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Key issue 1: How strong was Weimar Germany in the 1920's?

1919: Formation of the Communist Party and Spartacists revolt Bavarian uprising and Munich revolt Govt. use of Freikorps to put down the communist revolts National elections and formation of the national assembly New constitution and formation of Weimar Republic with Ebert as President Treaty of Versailles Elections and formation of coalition government/proportional representation Government economic policy - deficit finance and low taxes Elite support for new Republic November Criminals and stab in the back theory

1920: Kapp Putsch  Ruhr Uprising Elections 6 June

1918: Loss of WW1 Need to become more democratic  Naval mutiny Communism spreading as several towns/cities declare socialist republics Ebert forms temporary government-Council of People's Representatives Abdication of the Tsar Armistice signed German revolution British Naval blockade Starvation and hunger and sickness among population shortage of resources and raw materials  industry not ready for peace time High pension bill and welfare bill

1921: Assassinations of Erzeberger and Rathenau

1922:Reparations bill and pressure from France

1923: Occupation of the Ruhr by French and Belgian troops Economic policy and hyperinflation Stresemann appointed Chancellor, formation of Grand Coalition Saxony revolution Munich Putsch Replacement of Reichmark with the Rentenmark as a temporary currency

1924: Dawes Plan Recovery of the economy Economic recovery is based on loans from America Coalition governments come and go

1925: Locarno Pact/Treaty Ebert dies, Hindenburg elected President

1926:Germany allowed to joined the League of Nations as a permanent member of the Council

1927: Depression in agriculture 

1928:Young plan sorts reparations

Key issue 2: How and why did the Nazi Party come to power?

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