The Weimar Republic

Germany 1918 - 45

When was Kaisers Wilhelm II abdication?

9th November 1918

Why did the Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate?

He abdicated due to widespread unrest, military defeat in World War I, and loss of support from the military and political leaders.

When was the armistice signed?

11 November 1918

What problems had WW1 caused onto Germany

Food shortages which was caused by low domestic production
Allies imposed a naval blockade wich prevented food imports
The drawn out bloody war had led to many military causalities

Why was the SPD party hated? in 1918

The SPD party in the new founded government was hated because of its contribution to the armistice which was seen by many German people at the time as a ‘stab in the back‘. This meant that from the very start many people had already disliked itand blamed it for the country's defeat in WWI, fostering resentment among nationalist and conservative factions.

When was the Invasion of the Ruhr

January 1918

The Spartacist Uprising in January 1919

Was Germany’s communist party led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, they attempted to overthrow the Weimar government and establish a socialist state.

The Kapp Pustch, March on 1920

Much less of a threat as they didn’t attempt to overthrow the government instead just wanted to remain soldiers opposing part of the agreement made in the Treat of Versailles restricting the number of troops allowed in the army

The Invasion of the Ruhr

occurred in January 1923 when French and Belgian troops occupied the Ruhr area to collect reparations payments from Germany, leading to widespread protests and economic turmoil.

Hyperinflation in 1923 of Germany

was a period of astronomical price increases in Germany that resulted from the economic instability following World War I and the government's policy of printing money to pay reparations, leading to the currency losing its value.

When did Gustav Stresemann become chancellor

1923

When was Germany's golden years

Between 1923 and 1929

Dawes Plan and Us Loans

• Germany economy recovered

  American Charles Dawes helped Germany by loaning $800 million in April 1924

  Reparations Were llweed to 1,000 million marks for the first 5 years

  The french agreed to withdraw from the Ruhr, returning 80% of coal/iron reserves

• Germany had economic reliance on the US

  By Deceiving loans from the US, Germany became reliant on the US economy - this would later come back to affect them

  Some disliked the plan as Germanh was colluding with the old enemh & accepting reparations

  In October 1929, The wall street crasb mesnt that US recalled Germany loans, leading to economic collapze in Germany as banks had to withdraw loans from businesses