Political instability in Germany (1 Viewer)

[C'est la vie]

Describe the political instability in Germany in the early 1920's

This is one of the questions I have for a history assessment. I was wondering how to go about it. I mean, there's a lot to say if you talk about the Spartacist Uprising and the Friekorps; the Kapp Putsch and the betrayal by the German army and things...but they mostly happened before 1920.

What you you write about?

Thanks for your help

Love Katie xoxo

 

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i would focus on the political factions growing and how they tried to undermine the weimar government, i'll focus more on the left groups like the communists. But dont focus much on the nazis, mention them only when you talk about the beer hall putsch.

mention the german inflation and the occupation of the rhur and how they demonstrate the governments inability to deal with the management of the treaty of versailles.

basically if i was doing it, i'll split this essay into three parts; political, economical, and social.

 

[ChoppedLiver]

The key to Weimar is to accept that there was little by way of forward thinking (by either Ebert, the SPD or the Elites) and there were few who could solve (let alone handle) the problems they were faced with by late 1919 early 1920.

Try these sites:

The October-November 1918 transfer of power
http://www.kdhs.org.uk/history/as/as_unit2/nov_oct1918a.htm

The Revolutions:
From above: http://www.kdhs.org.uk/history/as/as_unit2/revolution_qu.htm
From below: http://www.kdhs.org.uk/history/as/as_unit2/kiel.htm

And the constitutional drama and political infighting: http://www.kdhs.org.uk/history/as/as_unit2/index.htm

CL

 

[C'est la vie]

Wow guys!!

That makes things so much clearer! You'se are the greatest...lol, if you can excuse my tragic use of westy language

I should get started then, hey? Let me know if anyone else has any pearls of wisdom.