weimar republic

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The birth of Weimar republic
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Birth of Weimar Republic.
Germany, a powerful empire in the early years of
the the twentieth century, fought the first world
war (1914-1918) alongside the Austrian empire and
against the Allies (France, England and Russia).
All joined the war enthusiastically hoping to
gain from a quick victory. Little did they
realize that the war would stretch on, eventually
draining Europe off all its resources. Germany
made initial gains by occupying France and
Belgium. However the Allies, strengthened by US
entry in 1917, won, defeating Germany and the
Central Powers in November 1918. The Effects of
the War The war had a devasting impact on the
entire continent both psychologically and
financially. From a continent of creditors,
Europe turned into one of debtors. Unfortunately,
the infant Weimar Republic was being made to pay
for the sins of the old empire. The republic
carried the burden of war guilt and national
humiliation and was financially crippled by being
forced to pay compensation. Those who supported
the Weimar Republic, mainly Socialist , Catholics
and Democrats, became easy targets of attack in
the conservative nationalist circles. They were
mockingly called the November criminals. This
mindset had a major impact on the political
developments of the early 1930s.
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THE EFFECT OF WAR

• The war had a devastating impact on the entire
  continent both psychologically and financially.
• Those who supported Weimar republic,
• Mainly socialists , catholics , and democrats,
• Become easy targets of attack in the conservative
  nationalist circle.
• They were mockingly called the November
  criminals.
• The first world war left a deep imprint on
  European society and polity.
• Democracy was indeed a young and fragile idea,
  which could not survive thee instabilities of
  interwar Europe.

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Political radicalism and economic crises

• The birth of Weimar republic coincided with the
  revolutionary upraising of the spartacist
• League on the pattern of the Bolshevik revolution
  in Russia.

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• THE YEARS OF DEPRESSION 
• The years was between 1924 and 1928.
• German investments and industrial recovery were
  depend on short-term loans    from USA.  
• This support was withdrawn when the Wall Street
  Exchange crashed in 1929.
• Fearing a fall prices made people frantic
  effort to sell their shares.
• 13 Million shares were sold on 24 October.
• This start Great Economic Depression.
• The national income of the USA fell by half
  between 1929 and 1932.

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• Factories were shut down,exports fell,farmers
  were badly hit and speculators withdrew their
  money from the market.
• The German Economy was worst hit by the
  economic crisis.
• 1932 the industrial production was reduced to
  40 per cent.
• Workers lost their jobs or were paid reduced
  wages.
• The number of unemployed touched an
  unprecedented 6 million.
• German men put placards around their neck
  saying " willing to do any work ".

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• Economic crisis created deep anxieties and
  fears in people.
• Middle class especially salaried employees and
  pensioners, saw their savings diminish when the
  currency lost its value.
• Small business men, the self employed and
  retailers suffered as their business got ruined.
• Society were filled with the fear
  of proletarianisation, anxiety of being reduced
  to the ranks of the working class or worse still,
  the unemployed.
• The large mass of peasantry was affected by a
  sharp fall in agriculture prices, and women wee
  not able to fill there children's stomach.

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Collapse
of weimar republic and rise of nazi party
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• The Rise of the Nazi Party
• The rise of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) was swift and
  far from certain.
  
• Support for Hitler and his Nazi Party only took
  off after the full impact of the Wall Street
  Crash (October 1929) was felt on Weimar Germany.
  
  
  
• Up to this point the Nazis had been a noisy but
  far from important part of the Reichstag that was
  dominated by the Centre and Socialists parties
  along with the traditional nationalist parties
  found in Weimar at the time.
  
  
  
  
• However, the great leap in unemployment
  throughout Weimar Germany and the seeming
  inability of the Weimar government to be able to
  control it mean that those without hope turned to
  the Nazi Party or to the Communist Party.
  
  
  
  
• However, Hitler put his case to the German
  people in very simple terms other Weimar
  politicians when given the chance of saving
  Germany had failed all he needed was the one
  chance to prove himself. It was a message that
  clearly had a marked impact in terms of the
  support the Nazi Party received at elections.
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