Worksheet to Accompany the Interactive Simulation at / 1

Worksheet to accompany the interactive simulation at www.activehistory.co.uk / 1 Weimar Germany, 1921-29

1. Standard Task: Complete this worksheet as you progress through the simulation. 2. Extension Task: Produce a definitions list of key concepts mentioned in the game (highlighted in red), key people (highlighted in purple) and key dates (highlighted in green)

B. Recovery, 1924- C. Instability, 1924- A. Crisis, 1921-1923 1928 1928 Box 1: International Crisis Box 8: International Recovery Box 9: International Instability 1921 [Jan]: Reparations Bill 1925: The Locarno Treaties Relations with the USSR: ??? ▪ Background: ??? ??? 1922 [Apr]: Rapallo Treaty International ??? ▪ Terms: ??? Background 1923 [Jan]: Ruhr Invasion ??? ▪ Evidence of success: ▪ Rhineland - ??? ▪ League - ??? ▪ Nobel - ??? ▪ Honeymoon - ??? Box 2: Social Crisis Box 7: Cultural Recovery Box 10: Cultural Instability 1923 [Jan-Nov]: Passive [make notes on as many of the Cinema - Expressionism / Resistance following as you wish]: Fritz Lang: ▪ Strikes: ▪ Science: ??? ??? Domestic ??? ▪ Music: ??? Results: ▪ Drama: ??? Art – Dadaism / George ▪ Deaths: ▪ Literature: ??? Grosz: Social ??? ▪ Architecture: ??? ??? ▪ Cinema: ??? ▪ Evictions: ??? Box 3: Economic Crisis Box 6: Economic Recovery Box 11: Economic Instability 1923 [Jan-Nov]: Hyperinflation 1923 [Nov]: Passive Resistance / ▪ Working classes Causes: The Rentenmark: ??? ??? ??? Domestic ▪ Middle Classes Effects: 1924 [Apr]: The Dawes Plan: ??? Results: ??? ▪ Terms: Economic ??? ▪ Germany Economy ??? ▪ Evidence of success: ???

Box 4: Political Crisis Box 5: Political Recovery Box 12: Political Instability 1923 [Nov.]: Beer Hall Putsch 1923 [Nov.]: Beer Hall Putsch 1924 [Jan]: Hitler's Trial / What was it? defeated "Mein Kampf" ??? ▪ How did Ebert win the support of ??? the Army? Why was the government unable ??? ▪ Why was the government to rely on the Army? unwilling to ban the Nazi party? Domestic ??? ▪ What happened to the rebels? ??? Results: ??? 1924: Hitler changes tactics Political Other evidence of stability ??? ▪ Stresemann ??? 1925: Ebert replaced by Hindenburg ▪ Elections May 1928 ??? ???

Extension Questions If you had been the leader of Germany during this period, (a) What things would you have done differently? (b) What do you think the results of these actions would have been?