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GERMANY BETWEEN 1919 - 1939
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GCSE History Mind Map on GERMANY BETWEEN 1919 - 1939, created by jo.newdawn on 05/06/2014.
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GERMANY BETWEEN 1919 - 1939
1. NEW GOVERNMENT TOOK OVER WHEN KAISER ABDICATED
New Government led by Friedrich Ebert
Leader of Social Democratic Party
Ebert became 1st President
Scheidemann as Chancellor
Germany now a Republic
Republic set up in February 1919 @ Weimar
Signed the Armistice on 11/11/1918
New government DEMOCRATIC
Democratic - believe people should say how country run
2.WEIMER REPUBLIC HAD MANY PROBLEMS
It was difficult to make decisions because there were so many parties in the Reichstag
It was hard to pick a Chancellor who had the support of most of the Reichstag
New Government had to accept post war treaties so they were hated by many Germans because of loss of territory war guilt clause
There were outbreaks of trouble and Freikorps were formed - a body of soldiers to keep the peace
3.REASONS FOR DISCONTENT
A. 1000 of people were poor & starving
B.influenza epidemic had killed 1000
C.Many Germans denied they had lost the war & blamed the November Criminals who had agreed to Armistice & Treaty of Versailles
D. Others blamed for losing the war included the Communists the Government & Jews
E. Government was seen as weak & ineffective
Treaty of Versailles had made living conditions WORSE in Germany
4. RIOTS & REBELLIONS STARTED
a.1919 communists led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemberg tried to take over Berlin in the Spartacist Revolt but they were defeated by Freikorps
B. 1920 - some of right wing Freikorps took part in Kapp Putsch revolt led by Kapp
They took over Berlin
Formed another government
Workers staged a Strike
Kapp gave up
Government didnt punish rebels because many judges sympathised with Kapp
1922 Walter Rathenau was killed (Foreign Minister) who signed Rapello treaty with Russia & was Jewish
5.1923 GERMANY COULDN'T PAY THE REPARATIONS
A, France & Belgium occupied the Ruhr - richest industrial part of Germany
Took the resources
Germans furious & refused to work
German industry devastated again
economy went into hyperinflation
this happens when production cant keep up with the amount of money there is so money keeps losing value
B. HYPERINFLATION HAD 3 MAJOR RESULTS
WAGES paid twice a day
Middle class lost out as Bank savings became worthless
German Mark became worthless
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