Do Now:Review Chart and answer questions 1 – 3

PartyMay

1928

Sept.1930

July1932

Nov.1932

Mar.1933

Nov.1933

National Socialist (Nazi) 12 108 230 196 288 661

German National Peoples 78 41 37 51 52

German Peoples 45 30 7 11 2

Economic 23 23 2 1

Catholic Center 61 68 75 70 74

Bavarian Peoples 17 19 22 20 18

State (Democrats) 25 15 4 2 5

Social Democrat (Socialist) 153 143 133 121 120

Communist 54 77 89 100 81

Other Parties 23 53 9 12 7

Total 491 577 608 584 647 661

1. What does this graph say about the power of the Weimar Republic?

2. Do you think this many political parties will be able to work together and be productive?

3. How did the Weimar Republic change in November 1933?

1. Weimar Republic- government in Germany after WWI

2. Coalition government- an alliance of several political parties

3. Polarization- division or split4. Instability- unsteady, insecurity, shaky 5. Bourgeoisie- middle class6. Resentment-hatred7. Mutiny- rebellion, uprising, revolution8. Kaiser-Emperor

Review- AFTER WWI…Germany agreed to an armistice on November 11th,

1918 (This ended WWI)Peace terms were imposed on the Germans in 1919

(Treaty of Versailles)German soldiers did not believe they had been

defeatedGermany was in a state of economic chaos- Food

shortages and a high death toll during WWIThe Weimar Republic had many problems. First, The Weimar Republic had many problems. First,

most German people were upset with it because it most German people were upset with it because it signed the hated Treaty of Versailles which ended signed the hated Treaty of Versailles which ended World War I. Second, the Weimar Republic could World War I. Second, the Weimar Republic could not solve many of the economic problems facing not solve many of the economic problems facing the country. Two of the most important problems the country. Two of the most important problems were INFLATION and UNEMPLOYMENT.were INFLATION and UNEMPLOYMENT.

Read through sources A-H (DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAPER!!)(DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAPER!!)

Choose three of the six documentsAnswer the following questions in a paragraph eachThis will be collected and graded as a quiz

1. The German people faced many economic problems in the early 1920’s. What were some of these problems?

2. Although the economy did improve during the mid-1920’s, the 1929 Great Depression caused further problems. What problems did this cause Germany

3. How would the German people feel about a government that could not help them stop the inflation?

Why was the Weimar Republic so unstable?