The Weimar Republic

In 1919 the new government met in a small town called Weimar

Because Berlin was too violent and unstable.

Economy

By 1927 German industry seemed to have recovered very well. In 1928 Germany finally achieved the same levels of production as before the war and regained its place as the world's second greatest industrial power.

Politics

Even politics became more stable.The parties that supported Weimar Republic did well in these years.

Culture

There was also a cultural revival in Germany. The Weimar constitution allowed free expressions of ideas. Writers and poets flourished, especially in Berlin. The Bahaous style style of desing and architecture developed.

Foreign policy

Stressemans greatest triumphs were in foreign policy. In 1925 he signed the Lorcano Treaty. As result of this Germany was accepted into the League of Nations.

President

Appointed the judges

Appointed the chancelor

The Chancellor appointed the government ministers

Controlled the armed forces

German people

Elected the president

Elected the Reichstag(Parliament)

Elected 17 local goverments

The Economy

The economic boom in Weimar Germany was precarious. The main losers were the peasant farmers and sections of the middle classes.

Politics

More worrying for the Republic was that 30 per cent of the vote regularly went to parties opposed to the Republic

Culture

To many people living in the Germanys villages villages and country towns, the culture of the cities seemed to represent a moral decline, made worse by American inmigrants.

Foreign policy

Nationalists attacked Stresemann for joining the league of nations and for signing the Lorcano Pact because Germany accepted the treaty of Versailles.