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Germany Depth Study Content Revision Guide 1 Germany Depth Study Content Revision Guide 1. Armistice – November 1918 • Kaiser abdicated (gave up being King) 10th November • Ebert signed the German surrender (admitted defeat) 11th November • Many people, especially soldiers, were angry that they had been betrayed by the government • Ebert was known as one of the ‘November Criminals’ • The ‘Dolchtosslegende’ (‘Stab in the Back’ myth) developed as a consequence • Jews were also blamed for the Armistice – people felt they should have used their influence to help the government and the country to keep fighting 2. Spartacist Uprising, January 1919 Events: • The Spartacists were a LEFT WING Communist group who tried to overthrow Ebert • 100,000 people protested – the army REFUSED to help Ebert out because of the Armistice • Ebert called on the FREIKORPS – ex-army, had their own weapons – to sort it out • The Freikorps didn’t like Ebert, but hated communists more, so they helped • The Spartacist leaders (Liebknecht and Luxemberg) were killed • Uprising failed after a week long street fight in Berlin Effects: • Negative/Political: Showed that Ebert was weak, had no authority over his own army, and that some people did not support him • Positive/political: Ebert was able to defend his own country and after calling an election to make himself legitimate, began to establish some laws over Germany 3. Treaty of Versailles, June 1919 Terms: LAND ARMY • 13% of land lost, including… • German army reduced to 100,000 soldiers (from - Alsace-Lorraine to France 1.5M before WW1) - Saarland coalfields (50% of Germany’s coal) • No air force/No submarines • 10% of population displaced • Maximum of 6 battleships • Rhineland (border between France and Germany = demilitarised) MONEY BLAME • $6.6 billion reparations to be paid to Belgium and • ‘War Guilt Clase’ (Article 231) – Germany had to France for the damage accept total responsibility for losing WW1 Effects: • Political – made Ebert’s position difficult, Germans saw him as a traitor. • International – France now superior to Germany and Germany now isolated in the world. • Economic – Economy already ruined from WW1, made worse by reparations. Germany struggled to repay reparations • Social – Unhappy population – widespread unemployment and poverty 4. Weimar Constitution, August 1919 WHAT? The laws and rules of Germany KEY FEATURES: 1. Fundamental Laws Free speech, freedom of assembly, everyone (even women) over 20 can vote 2. Proportional Representation (PR) % of votes = % of seats in the Reichstag. (e.g. 10% of the vote = 10% of the seats). 51% of votes needed to pass a law Positive: meant that everyone was represented Negative: there were now so many political parties in the Reichstag, none had over 50% of the vote so it was very difficult to pass laws – this made the new government look weak 3. Article 48 In an emergency, the President (Ebert) could pass any law he wanted without the Reichstag’s approval Positive: meant that the country could be protected in event of an invasion Negative: could allow the President to become a Dictator 5. Kapp Putsch, March 1920 Events: • Putsch = Uprising • Dr Wolfgang Kapp was a RIGHT WING industrialist who wanted to put the Kaiser back in charge • The army supported Kapp, so did the Freikorps (the Freikorps refused to fire on their old comrades) • As Ebert had no armed support, he fled Berlin • Ebert called for the German people to go on STRIKE to shut down the country, when they did, Kapp’s Putsch failed as he did not have enough public support to end the strike and get Germany going again Effects: - Negative/Political : Showed once again how easy it was for someone to try and overthrow Ebert, and that the army wouldn’t support him - Positive/Political: Showed that Ebert had the popular support of the German people otherwise they would not have gone on strike when he asked them to 5. Invasion of the Ruhr, Feb 1923 Cause: • Germany didn’t repay their monthly ToV reparation in December 1922 • Also, the Ruhr was full of coal, iron and other resources that the French could take as goods in exchange for money Events: • French marched through demilitarised Rhineland and demanded that workers in the Ruhr gave them resources • Ebert told workers to go on strike – ‘passive resistance’ – workers agreed but needed to be paid by the government Effects: • International: Tensions increased further between France and Germany • Social: France bring in their own workers to produce the German goods – this leads to fighting between both sides and several workers are killed • Economic: Ebert prints out lots more money to pay strikers, but ultimately results in HYPERINFLATION Money became worthless, egg = 80M marks, Bread = 250M marks • Economic: Widespread unemployment and poverty 6. Stresemann becomes Chancellor, 1923 Stresemann did 2 things when appointed as Chancellor in 1923: 1. Agreed with the French to leave