Germany 1890-1945 (2)
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- Germany 1890-1945 (2)
- The Weimar Constitution
- A set of rules deciding how Germany should be governed
- Made in 1919
- All men and women over 21 would be able to vote
- There would be a parliament known as the Reichstag
- Chancellor would be responsible for the day-to-day running of the country
- They would appoint the President
- President could rule without the Reichstag with Article 38
- They would appoint the President
- Proportional representation led to weak coalition governments that were slow to make decisions
- A set of rules deciding how Germany should be governed
- Violent uprisings
- Kapp Putsch
- Led by Wolfgang Kapp in 1920 - he wanted Kaiser back
- Freikorps captured Berlin and government fled to Dresden
- Government was defenceless so ordered a general strike - shows support of the people
- Showed how weak the government was.
- They could not punish Kapp or Freikorps and relied on the public
- Munich Putsch
- Led by Hitler and the Nazi party - Nov. 1923
- Attempt to take over Germany
- They captured Kahr in a Beer Hall and forced him to 'support' their march on Munich
- Kahr escaped and alerted the police, so they were ready for Nazis and defeated them
- Hitler was arrested and imprisoned - only served 9 months of his 5 yr sentence and gained publicity from trial
- Led by Hitler and the Nazi party - Nov. 1923
- Spartacist Rising
- By the KPD, led by Rosa Luxembourg & Karl Liebknecht
- Tried to overthrow government but they called the Freikorps due to weak army
- Freikorps killed >3k communists and leaders of uprising
- Showed up weak gov. because they relied on Freikorps
- Led to hatred between SPD and KPD so they are low to cooperate against Nazi threat
- 350 Weimar politicians were assassinated from 1918-1923
- The killers were not properly punished, proving the weakness of the Weimar government
- Kapp Putsch
- Hyperinflation
- 1923 - nearly destroyed economy
- Causes
- Couldn't afford reparations
- Government ordered a strike (passive resistance)
- Printed money to pay French and striking workers
- Effects
- People lost their savings
- Made Weimar unpopular
- Those on fixed incomes had extreme poverty
- Those in debt could pay it off quickly
- Farmers and those with goods could barter - profit
- The whole problem was solved by Stresemann (Chancellor)
- Took old currency out of use and made the Rentenmark
- Made a deal with France and Belgium so they would leave the Ruhr
- Took old currency out of use and made the Rentenmark
- The whole problem was solved by Stresemann (Chancellor)
- People lost their savings
- The Weimar Constitution
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