Difficulties of Establishing Stability In The Wiemar Government

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Using the source, and your own knowledge, explain the difficulties of establishing stability in the Weimar Republic in the years 1918-24

The period of 1918-24 was full of surprises, revolts, hyper inflation (and as a result, the collapse of the mark) and perhaps the biggest event was the signing of the treaty of Versailles by the new Weimar government, which led to humiliation and political instability. We can gather this much information from reading the source, quote ‘The new Weimar government left many German people feeling humiliated and wanting revenge’. The recently ended world war left Germany in big financial problems, the cost of reparations. The treaty of Versailles was another problem that had resulted from the war. Hyperinflation was a consequence of Germany overspending due to war. There was also huge political problems with the new constitution. The three points I will be covering in the essay are the: Treaty of Versailles, The cost of reparations and the Weimar constitution.

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According to the Source, the German people felt humiliated because of the treaty of Versailles. Most Germans blamed the singing of the treaty on the new Weimar government.  The Treaty of Versailles restricted all German industry to 10%, which meant lots of people lost their jobs, they blamed it on the signing of the treaty,  and of course were not happy to comply with this, it caused havoc when trying to re-stabilise the Weimar government. The army was dramatically reduced, and it was non conscription. Lots of bloodthirsty soldiers who had lost their jobs, established a group called the Freikorps, ...

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