the Ruhr if Germany started repaying ToV reparations again 2. Introduced a new currency, the Rentenmark, to replace the worthless old one. This This ended Hyperinflation, but angered Nationalists such as Hitler – they didn’t like Germany being seen as weak by giving in to France and agreeing to pay reparations again 7. ‘The Golden Years’ – Stresemann 1924 -1929 Agreement Key Features Effects • $800m loan • Unemployment decreased • Encouraged US businesses to set up and invest • Relationship with France and The Dawes Plan, 1924 in Germany USA better – a loan between USA and • Given to help Germany rebuild infrastructure • Government makes money Germany (roads/schools/hospitals) and pay ToV from taxes – can use this to reparations improve Germany Locarno Treaty , 1925 • Germany accepts borders laid out in ToV – say • Makes Germany look – International agreement they will not try to get back land that they lost peaceful, increases trust and between Europe + USA at ToV (eg. Alsace Lorraine) trade • Germany now invited to join the League of • Germany seen as a ‘peace- League of Nations. 1926 Nations loving country’ - Group formed of all • Germany becomes a member of the ‘Security • Germany’s international countries Council’ – has a significant role in making reputation improves decisions • Led to further trust, even the • Non-Aggression Pact possibility of removing all Kellogg Briand Pact, 1928 • No country shall ever go to war again, and use weapons - 61 countries agree it the League of Nations to solve disputes • Weimar popularity at all-time high • It NEVER happened due to Young Plan, 1929 • Reduces reparations from £6.6billion to £2billion the Wall Street Crash in – US loan to Germany and • Gives Germany an extra 59 years to repay October 1929 – USA recalled agreement with France reparations all of their loans 8. Weimar Culture in the 1920s 10. Nazi Party, 1919 -1923 1919 • Hitler joins DAP (German Workers Party) 1921 • Hitler becomes leader, renamed NSDAP (Nazis) • 25 Point programme: Destroy ToV, destroy Jews, make Germany great again through expansion into Eastern Europe (Lebensraum) • 3,000 members • SA (Stormtroopers) set up: ‘brown shirts’, unemployed and students, act as Nazi ‘army’ beat up KPD (Communists) 1923 • Due to economic problems, membership rose to 55,000 (still quite low) • Hitler attempts Munich Putsch. 11. Munich Putsch, Nov 1923 E v e n t s : Of the Putsch Of the Trial • Hitler and the SA attempt to take over Munich • Hitler was arrested and charged with ‘High Treason’ • The police are waiting for the SA and a street fight (death penalty) begins • Hitler used the trial as a way to spread the message of • 20 people are killed the Nazi party across Germany • The police had been told the Nazis were coming the • The trial was ‘front page’ news across Germany – lots night before more people found out about the Nazis • The public did not support the Nazis • The judge liked Hitler and was impressed by his charismatic speaking, so he gave him a lighter sentence • Hitler served 9 months of a 5 year sentence in Lansberg Jail (minimum security) E f f e c t s : Positive Negative • Hitler was able to spread the Nazi message across • Whilst Hitler was in prison the SA got ‘out of hand’ and the Germany and increase support for his party Nazi party were banned • Hitler used his time in prison to write ‘Mein Kampf’ – this set • Whilst Hitler was in prison Otto and Gregor Strasser out his plan for the party and later became the Nazi’bible’ attempted to take control of the Nazi Party and remove • Hitler realised that violence was not the answer – if he Hitler as leader (see Bamberg Conference) wanted to become leader he would have to get the public to vote for him 12. The ‘Lean Years’ of the Nazi Party, 1924 - 1929 1925 1926 • Nazi Party re-launch (ban lifted in Feb 1925) • Bamberg Conference – Hitler used this • Published ‘Mein Kampf’,the book he wrote conference as an opportunity to unite the in prison Nazi Party as some members had wanted to • SS introduced – ‘black shirts’, Aryan, elite make the Nazis more ‘socialist’. He removed bodyguards, more highly trained than the the threat of the Strasser brothers by giving SA, much more loyal to Hitler them important jobs. He made it clear that if • Goebbels made minister of Propaganda – people didn’t want to follow his agenda they the Nazis bought newspapers to spread their couldn’t be Nazis message to a wide range of people and • Hitler Youth and Nazi Teachers League set up Hitler used a plane to fly across Germany – this made different groups of people feel giving several speeches per day valued by the Nazi Party • Businesses like Bosch and Krupp pledged 1928 support to Hitler as he promised to protect • 100,000 members of the party but only 2.6% them against Communism (which big of the vote in the Reichstage elections businesses hate) • Life was good in Weimar so people didn’t need extreme alternatives 13.
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