The Waimar Republic
Germany
Was in a state of Chaos
Allies offered peace
Strict conditions
Germany should became
more democratic
Kaiser refused
Bavaria declared
independent
Socialist Republic
Sailors took
over the town
of kiel
Socialists led uprisings
of workers and soldiers
9 November 1918
Kaiser abdicated
Left Germany
for the Netherlands
Following day
Signed an armistice
with the allies
Ftiedrich Ebert became
The New Leader of The
Republic Of Germany
Had opposition of
Right and Left
Left Wing
Communists
Believed in a
Communist Revolution as
in Russia
Right Wing
Hoped for
Kaiser´s return
Remained in
Industry
Civil Service
Judiciary
Army
Kaiser´s advicers
The Republic
gave
Freedom of speech
Freedom of
Workshop
Better working
conditions
Under Stresmann
(1923-1929)
Achievments
Foreign Policy
He signed the
Locarno Treathies
to guarantee the
Western borders
In 1926
Germany was accepted
in the League of Nations
He tried to reverse
some of the terms
Of the Treaty
of Versailles
Negotioted the Young Plan
Remove French and
Belgium troops from
the Rhineland.
Culture
Writers and poets
fluorished
Artists produced
powerful paintings
Architects created new
and exciting buildings
Golden age for
German Cinema
Berlin daring and
liberated nightlife
The Economy
He had wide support
Reparations were spread all
over a longer period
By 1927 it seemed to have
recovered very well
In 1928 finally achieved the some
levels of production as before the war
Reparations were being paid and
exports were on the increase
Politics
Became more stable
The Republic was begining
to settle and German people
were becoming reconciled to
the way things are
Problems
Foreign Policy
Nationalists attacked him
for joining The League
of Nations
Anf for signing
The Locarno Oact
Communists also attacked
Locarno, as part of the plot
against communism in the USSR
Culture
In German villages and
country towns
The Culture of the city seemed to
represent a moral decline
Wandervogel wantedd to return
to simple contry values, wanted
more help in the Countryside.
Economy
Economy boom
was precarious
Main winners, big bussinesses
wich controlled half of
Germany´s production
Other winners, big landowners
if they owned land in towns
Workers also gained (most
goverments approved un
ions which led to improved pay
and conditions)
Main losers, peasant farmers and
middle classes peasants increased
production during war, they were
over producing
Politics
Nazis and Communists were
building they Party Organizations
They were 4
different chancellors
30 percent of the votes
went to parties opposed
to the Republic
In 1926 a president was
opposed to Democracy and
wrote to the Kaiser for approval