Weimar Republic

After the end of World War I, Germany revolutionised into a democratic republic which was encouraged by war weariness and the demand for political reform. However, the new ‘Weimar Republic’ was not the ideal nation it was planned to be. Democratic leadership encountered many economic and political issues, which arose from the Treaty of Versailles, the French occupation of the Ruhr, and the Great Depression – and simply the frailty of democracy itself. The German people longed for a return to…

What was the state of the Weimar Republic in 1924? The impact of the first world war was still being heavily felt in Germany in 1924. The war had caused Germany a whole heap of problems that they were struggling to solve and deal with. They had pay reparations to France and Britain which they didn’t have the money for due to the fact they did not find a way to pay for the war. Whereas for example Britain raised taxes. They had to pay the reparations as part of the Treaty of Versailles which…

Weimar Republic established in 1919 was a republic government based on a democratic constitution. The Weimar Republic remained unstable and eventually collapsed due to its association with the Treaty of Versailles, its inability to effectively handle the failing economy, and the lack of organization throughout the bureaucracy. Without rigid decision-making and discipline, the government allowed Hitler to rise through the ranks by playing on the public’s nationalism and fear of Communism, thus…

Born Without a Chance of Survival: Why the Weimar Republic Failed Germany was in a difficult position at the end of World War I. They had lost the war, and as a result, they lost thirteen percent of their land, and they were forced to pay £6.6 billion in war reparations. Not only did they loose the war, but with the war their current empire came to an abrupt halt as their Kaiser left the country. Not only did Germany need to begin solving the problems caused by the war, but they needed to…

The Weimar Republic survived from 1919-1924 because it had experienced leadership, the Republic did what it had to in order to survive even if it was not in the favor of the people or themselves. It had the support of the majority of the people. Also the Weimar Republic had the support of other countries like America. The Weimar Republic had an experienced leadership who did what they had to in order to survive. After the Kaiser had left Germany, Ebert stepped in and took control. Ebert…

The Weimar republic was created in 1919 with the abduction of Wilhelm II. This government signed the Treaty of Versailles which later on appeared to cause them problems as the people of Germany thought they had been betrayed by their own government bodies and stabbed in the back, also they signed the armistice, this was why they were called the November criminals. The problems associated with the Treaty as well as dissatisfaction in Germany for a new democratic government that was thought had a…

day world was one was over. Germany needed a big recovery to get itself back on its feet. After world war one, Germany had become a democracy country. “After a short period of political chaos, the members of the Reichstag met in the small town of Weimar, near Berlin, and set up a new…

Another significant consequence to the fall of the Weimar Republic was Hitler’s positive action of reducing Germany’s employment. Hitler attempted to improve the economy by getting the unemployed to work in vast labour-intensive work schemes such as highway construction, re-forestation and urban development, as time passed, Unemployment virtually disappeared where many German industries were growing strongly. An example; is the German Labour Front setup “Strength Through Joy”, which sponsored…

The new Weimar Republic was based on a compromise between the moderate right, the political centre and the moderate left. Political violence lasted through the Weimar Republic from the civil war battles in its early years to the bloody clashes between National Socialists and Communists in its final phase. After the phase of the civil war, political violence served parties as an instrument for exerting pressure in the struggle over control of the street. Combat Leagues, in their uniforms and…

03/16/15 Monday Imperial Germany and Weimar Republic Modern Germany has raised to an era that many European countries never foreseen. The Imperialism of the German Empire started with a constitutional ruling of a monarch. It consists with the elected members of the parliaments that creates and endorses laws for the German Empire. After the German Empire defeat during World War 1, the Weimar Republic was ascended to the German administration. The Weimar Republic also struggles to bring peace…