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The Weimar Crises of 1919 - 1923 Lower 6. What factors can affect the legitimacy of a government?
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What issues were dealt with by the Treaty? When the leaders of the Allied countries met to discuss how to treat Germany, they were faced with five key questions. You can remember these using the keyword TRAWL: Territory: What land should be taken from Germany? Reparations: How much compensation money should Germany be forced to pay? Armaments: How far should Germany's armed forces be limited? War guilt: Should Germany be held responsible for the war breaking out? League of Nations: Should Germany be allowed to join this new peacekeeping institution?
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The Weimar Crises of 1919 The Weimar Crises of 1919 - 1923- 1923Lower 6Lower 6
What factors can affect the What factors can affect the legitimacy of a government?legitimacy of a government?
What issues were dealt with by the Treaty?
When the leaders of the Allied countries met to discuss how to treat Germany, they were faced with five key questions. You can remember these using the keyword TRAWL:
TerritoryTerritory: What land should be taken from Germany?: What land should be taken from Germany?ReparationsReparations: How much compensation money should : How much compensation money should Germany be forced to pay?Germany be forced to pay?ArmamentsArmaments: How far should Germany's armed forces be : How far should Germany's armed forces be limited?limited?War guiltWar guilt: Should Germany be held responsible for the : Should Germany be held responsible for the war breaking out?war breaking out?League of NationsLeague of Nations: Should Germany be allowed to join : Should Germany be allowed to join this new peacekeeping institution?this new peacekeeping institution?
Summary
The terms of the Treaty of Versailles can be summarized as:
Territory: Land lost to Britain, France, Belgium, Poland and Denmark.
Reparations: Germany forced to sign a ‘blank cheque’, later settled at £6,600 million.
Armaments: Army reduced to 100,000 men. No air force, 6 warships, no conscription. Rhineland demilitarized – German troops were not allowed there.
War guilt: Germany held entirely responsible for the war breaking out.
League of Nations: Germany not allowed to join.
Post-war economic problems
What Happened Next?What Happened Next?• Kapp Putsch and AssassinationsKapp Putsch and Assassinations
• HyperinflationHyperinflation
• The Challenge from the LeftThe Challenge from the Left
• Munich PutschMunich Putsch
The Political Effects of the Peace The Political Effects of the Peace Treaty on the Weimar Republic Treaty on the Weimar Republic
(p.38/39)(p.38/39)• Complete activity box on Page 38Complete activity box on Page 38
• Homework TaskHomework Task
• ‘‘The Practical Impact of Versailles was not very burdensome The Practical Impact of Versailles was not very burdensome on the Weimar Republic, but what mattered was how Germans on the Weimar Republic, but what mattered was how Germans felt about it’felt about it’
• Answer the above question in an essay format using a number Answer the above question in an essay format using a number of topics that we have discussed – You may want to consider of topics that we have discussed – You may want to consider the following - Stab in the Back Theory / November criminals / the following - Stab in the Back Theory / November criminals / Rise of Extremist Groups / German Antipathy towards Rise of Extremist Groups / German Antipathy towards democracy / democracy /
