Weimar and Nazi Germany: KT1 – The Weimar Republic, 1918-1929

Add in events to the timeline below to create an outline of key events within this topic.

Nov 9th 1918 Nov 11th 1918 4th Jan 1919 19th Jan 1919 28th June 1919 March 1920 11th Jan 1923 Nov 1923 1924 1925 1926 1928 1929

1. The Origins of the Republic 1) Complete the following diagram to reveal the organisation of the Weimar 2. Early Challenges to the Republic
Constitution and then colour code to show ways the constitution was democratic Finish off the following sentences and then colour code the boxes below to show if they were military, financial or territorial terms of the
Complete the brainstorm below with
and undemocratic. Treaty of Versailles:
specific details and then explain why it
was hard for the first Weimar Constitution 1) Before Versailles, Germans believed that…
to succeed. 2) The French wanted to…
3) Germans believed the treaty was…
No tanks, armoured £6.6 billion No union 13% loss of land
cars or heavy artillery reparations (Anschluss) with What was Article 231 and why was it so
permitted Austria
hated?
Impact of
WW1 on 48% loss of iron All colonies to be Army not to exceed Coal to be mined in the
Germany production given to Allied 100,000 Saar by France
Powers

Absorption of 6 Rhineland Alsace-Lorraine Cattle and sheep to be

million citizens into demilitarised returned to France given to Belgium and
other countries France as reparations

Summarise the following problems:

2) Look back in your book at the strengths and weaknesses of this constitution and
create a table including the most important strengths and weaknesses below. The Spartacist Uprising The Kapp Putsch The French invasion of the Ruhr and
It was hard for the Weimar Republic to hyperinflation
succeed because….

2)
3. The recovery of the Republic, 1924-29 4. Changes in society, 1924-29
Answer the question below and then summarise the five reasons for economic recovery in the table. “Explain why 1924-1929 was a Golden Age for the Weimar Republic.” (6)
1) Who was Gustav Stresemann? Use the boxes below to plan your answer to this question using at least two specific pieces of evidence per paragraph.

The Dawes 1) What was the Locarno Pact? Use the League of
P: One reason why the 1924-29 could be P:
Plan Nations within your explanation.
considered a golden age for the Weimar
Republic was because of improved
standards of living.
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2) What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact? Ev: For example… Ev

The
Rentenmark Exp Exp
3) Which of Stresemann’s achievements do you
believe was most significant?

The Young
Plan
4) To what extent do you believe Germany did
recover in the period 1924-1929?
Political
Stability