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The Weimar republic. Germany lost WWI Kaiser Wilhelm II (Emperor) of Germany fled the country New government (Weimar Republic) was formed and Friedrich Ebert was elected the leader Faced many problems: Government was weak, many opponents Lot of political parties (people disagreed) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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• Germany lost WWI• Kaiser Wilhelm II (Emperor) of Germany fled the country• New government (Weimar Republic) was formed and
Friedrich Ebert was elected the leader – Faced many problems:• Government was weak, many opponents• Lot of political parties (people disagreed)• Blamed for surrendering in WWI• Germans didn’t believed they lost the war
and thought the fight should continue• Economic problems (depression, inflation)
The Weimar republic
• Ruhr Crisis (1923)– Germany failed to pay reparations to France and
Belgium– F and B invaded the Ruhr, an important German
industrial area– German workers went on strike to protest, Germany
printed money to give to the workers…this caused inflation
The Weimar republic
• The Beer Hall Putsch– Hitler led a Nazi rebellion against the government in
Munich, Germany– Police stopped the rebellion and killed 16 rebels – Hitler was arrested and spent 9 months in jail– Wrote “Mein Kampf” (“My Struggle”) which outlined
his beliefs for the future of Germany
The Weimar republic
• Ebert died in 1925, Paul von Hindenburg became new president of Germany
• Gustav Stresemann becomes Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic
• Stresemann played a major role in helping Germany regain strength after WWI
THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC 1924-1929
• The Dawes and Young Plans–France agreed to leave the Ruhr–Two year freeze on reparation
payments for Germany–Less money paid by Germany–America offered huge loans to
Germany• These plans were huge successes
for Germany and Stresemann
THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC 1924-1929
• The Locarno Treaty (1925)– Germany agreed to the borders created
by the Treaty of Versailles–Meant that Germany would not try to
expand their power into France– Germany was invited, and agreed to join
the League of Nations–World optimism that peace could be
maintained…hatred from WWI was over– France wasn’t convinced though…still
distrusted Germany, began to build the Maginot Line
THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC 1924-1929
• Maginot Line-French fortifications on German border
THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC 1924-1929
• German Culture–Weimar republic allowed free
expression of ideas–Poets, artists, musicians,
architects and film stars flourished during this time–Growing gap between the rich
and the poor***What will this lead to***
THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC 1924-1929
