French troops occupied the
Ruhr in January 1923 when
Garmany failed to pay
reparations
Attacks from the right
The weimar
government called on
workers to stick and
many did so the
Kapp Putsch failed.
Hyperinflation(1923)
the government
printed money to
pay reparations
Treaty of Versailled
this was hated by
Germans for harsh peace
terms and Weimar
politcians were blamed for
signing it.
attacks from the left
the spartacist uprising in
January 1919 was
defeated by the Weimar
government with the help
of Freikorps
The constitution
This led to difficulties
in getting laws passed
which meant that
suspending the
constitution was often
the only way.
The origins of the Weimar Republic
1918-23
The British, French
and US armies had
driven the Germans
troops out of France
and Belgium and were
close to the German
borders
a flu epidemic was
sweeping the country
killing thousands of
people already
weakended ny rations.
on 11 of November
the new republic
signed the armistice
with the Allies.
why did the Nazis try to
take power in Munich in
1923?
Former army leader General
Ludendorff was close to Hitler
so the Nazis thought he could
persuade the German army to
support them.
The Nazis thought they were ready and
Hitler was established as leader. They had
about 55000 supporters and the SA-most
Nazis support was in Munich.
The unpopularity of the
Weimar government among
ordinary Germans increased
in September 1923
The government of Bavaria was right-wing
and didn't like the Weimar government.
Reasons for Nazi party succes
1929-33
Farmers
The Nazis promised
to protect the farmers
from communists.
SA as private army
Stronger than communists
Some working class support
The working class was the biggest group of
voters. The Nazis were connected with jobs and
images of a strong Germany but more workers
supported the communists.
Big business
The Nazis built support from
some women with messages of
the key role for women and the
family in germany's future.
The Nazis
promised strong
leadership and
protection from
communists.
In return big buisnesses
support the Nazis.
A good example of a wealthy
Nazi party funder is Alfred
Hugenburg he owned media
companies and had become a
right-wing politician