Weimar Germany 1919-1929
Weimar Germany 1919-1929
GCSE History Revision Notes
By Dane O’ Neill
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Weimar Germany: 1919-1929
Contents
1.1 - Origins of Weimar Germany, 1919: A Shaky Start? 6
The Weimar Republic: a Genuine Attempt at Democracy 6
The Weimar Republic Constitution 6
1.2 - Problems with the Weimar Republic 7
The Weimar Republic: Political Problems 7
1.3 - The Treaty of Versailles - More Problems for the Weimar Republic 7
The Weimar Government: Unpopular with the People 8
1.4 - Challenges to Weimar: Attempted Political Takeovers by Right Wing Groups 8
The Spartacist Revolt of 1919 8
Kapp- Putsch (Wolfgang Kapp, 1920) 8
The Munich-Putsch/Beer Hall Putsch, 1923 8
Anti-Semitism (a hatred for Jewish people) and the Murder of the German foreign Minister 9
1.5 - Weimar Germany: Economic Problems and the Ruhr Invasion (1923) 9
Introduction: Gustav Stresemann as Chancellor and Foreign Minister 10
2.1 - Economic Recovery under Stresemann 10
Stresemann: developments in International Relations 10
2.2 - Evaluation: The Extent of German Recovery under Stresemann 11
3.1 - Key Personality: Adolf Hitler’s early life and career 12
Hitler in the German Workers’ Party (DAP) 12
Hitler becomes leader of the DAP: The Birth of the Nazi Party. 12