Reaosns for Weiamr survival i 1920s? Flashcards
Intro..?
same
Stremann?
anti-republcan- chanegd his mind>acted swiftly in punsing el;ft/right (dibanding Freikorps)>showed democracy copud act wiftly
Judegemtn: foreignpilciy sucss, but domestic polciy - wasn’t a lot fo suport (felt betrayed/700,000 emplyers sacked) so can’t jsut be Stresemann
National oppsiton plegge- more votes for Nazis
overall , he rem,arkable importnat in bringin stabiltiy to Weiamr but imaopct domestically wasn’t great (polcieis didn;t ahve enogh time in 100 days to show benefits)
Ebert-greoenr Pact?
Stremeann coul not take credit for this
secured the army’s supprot in 1918- in retuirn for governemtn oppsotion to spread of social revoltution
pact, conslcuded quickyl eb telephone gave great stabilty as it gave government security
-shwoed Reublic was willing to work with tradition
Judgeemtn: can’t eb most imrprotnat reaosn as they didn’t help int he Kapp putsch and while supressign left stopped spread of socialsim it also drove a permant divide between left and right>reuslted in Nazis
Existanc eof the xtremes helped becuase?
many germans were concenred about communism
left- bad co-doringation/porr leadership after spartist revolt
right- divided by reginal differnces- fialed in coups
after 1923- suport for right decressed>big buinsesses began to see beneifts of repulic
kapp pushc/spartist revolt showed how they fought eahc other more
Judgemt: left threat drove people into arms of republic but can’t eb msot improtant as thret dimisnhed with economic sucess and re-ermege in Depression
The econmic situation - revoery (stresemann palyed a major part)?
gota lot of moeny from stremsenn’s policy
econpmci revoery
Judgemtn: couldn’[t ahve benn most improtnat as it was digudies but gave he Republic breathin space afet th trauma of the early 1920s
Overall..Republic ahd many problems..?
electionr euslts show they enjoyed supprot during most of it/successive governemtns did deliver social gains
republic - got army spport early on/fauilre of extremss
msot impotnat- Stremeann who saved Gerany fromm hyper-inflation and restoredGermany’s international staus
None were enpught o ensure survual in 1930s