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Edexcel Paper 3 Germany 1918-1939 Revision Guide Edexcel Paper 3 Germany 1918-1939 Revision Guide 1 hour and 20 minutes 52 marks (including 4 for SPaG). Knowledge Organiser: Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 KT1: The Weimar Republic, 1918-29 The Weimar Republic Key Words 1 This was the name given to Germany after the Kaiser had abdicated in 17 Abdication When a monarch leaves the throne November 1918. This was a time of despair and hope for Germany. At first, the country faced lots of chaos but under Gustav Stresemann, there 18 Republic A country without a King or a Queen was some stability. 19 Ebert The first President of the Republic Key events 2 1918 World War One ended. The Kaiser abdicated and Germany became 20 Stresemann The Chancellor of Germany from the Summer of 1923 a country without a monarch (a Republic). 21 Article 48 The President could use this to ignore the Reichstag and 3 1919 January Spartacist Uprising rule as he saw fit 4 1919 June Signing of the Treaty of Versailles 22 Kaiser King 5 1919 August Weimar Constitution finalised 6 1920 Kapp Putsch 23 Armistice An agreement to end war 7 1923 French occupation of the Ruhr and hyperinflation 24 Weimar The new government could not meet in Berlin as it was so 8 1924 Dawes Plan dangerous, so they met here instead 9 1925 Locarno Pact 25 Constitution This is an agreement about how the country would be 10 1926 Germany joins League of Nations ruled 11 1928 Kellogg Briand Pact 26 Reichstag German parliament 12 1929 Young Plan Key Concepts 27 Gewaltfrieden An enforced peace 13 The Weimar Republic faced much opposition, It was disliked by the left wing who wanted Germany to be like Communist Russia and it was 28 Freikorps Ex military soldiers who wanted to overthrow the disliked by the right wing who wanted the monarchy back. Republic 29 Rentenmark The currency of Germany after November 1923 14 The Treaty of Versailles caused many problems for Germany. The German people disliked the politicians for signing it and it caused 30 Hyperinflation When money looses its value political problems and economic problems. 31 Dawes Plan An agreement where the USA would lend Germany 15 Gustav Stresemann helped to bring about recovery in Germany after money 1924. He solved economic problems by making friends with other 32 Young Plan This lowered the reparations payment and gave Germany countries. However, historians have very different views about the longer to pay extent of this recovery. 33 Treaty of This decided how Germany was going to be treated after 16 The Golden Age was the period from 1924-29 and it saw significant Versailles WW1 changes in culture, the standard of living and the position of women. 34 Locarno Pact An agreement on borders signed by Britain, France, Italy and Belgium 35 Kellogg Briand 65 counties including Germany agreed to resolve conflict Pact peacefully 36 Coalition A government of two or more political parties Key topic 1: The Weimar Republic 1918-1929: The origins of the Republic End of WWI and new constitution. At the end of the war an Allied blockade meant many at home were starving and the army was forced to surrender. The Kaiser was forced to abdicate (step down) and fled Germany. The Armistice (surrender) was signed in 1918 and shocked many German citizens who had been told they could win the war. Many people blamed the politicians who signed the peace treaty and said they had ‘stabbed Germany in the back’ and called them the ‘November Criminal’s’. (The Nazis blamed the Jews for giving up and not fighting hard enough and Hitler successfully used this phrase during his trial after the 1923 Nazi Munich Putsch. A lot of people agreed with him and agreed with his other idea that Germany was much stronger with one strong leader/party in charge). A new constitution (government) was set up which was led by a President (elected for 7 years) – he had the power to sack the Chancellor (who worked under him). He also controlled the army and could use a law called Article 48 which said that the President could pass laws without the Reichstag in a state of national emergency. This gave him a ‘backdoor to dictatorship’ and was put into use by Hitler after the Reichstag Fire in 1933. (He was able to persuade the President to pass an Emergency Law after the fire and arrest all the communists). A new voting system called Proportional Representation was set up. This was bad because it meant 1% vote = 1 seat in the Reichstag. It was difficult for any one party to achieve the 51% of more of the votes needed to form a majority government, so they often had mixed Coalition governments who disagreed. (This was really bad in 1929-32 when Germany was in economic depression and the governments kept