
year by Anton Drexler.
- 2) Within a week he had become a committee
member.He liked the parties ideas and values and was
put in charge of propaganda in February 1920. He
organised a meeting through an advertisement in the
newspaper and almost 2000 people attended.
- 3) He changed the name to the NSDAP or the Nazis. He
showed real talent for public speaking and attracted an
increasing number of followers. By 1921, he was strong
enough to challenge Drexler and take over the party himself.
- 1) Hitler worked for the army and
was bitter about WW1 defeat. He
was employed to check on any
extremist groups in Munich. In
September 1919, he was sent to a
meeting of a small extremist group
called the German Workers Party,
which had been set up earlier in the
year by Anton Drexler.
- THE SPARTICISTS (January 1919)
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