History
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Why, and with success, did Weimar Germany adopt a policy of fulfillment in foreign affairs?
At first, successive German governments wanted
* To remedy the dangerous diplomatic isolation that resulted from defeat, and
* To restore the degree of national independence of Germany lost to the allies
This was done using a simple tactic called sullen obstruction in which:
* The war guilt clause in the treaty was never really enforced effectively
* The disbanding of paramilitary organizations was slow and unreliable
* The clauses relating to disarmament were implemented only under constant allied supervision
These policies, however, didn't really work for a long time. Therefore, when Joseph Wirth became chancellor, he started a policy called Erfullingspolitik1, which was to co-operate with the allies.
Page 300 para3
Why, and with success, did Weimar Germany adopt a policy of fulfillment in foreign affairs?
At first, successive German governments wanted
* To remedy the dangerous diplomatic isolation that resulted from defeat, and
* To restore the degree of national independence of Germany lost to the allies
This was done using a simple tactic called sullen obstruction in which:
* The war guilt clause in the treaty was never really enforced effectively
* The disbanding of paramilitary organizations was slow and unreliable
* The clauses relating to disarmament were implemented only under constant allied supervision
These policies, however, didn't really work for a long time. Therefore, when Joseph Wirth became chancellor, he started a policy called Erfullingspolitik1, which was to co-operate with the allies.
