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Weimar Germany
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- 1Terms of the Treaty of VersaillesWar Reparation - £6.6 billion
Loss of Colonies - 11 in Africa and all in far East Asia
German Army cut - 100,000 men
-no Air Force
-Rhineland demilitarised
-6 battleships,6 cruisers,no submarines
Loss of land - Alsace and Lorraine to France/ Eupen and Malmedy to Belguim
-Posen and West Prussia to Poland
-Lost 13% of European territory
-50% iron and 15% of coal - 2DolchutossThe Stab in the Back
- German army not defeated
- Army had wanted to fight on but were betrayed
- Ebert thought the same, he had lost sons but had to accept treaty
- Politicians who signed "November Criminals" - 3The Diktat (ToV)- Signed by Matthias Erzberger
- 15 days to respond
- Germans asked for changes but were refused
- Not invited to negotiations
- New political leaders and new Republic blamed for signing - 4Right Wing Political Views- Wants a stable society
- Believed in strong Government and leaders
- They support capitalism
- They stressed the importance of family, law, traditional values
- Nationalistic - 5Left Wing Political Views- Want rapid change
- Believe all are equal
- They opposed capitalism
- They stressed the importance of international co-operation - 6Germany's Right Wing- Dominated by the SDP
- SDP hated communists as it undermined the Kaiser
- SDP had abandoned the army in1918
- They wanted to reverse the ToV and get Kaiser back
- They had support from military, judiciary and civil service - 7Germany's Left Wing- Dominated by the KPD
- They wanted a revolution like in Russia
- Wanted more power to the workers
- Germany to be governed by councils - 8Spartacist League- Communist
- Left Wing
- Tried to take power on 6th Jan 1919
- Lead by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
- 100,000 people demonstrated and took over key buildings
Chancellor turns to FREIKORPS
- A group of demobilised soldiers
- They are anti-communist and work with army
- 250,000 joined by March 1919
Uprising put down and Rosa and Karl arrested and murdered - 9The Kapp Putsh- In 1920
- Right Wing
500,000 supporters marched on Berlin
- Government fled
-Chancellor urged people to go on strike
- Key industries shut down, capital ground to a holt
- Kapp fled and was arrested - 10Reichstag- German Parliament
- Members elected every 4 years
- All men and women over 20 could vote for members
- Proportional Representation used - 11Germany's Chancellor- Friedrich Ebert
- Head of Government
- He needed the majority support in the Reichstag to pass laws - 12The President- Friedrich Ebert
- Not part of the day-to-day
- He chose the Chancellor
Could dismiss the Reichstag and call new elections
-Article 48 - 13Article 48This meant the President could suspend constitution and rule by decree
- 14Friedrich Ebert- 1st President
- Promised no reform to the army
- Wanted no nationalization of the industry
- Promised a maximum of an 8hour working day
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