Germany History pg 300-309

GERMANY: Modern World History p. 301-309

Why did the Weimar Republic fail?

A. Disadvantages

1. why was Versailles "humiliating" and "unpopular"?

i. Because it blamed the German people for the first world war.

ii. They had to paid the war reparations to all countries affected in the war even though Germany's economy was plummeting.

iii. Their arms now had to be limited and restricted.
iv. They had all their foreign territories taken away, they had East and West Prussia divided as well.

2. who did people generally believe should run the country?

i. The officers of the German army

were the German people justified in the view? why/why not?

ii. Yes because the German peoples view was that the government had stabbed the soldiers and even the German people in the back by giving up on a war they were not loosing.

3. what weaknesses existed in the Weimar parliamentary system?

i.All the political parties in Germany would have fair representation.

ii.No parties where every able to win because their was so many of them.

4. why did the political parties have no experience?

i.Because the Reichstag had not controlled policy the Chancellor did.

how did the political parties deal with their bitter rivalries?

ii. They formed private armies in the chance that their disagreements lead to a civil war.

B. Outbreaks of Violence

1. Sparticists

i. who was behind it?

The Communists where behind the Sparticits.

ii. how bad was it?

They took over almost all of Germany.

iii. how was it defeated?

The Government with the help of the anti communist groups where able to defeat them and kill the leaders.

2. Kapp Putsch

i. who was behind it?

The Freikorps.

ii. how bad was it?

Not bad at all

iii. how was it defeated?

The German people all striked causing the Kapp to resign as Chancellor.

3. assassinations

i. who was behind it?

Ex-Freikorps.

ii. how bad was it?

Two important men where killed, but since they were right winged they were left off easi

4. Beer Hall Putsch

i. who was behind it?

Hitler

ii. how bad was it?

Not to bad.

iii. how was it defeated?

The police broke up Hitler's march and he was sentenced to 9 months in jail.

5. private armies

i. who was behind it?

Usually between Nazis and communists.

ii. how bad was it?

Street fights and riots fights.

iii. how was it defeated?

It really wasn't people would join to the better side the Government couldn't keep control of the fights.

C. Economic problems

1. why was Germany facing bankruptcy?

Because the war lasted longer than they excepted.

2. what was the problem with the reparations payments?

Because they paided back what they could and asked to suspend the reparations till the economy picked back up which France refused.

3. how did France attempt to deal with the reparations issue?

Ruhr was seized under French control.

E. Nazi popularity

1. how did the Nazis propose to fulfill their promises?

i.They offered unity, prosperity, and full employment.

ii.

2. i.What was the SA?

Storm Troopers

ii. Why was the SA so popular?

They were good looking, they had a job, and were well uniformed.

3. Where did the fear of communism come from?

From wealthy landowners and industrialists.

4. What were Hitler's political abilities?

i.Energy

ii.Will-power

iii.public speaking

iv.He didn't exclude any Germans in Germany from spreading the word.

5. What kinds of people supported the Nazis?
Rich people who feared the governement and the communists, unemployed people, army officers who felt betrayed.