Was Weimar doomed from the start?

Was Weimar doomed from the start?

1. 2. What was the economic and political impact of the Treaty of Versailles

   • War Guilt
     • Stab in the back by the weak politicians
       • The November Criminals
         • Germans were humiliated
           • Impact : Isolated, germans saw Europe making desicions without them
   • Bankrupt
     • Reparations of £6600 million
       • The government started printing money
         • Hyper - Inflation
           • Many felt that the government were to blame and were not taking any action
             • Savings and pensions became useless
               • Drastic poverty and some died of starvation and hunger
             • 250 marks turned to 2000 marks in a week
   • Military Constriciton
     • Demillitarized the Rhineland
       • Couldn't produce money or any raw materails.
       • Coal mines of the Saar were run by the french for 15 years
   • Weimar Constitution
     • Weakeness
       • Propotional Representation led to weak co allition parties and governments
         • Hard to reach agreements with the government
       • Article 48 gave too much power to the president so it could turn into a dictatorship
         • It was the downfall of the republic or the suicide clause
     • Strengths
       • Seen as fair due to the propotionla representation
       • Reequired a strong and trustworthy president
       • Each state had a bit of control
     • 1923 Crisis Year
       • Occupation of the Ruhr
         • Due to the bankrupcy
           • Germans used passive ressistance which only made it worse off causing the depression
       • Hyperinfaltion
         • The government just printed more money making it worse
           • The money just devalued
           • The nation blamed the government
       • Political Disorders
         • Munich Putch
           • Kapp Putch
             • Extremist Groups
               • Army refused to stop the putsch and only defeated when the workers went on strike
         • Led to unrest and chaos

2. 1. How did Germany emerge from defeat?

   • Weimar Government provided a strong country
     • The Bill Of Rights
     • It was a democratic government that allowed 20+ to vote
     • Signed in August 1919
   • The Revoloution of 1918-19
     • Kaiser was persuaded to abdicate
       • He couldn't control Germany due to extremist groups.
     • Spatascidst Uprising
       • Rosa Luxemburg
         • Tried to take control of Germany
   • The Sailor's mutiny at Kiel posed problems fro the Kaiser
     • The Sailors mutinied rather than sail to a final showdown with the British. Soldiers, sailors and workers formed councils or soviets with echoes of events in Communist Russia.

3. To what extent did Germany recover?

   • Stresseman Years
     • Rentemark
       • Brought a balance to the economy
         • Ended Hyperinfaltion
           • Frencha dn Belgian troops left the ruhr
             • Production of Raw Materials restarted
   • Plans of Action
     • Dawes Plan
     • Young Plan
       • Caused upheaval
         • Acceptance of TofV
     • Locarno Treaty
   • Political Achievment
     • Left and Right were not recieving any votes
       • But the nationalists wanted to bring the kaiser back and overthrow the gov
   • Foreign Achievment
     • Rhineland Millitarized due to locarno treaty
       • But there were many uprisings for the acceptance
   • Economic Achievment
     • Economic recovery was very fragile
       • Hyper inflation eneded
       • Wall Street Crash stopped the Dawes Plan and Germany was dependent on their loans, so the economy crashed
         • 1929 STRESSMAN DIED
     • Culture seen as a moral decline and going against values
   • Underlying Wekness
     • Political Stability didn't last long
       • Extremists and Nationalsists still exsisted
         • Coallition of pro-democracy parties collapsed at the end of 1923