Weimar Quotes

Question 1

Hyperinflation

Answer 1

“Economic life in occupied and unoccupied Germany is ruined” - Ebert

Question 2

Stresemann Economic Achievement (N)

Answer 2

“Stresemann’s greatest achievement was the ending of the Ruhr occupation and the stabilization of the German mark through the introduction of the Rentenmark.” - Anthony James Nicholls

Question 3

Weimar Republic ‘born from defeat’

Answer 3

“The Weimar Republic was born out of defeat and humiliation, and it never entirely overcame this legacy. The traditional elites of Germany, the military, the aristocracy, and much of the business community, remained deeply suspicious of, and often actively hostile to, democracy.” - Richard J Evans

Question 4

Stresemann Great Coalition

Answer 4

“Stresemann’s government, the ‘Great Coalition,’ brought a period of relative stability and economic recovery. It also enjoyed a degree of popular support, as evidenced by the high voter turnout in the elections of the mid-1920s.” - Harold James

Question 5

Response to Kapp Putsch

Answer 5

“The general strike called by the unions in response to the Kapp Putsch was a powerful demonstration of working-class commitment to the Weimar Republic.” - John Keane