WeimarRepublic

=Emergence of the Democratic Republic= 1919: Germany becomes a democracy- totally new concept. Friedrich Ebert government called for democratic elections- for new parliament who would be respomsible for all people and draw up a new constitution, to preserve German democracy and liberties and rights of people.Under this women were given the right to vote, at this time in other democracies this was still denied e.g. Britain and America. =Impact of the Treaty of Versailles= Germany was required to accept the treaty in 1919. Loss of the territory "war guilt" and the representation were "bitter pills to swallow". The treaty saw Germany lose most of its profit gaining abilities (industrial and agriculture land) to the Allied nations. This ment that Germany could had little possibility to make money to repay the reparations. This lead to many issue including issues on the Ruhur, repayments and political instabilities.

=Political Issues in the Weimar Republic to 1929= Kapp Putsch
 * 1920 an extreme right-wing elements
 * Cause of the Kapp Putsch was the governments attempt to carry out the military clauses of the Treaty of Versailles (which was hated)
 * The millitary clause of the Treaty cause much resentment, the army was reduced to 100 000 men, part of the process was to also reduce the Freikorps.
 * March the government ordered the dissolution of the Ehrhardt Freikorps brigade station outside berlin, the millitary commander of the city, General von Luttwitz, refused to obey.
 * Luttwitz who had formed a conspiracy with other right- winged officers and civilians, ordered the two Ferikorps brigades of about 12000 men to march on the city
 * Chancellor Bauer and President Ebert expectd that the army would protect the government like it had previuosely done, however the leader of the amy, General von Seeckt, refused to allow the army to intervene.
 * Seeckt told the defence minister " so you perhaps intend Herr Minister that a battle be fought before the brandenburg gate between troops that have fought side by side agaisnt a common enemy? When Reichwehr fires on Reichwehr, than all comradeship within the officer corps will have vanished "
 * The military leaders of the Putsch declared a new government, to be headed by another consipirator, the racial right-wing politician Wolfgang Kapp
 * Kapp Putsch had little chance of success and failed in a few days because of the definace of the Berlin working class
 * In response to the challeng from the right, a general strike was declared by workers and the trade unions in support of the government
 * The strike was very effective and paralysed the city
 * Civil servents who ran the german bureaucracy and th banking system supportd the strike and within a few day the Putsch collapsed
 * Von Luttwitz a Kapp fled the city and the legal govenment returned
 * First attempt to seize power by the elements of the racial right
 * Releaved the growing power of the german army

Munich Putsch Proportional Representation: New system- election of members of the Reichstag, votes for parties not individuals. Every 60,000 votes guaranteed one member from a party to the Reichstag. Allowed small parties to gain representation in parliament (even those opposed to democracy) and allowed them to have representation without forming with bigger parties, so they could keep their ideals. Proportional representation believed to create some instability in the Reichstag.

=Social Issues in the Weimar Republic to 1929= Film Literature Architecture: becoming more modern (called Bauhaus architecture). Buildings emphasised working with new technology and functional design. Rejected old art, and style for this new form. 'The New Woman'

=Economic Issues in the Weimar Republic to 1929= Reparations payments & the occupation of the Ruhr Hyperinflation The Dawes Plan

=Collapse of the Weimar republic 1929-1933= Economic Instability Conservative Opponents Constitutional Weakness

=Impact of the Great Depression on Germany= Causes of the Great Depression The Social Impact of the Great Depresson The German Government's response to The Great Depression Political Effects
 * Germany burrowed money from America, and used it to pay reparations and improve their country.
 * German money was invested in stock-market.
 * Crash on Wall Street (October1929).U.S begin to slide into it's depression.
 * Problems paying reparations-America recalled their money back for their loans; France and Britain wanted their reparations.
 * Germany fell into depression.