Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The weimar
republic
1919-1923
- what was the
stab in the back
theory?
- The belief that Germany was going to win the war,
but were betrayed by politicians so Germany refused
to accept that they had been been defeated.
- Hitler really liked this idea
and used it to gain support.
- strengths and
weaknesses of new
constitution.
- president- elected every
7years. power to
appoint chancellor.
article 48 says can
make laws without
going through reichstag,
Anmerkungen:
- CHANCELLOR-elected by president. equivalent of British prime minister. had to have support of majority of Reichstag.
the reichstag- power to pass or reject changes in laws. elected by proportional representation every 4 years. german people- over age of 20 could vote for president and reichstag. equal rights including: free speach, travel freely, hold political meetings, freedom of religious belief.
- Proportional representation
- made sure parties given fair share of seats in
reichstag, also weakened government by: too
many small parties, parties often joined together
to form a coalition governments- these were
weak and short lived.
- new constitution
gave opposition
groups freedom to
criticise/attack
new gov.
- 1919- Germany forced to sign
Treaty of Versailles
- Lost land- alsace lorraine returned to France.
- Reparations- victorius powers demanded
compensation from damage caused by war- in 1921,
reparations made to be £6,600million to be paid in
annual instalments.
- War guilt- Germany was to blame for war,
Germany believed other countries caused war and
they went in as self-defence.
- Military terms-
Germany no longer
allowed military
aircraft& no
submarines, navy
reduced-6
battleships &
15,000 sailors.
army reduced to
100,000
- why was there opposition in germany to the versailles treat?
- opposition to the weirmar republic
- kapp putsch
- the spartacist uprising