Recall, select, deploy and communicate relevant historical knowledge clearly and effectively.

Demonstrate understanding of the past through explanation, analysis and arriving at substantiated judgements of key concepts (causes/ consequence/ significance/ continuity/ change and relationships between key features.

Uneasy Start (1919-1923)

Consequences of WWI/ The ‘Revolution’Impact of Treaty of Versailles/ reparations/ guilt/ army/ November CriminalsWeimar constitution/ proportional representation/ Article 48/ Coalitions/ President/ ChancellorUprisings/ RevoltsFrench invasion of the Ruhr/ Hyperinflation

Golden Years (1924-1929)

Gustav Stresemann/ Dawes, Young Plans/ Locarno Treaty/ League of Nations/ Kellogg-Briand PactWeimar CultureRelative political stability.

Collapse (1930-1933) Impact of Great Depression/ Rise of Nazis/ Hitler and Propaganda/ Communism/ collapse of central parties/ coalitions/ weakness of WeimarLegacy of VersaillesHindenburg/ Papen/ Schleicher and ‘Backstairs Intrigue’Reichstag Fire, Enabling Act

“When I have paid 1 hundred billion

Reichsmarks then I will get you

something to eat”.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir1/thetreaty_video.shtml

Financial

Strength and Pride

Psychological

• Reparations (£6,600 million)

• Territory lost (coal/ steel/ industry lost)

• Reduction Armed Forces

• Loss of territory (13%) and right to have military in territory.

• Blame (War Guilt)

• Shock (Kaiser removed)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir1/thetreaty_video.shtml

Financial

Strength and Pride

Psychological

• Reparations (£6,600 million)

• Territory lost (coal/ steel/ industry lost)

• Reduction Armed Forces

• Loss of territory (13%) and right to have military in territory.

• Blame (War Guilt)

• Shock (Kaiser removed)

Weimar had survived the Kapp Putsch and asked Seeckt (who had refused the army’s help to put down the rebels) to run the army- because he could, not because he was loyal to Weimar. Weimar survived with this disloyal army.

The army believed that it served a higher purpose to the nation as a

whole above Weimar Government. If it decided that its higher purpose

was more important than the survival of Weimar, could Weimar

survive?