Problems Germany Faced 1919-1924

Problems Germany Faced 1919-1924

1. Surrender in World War 1

   • Caused National Humiliation
   • Many Germans saw their new government as traitors and cowards

2. Economy almost destroyed by demands of War

   • Few jobs for returning soilders
   • Germans were starving, cold and disease ridden
   • Allies continued their blockade until summer of 1919

3. 1919 - Treaty of Versallies

   • Seen as an insult to German Pride
   • Reparations and loss of land further damaged the economy.
   • Many Germans turned against their Goverment

4. Political Extremists active against new Government

   • Communists try to take over Berlin and bloodily suppressed by Freikorps
   • 1920: Kapp Putsch / 1923: Beer Hall Putsch

5. 1923

   • French invasion of the Ruhr
   • Hyperinflation