collapsing because they fell out). Constitution A set of laws which determines how a country is run. Coalition When one or more political parties work together to form a government. Reichstag The German parliament. Key topic 1: The Weimar Republic 1918-1929: The early challenges to the Weimar Republic Treaty of Versailles The Paris Peace Conference at the Palace of Versailles in January 1919 to negotiate peace after WW1. Who was there? David Lloyd George In public: Germans should be punished (British people very anti-German) In private: Britain needs Germany to recover for trading purposes. Thought a strong Germany would help fight communism from Russia. Clemenceau Wanted revenge – reparations & security for France. Make sure Germany could not invade France in the future. Germany to pay for damage caused to France. Wilson Fair settlement. Wanted to set up The League of Nations to discuss & settle international disputes. Not supported by US public – fed up of involvement in European affairs. Terms: • Germany to pay reparations (132 billion gold marks or 6.6 billion pounds) • German army restricted to 100,000 men. Navy restricted to 6 battleships and not allowed an airforce. • Germany to accept guilt for ALL loss and damage caused by the war. • Germans had been told by army and Kaiser they were winning the war. Accused Weimar govt of ‘stabbing Germany in the back’ (Dolchtoss) • League of Nations set up – Germany NOT allowed to join. • Germany and Austria not allowed to unite. • Lost 13% land e.g. Polish Corridor and all overseas colonies, Alsace-Lorraine returned to France. Rhineland demilitarised Why Germany hated the Treaty of Versailles. Disarmament: Germany was very proud of her armed forces. An army of 100,000 was not even big enough to defend Germany from outside attack, let alone Communist rebellion from within. The wrong government: The German govt. that stopped the fighting in 1918 was different to the govt. that started the fighting in 1914. (the Kaiser). The new govt. was not responsible – why should they be blamed and treated so harshly? Loss of territory: This was a blow to her pride and economy. It meant that some Germans were no longer part of Germany.(e.g. West Prussia was now in Poland – Polish Corridor.) War guilt clause: Seemed unfair as Germany did not start war alone Reparations: Germany felt they were too high. She was already bankrupt after the war. How could she possibly when her people were already starving? Diktat: Germany was not consulted over the treaty – the terms just dictated. Key topic 1: The Weimar Republic 1918-1929: The early challenges to the Weimar Republic Attempted revolts: German society was divided and many people disagreed about how the country should be run. Spartacist Revolt 1919 The Kapp Putsch 1920 A communist group (from the political Left) who took over the A right wing group of Freikorps (ex-soldiers) led by Dr Kapp government’s newspaper and telegraph bureau. It failed because: took control of Berlin, in reaction to the signing of the Treaty •POOR PLANNING & LEADERSHIP - The revolt started before the leaders of Versailles and the military restrictions that it imposed on were involved – they joined in afterwards! The leaders Rosa Luxemburg Germany. The army was asked to stop the revolt but refused – and Karl Leibknecht were executed. this worried the Weimar Government because they did not •SUPPORT - It did not involve any other communist groups so was have the support of their country’s Army. Without the Army’s ineffective. support, the government asked the Trade Unions to persuade •FREIKORPS - The Freikorps (ex-soldiers) were used to stop the revolt – their workers to go on strike and Berlin came to a standstill. their military training was no match for the untrained communists. The Freikorps had to admit defeat. Munich Putsch 1923 In 1923 Hitler attempted to seize power in Munich but it collapsed when he faced opposition from the police. Hitler had the support of General Ludendorff – an important Army General who disliked the Weimar Republic. Hitler believed Ludendorff would be able to persuade the army to help him take power. Hitler also thought the people would support his Nazi takeover because Germany was experiencing hyperinflation and many people were unhappy with the Weimar Government in 1923. Hitler marched into a meeting in a beer hall and forced a Bavarian government minister, Kahr to give his support. Hitler later left Kahr with Ludendorff, who let him go home. He informed the authorities of Hitler’s plan and the police and army stopped Hitler’s march on Munich the following morning. Short Term Failure : Sixteen Nazis were killed, the plot failed so Hitler did not achieve his plan to set up a new government.
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