Weimar Republic

While some argue that the Weimar Republic under Gustav Stresemann was a failure due to ongoing political instability and the rise of extremist movements, it is essential to recognize his significant achievements. Stresemann's policies, including the introduction of the Rentenmark to stabilize the economy and efforts to improve relations with foreign powers, notably led to a period of relative stability and prosperity known as the "Golden Twenties." However, the underlying structural issues remained unresolved, ultimately contributing to the republic's downfall. Thus, while there were notable successes, the inability to address deeper societal divisions and economic challenges suggests a more nuanced evaluation of his tenure.

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The Dawes Plan was an attempt to reschedule reparation payments being made by Germany to the two major Allies of World War I. No reduction of the amount owed by Germany was made in the Dawes Plan. American bankers loaned money to Germany and Germany made payments to Britain and France. Britain and France used some of that money to pay debts to American creditors. As a result, the European economy became stagnant and the American economy also began to suffer. Money that was supposed to go into the nation's economy simply went in circles to pay off debts owed as a result of the war.

The second and last president was Paul von Hindenburg. (Friedrich Ebert was the first).

The US loaned money to Germany and Germany was to repay its reparations to Europeans after World War I. The Europeans were then to make loan payments to US (to repay the loans we gave them during WWI). The whole plan fell apart when the Great Depression hit. The Johnson Act later took effect which stated that the U.S would not trade or invest with any nation that wasn't paying their loans.

* The 'German Revolution' of 1918-19 had been very shallow, and the old elites were still firmly entrenched in key positions. * The Social Democrats (and liberals) were held responsible for the defeat in World War 1, and above all, for the armistice of November 1918. * The German Nationalists and the German military, who had been the warmongers, refused to accept any responsibility for their role in embarking on a huge gamble in 1914. * Instead of accepting any responsibility at all, the hardline nationalists peddled all kinds of conspiracy theories, such as the 'stab-in-the-back' legend, and talked of Weimar as a 'Jewish Republic', which of course it was not. * The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles. * Fear of Bolshevism. Please also see the related questions below.

I think it was because they were too strict :S

Because if the spartacists plan had not been ambushed the spartacists would have easily overthrown the government and Germany would have become a soviet, bolsherik, communist run post war country. Exactly what Ebert didn't want, he wanted Germany to become a democracy and the Hohenzollern monarchy to have nearly complete power

It was a nickname. In 1919 the new German constitution was worked out in Weimar, Thuringia.

Until Germany was hit by the effects of the Great Depression, the Republic had on balance more support within Germany than the anti-democratic forces, though the latter were very vocal. Moreover, despite hyperflation in 1922-23 and a short, painful period of stablization (1923-24) the country participated in the prosperity of the Roaring Twenties. Please also see the Related Questions.

It effected the Weimar republic as well because they were also German citizens. They also went though the crisis of money loss. It may have not effected them as much as other German citizens because they were RICH! This meant that they only lost a bit of there money, so they would still be able to afford food for there families.

The government that replaced the democratically elected Weimar Republic in Germany was the totalitarian Nazi regime under Adolf Hitler. Hitler became the chancellor in 1933 and gradually consolidated his power, eventually transforming Germany into a one-party state with himself as the absolute dictator. This new government was known as the Third Reich.

He was arrested and tried for high treason, for which he was sentenced to five years in prison. However he was pardoned and released after serving only nine months.

The Locarno Treaties of 1925 involved Germany voluntarily (re-)accepting its Western borders and its border with Czechoslovakia and agreeing not to attempt to change its border with Poland by force. In exchange, Germany was admitted to membership of the League of Nations and ceased to be a 'pariah' or outcast country. This is only an outline. Please see the link for details.

Tarquinius Superbus (not Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king) , the seventh and last king of Rome, was deposed in a rebellion by the Romans because he was a tyrant . The Romans decided to abolish the monarchy to avoid the return of tyranny. This was the function of the Roman Republic. The king was replaced by two annually elected consuls. Having two men in charge meant that the they could counterbalance each other. The short term of office meant that no one could concentrate power in their hands.

