6 Mark Questions- Weimar Republic Flashcards
Why did the Weimar Republic face political opposition from the start?
> Treaty of Versailles: Germans resented the government for accepting the harsh terms of the treaty: called November Criminals
Economic Hardship: people were starving - reparation payments were not being made on time
No army support: govt could not control the army: under control of right-winged General Has von Seeckt
German states: had to much power and often ignored the govt
Why was the Weimar Republic in danger of collapse in 1919-20?
> Spartacist Rebellion: Jan 1919
Kapp Putsch: March 1920: army refused to fight instead Berliners went on strike
Nationalist terrorists assassinated 356 government officials
Why were attempts made in 1919-20 to overthrow the Weimar Republic?
> right -wing were bitter about the war and had no respect for the govt
Stab in the back myth: unpopular
weak govt: held no real power
Why did Germany find it difficult to recover economically in the years up to 1923?
> reparation payments: had high reparations that needed to be paid
gold reserves gone:in WWI all the reserves had been used up
lost industry: as part of the treaty of versailles Germany lost a lot of useful land and industry e.g Danzig-Poland
Why did some political groups oppose the Weimar Republic?
> Right-wing: stab in the back myth: wanted military leadership
Left-wing: wanted Communist rule
Why did the French invade the Ruhr in 1923?
> Missed reparation payments
>Ruhr contained factories and coal mines: intended to use these resources as payment for reparations
Why was 1923 a year of crisis for the Weimar Republic?
> missed a reparations payment
>hyperinflatation
