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Weimar Germany (1918-1919 (From Monarchy to Democracy (October- Prince Max…
Weimar Germany
1918-1919
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Stab in the back myth
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Ebert's government was thought to have stabbed Germany/ the army in the back when they stopped the war
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1919-1923
Political opposition
Spartacists and Freikorps were of either side, the Spartacists were communists and the Freikorps were ex soldiers who were right wing
Ebert drew on the Freikorps to put down a communist revolt each time, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht dying in the very first on 5th January 1919
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Although Ebert won a majority, he would need 70% of the Reichstag to pass anything and due to proportional representation, there were a lot of conflicting ideologies.
Kapp Putsch was the revolt of the Freikorps led by Dr Wolfgang Kapp, the army refused to fire on them during the rebellion and weimar was saved by working people who supported them striking which left the capital with no transport, water or power.
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Challenges of 1923
Hyperinflation hit its peak in 1923, this was when Germany's currency (Mark) began to lose it's value due to the Government printing money instead of increasing taxes
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Foreign banks began to lose faith in Germany's currency and demanded more in exchange for their own currency. It became more expensive for Germany to buy raw materials and food
In late 1922 Germany failed to make a reparations payment and France responded in Jan 1923 by sending troops into Germany's main Industrial area; the Ruhr
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The German government ordered a policy of passive resistance which meant that workers couldn't help the French in anyway, they had to cease work altogether.
The cost was frightening, each worker had to be given financial support so the government printed more money, soon Germany was awash with paper money, hence hyperinflation.
It affected everyone in different ways, farmers could pay off animals they had bought on credit, middle class people were hit very hard because all their savings ended up being worthless.
Restaurants didn't print prices because by the time food arrived, the price had gone up. People were paid by the hour and many had to shop with wheelbarrows of money.
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