People of Germany were not happy with the Weimar Republic (German Reich) which was a product of the German Revolution in November 1918.

The November revolution was caused because America refused to negotiate an end to the war with the Kaiser. The Americans said that they would only deal with a democracy. So Field Marshalls Hindenburg and Ludendorff advised the Kaiser to abdicate. The new SPD was the majority part so Fredrik Ebert became Chancellor. Three days after the new government being formed they signed the armistice. This gave the impression that the new democratic government had lost the war. Many people felt that they had been betrayed because they still thought Germany was winning the war. This grew hatred for democracy because that they had lost the war. The Spartacists were a group of revolutionary communists led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg. They seized Berlin and the government had to move to the town of Weimar. Thus giving the Weimar Republic its name. The army should have retaken Berlin and crushed the revolution but at this time most of the army was either disbanded or returning home. The government eventually got in the Freikorps who were a group of ex soldiers crush the rebellion. This demonstrated how weak the government was that it could not defend itself. The Freikorps only defended the government because they hated the communists, they would have rather had the Kaiser back. This shows how the government didn't have much support and that the people were not willing to defend democracy. The government was made to sign the treaty of Versailles which made the German people extremely angry, this made the people of Germany question if democracy could work. The constitution said that the President was allowed to suspend democracy which allowed Hitler to stop democracy after he came to power. The Freikorps tried to overthrow the government in 1920. They almost succeeded but were stopped when a general workers strike brought the country to a standstill. The army yet again refused to help. This again showed how democracy was too weak even to defend itself. This shook the Germans faith in democracy or what ever was left of it. The Germans attitude to democracy was that they didn't want it. It was weak because of all the rebellions and not to mention it lost the war in three days. The Germans really wanted the Kaiser back who was always a strong leader.

To conclude I shall sum up by saying that the Weimar Republic was doomed to fail by the end of 1920. It didn't have the support of the German people from the start. The government wasn't seen as strong as the Kaiser had been, after all they had lost the war. The Kaiser had made Germany great and the Germans didn't want to change. When you have a government that the people don't support sooner or later it will fall. The amount of time it takes for the government to fall depends on how badly they are doing a job of it. The government was doomed from the start because they were an escape goat. They got blamed for losing the war and for the treaty of Versailles. They started off bad and only got worse. They couldn't have succeeded when the people didn't want democracy in the first place.

The Weimar Republic was a thoroughly impotent democracy and a symbol of German humiliation as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. Its inability to improve the German economy and the lives of German citizens, made Germans resentful towards it.

1 due to the treaty of Versailles witch was a harsh and humiliating peace.

2 the public of Germany was fond of such a democratic government.

3 they think that it was responsible for he disgrace at versailles

The Weimar Republic created a democratic government with a parliamentary system. It implemented a constitution that allowed for free elections, a president as the head of state with limited powers, and a parliament known as the Reichstag. However, it faced challenges from political extremism and economic instability, ultimately leading to its downfall.

Under the Weimar Republic in Germany in the 1920's and early 1930's, Germany was still a "world power" in a manner of speaking, but by far the weakest and most troubled major nation. The German people were dissatisfied by the postwar territorial and economic arrangements set forth by the Treaty of Versailles. Germany's economy was burdened by the requirement to pay war reparations, and it's military was under strict controls to not number over 100,000 troops. Germany also had to have territorial changes made that benefited France and Poland. Inflation ran unchecked in the 1920's as well. Although overall conditions improved by the late 1920's, this was short lived. This was due to the financial and commercial crises of 1929 to 1933. This was devastating to the unstable economy and much of the blame was placed on the "democracy" of the Weimar Republic.

Hitler wrote mein Kampf. Hitler realised that he would not gain power by rebellion. He began a new strategy - to gain power by being elected.