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Weimar Germany 40 markers - Coggle Diagram
Weimar Germany 40 markers
DS1
Recovery
Stresemann
FP
Locarno
Young
LoN
Kellog-Briand
problems only solved by moderation and working together
Called off passive resistance
Ended Hyperinflation
esential to fix problem, main man
other conditions need to be met
Public need to accept FP, possible through culture and economic improvement
economic recovery not possible without Stesseman FP
American loans
Boost industry
Encouraged further investment
Only possible because of SM
Culture
Get Germany back on global map
Bauhaus School
Berlin repuatation for decadence
Foreign investment
makes stressemann job easier
Films
Create jobs
raise morale
Doesnt directly fix the 1923 problems
BUT raises morale = political stability
Economic
Good
Increase in real wage
industry recovering
Bad
Growth capped
unemployment stable but doesnt drop
Economic stability encourages Political stability and Culture but didn't provide long term stability
Weimar Problems
Constitution
many right wing politicians agaisnt the government
Army
Not under govt. control
Uprisings more common
Proportional voting
No one party had control therefore decisions were hard and slow
not the trigger but a neccessary factor
uprisings
increase extremist party popularity
Leads to more coalitions
Resentment against government
stop economic growth
strikes
worsens impact of reperations
not trigger but necessary factor
Kapp
10 million
Economic problems
Bankrupt after war
Reperations
Failure to pay led to Ruhr
Hyper inflation
resentment against F
some a result of ToV some result of war
None helped by ToV
Direct trigger of problems
Cause political disorder
Treaty
war guilt
reperations
stab in the back
ties into political uprisings
underlying factor behind all of them
DS2
Entering Power
Negative Cohesion
Anti-ToV
Anti-Communism
Anti-semetism
Not possible without GD
Doesnt affect political weakness just increases hitler's popularity
Great Depression
mass unemployment
Destabalises government
Dissallusion of middle class
Withdrawal of american loans
caused industry to support Hitler
Great depression is needed for all other factors
Industry
Political weakness
Hindenburg use of article 48
Majorities couldn't be formed
End of democracy
Proportional representation
meant H was left with no other option
Trigger - result of many other factors
Communist fighting street battles
Farmers scared
Hitler strong leader
Hitler Leadership
25 point program
Propaganda
commanding figure unlike Weimar
Wouldn't have been needed if system more stable
like NC gained him more votes and other parties less
consolidating
Violence
NLK
Violence of SA embarasses Hitler
Rohm
Left wing views
H needed industrialists for Rearmament
wanted control of all of military
army scared by SA before
Many SA joined army
Fire
Remove communists
removed symbol of Weimar republic
suspend freedom of speech
Ability to pass enabling act
Agression easiest way to dispose of political rivals
Enablign act not possible without RF violence
intimidate whole country
makes it easier to ban trade unions
Politics
Enabling act
Used SS and SA to intimidate
abolish other parties and trade unions
catholic centre party get to retain control of catholic schools if they vote yes
Nazi revolution
Creations of CC's
Civil service purge
mandatory DAF
Volence isnt long term
affect more people than violence
Still had nearly a majority of support
Things actually getting done for first time
political actually gives him control
DS3
Control
Brainwashing
Youth policy
1000 year reich
would be soldiers in war
easier to indoctrinate youth
some structured opposition
used to spy on other groups
opposition kept private
Propaganda
no foreign radio
only one message
Olympics
national pride
nuremburg rallies
belonging to something
Can amplify sucess of bribes
doesnt work as well on anti-nazi
Bribes
Women
have children
sharp turn needed when conscription introduced
Few nationally influential women
liked in rural areas but not by liberals
1000 year reich
encouraged not to work
Economy
Workers have jobs and perks
Big Business booms
Church
small amounts of opposition
Concordat removes them from politics
profoundly impact day-to-day
Works on anti nazi
Fear
Persecution
CC's
Removal of opposition
Covered up by propoganda
Gestapo
any member of public
fear more effective for those against regime
Creates obidience (bribes easier)
Nazi society
Women
Sucess?
Yes
BR increase
unemployment decrease
No
had to switch policies in 1936
some women joined other parties
important
decrease unemployment
create more youth
Churches
Sucess?
No
hard to deal with church opposition (Martyrs)
Yes
church school popularity decrease
Gestapo handled opposition effectively
everyone had to share same ideologies
Youth
Sucess?
No
War came to soon
Yes
sucessful indoctrination
break up other youth groups
Workers
Beauty of labour , KDF
Wages did decrease and hours were longer