Your taskYour task

With your partner do a quick SWOT With your partner do a quick SWOT analysis of the Weimar Republic analysis of the Weimar Republic which had replaced life under the which had replaced life under the Kaiser. Remember SWOT stands for:Kaiser. Remember SWOT stands for:

SStrengthstrengths WWeaknesseseaknesses OOpportunitiespportunities TThreatshreats

starter activity

Why was 1923 a Why was 1923 a crisis year?crisis year?

To identify and analyse the To identify and analyse the problems facing the Weimar problems facing the Weimar

Republic in 1923Republic in 1923

Aims

Your taskYour task

Your teacher will give you a chart. Your teacher will give you a chart. Complete the chart with evidence of Complete the chart with evidence of the problems facing the government the problems facing the government and the way they were resolved.and the way they were resolved.

Crisis 1 : The occupation of Crisis 1 : The occupation of the Ruhrthe Ruhr

Germany did not keep Germany did not keep up with reparationsup with reparations

January 1923, French January 1923, French and Belgian troops and Belgian troops marched into the Ruhr marched into the Ruhr - legal under the - legal under the Treaty of Versailles.Treaty of Versailles.

The Germans The Germans responded with responded with passive passive resistance, resistance, but this but this made Germany even made Germany even poorer.poorer.

Crisis 1 : The occupation of Crisis 1 : The occupation of the Ruhrthe Ruhr

Stresemann called Stresemann called off passive off passive resistanceresistance

Criticism for giving Criticism for giving in to Francein to France

Economy began to Economy began to recover & France recover & France withdrewwithdrew

Crisis 2: HyperinflationCrisis 2: Hyperinflation German govt. printed extra banknotes to cover costs of German govt. printed extra banknotes to cover costs of

reparartionsreparartions Value of money goes down and prices rise to compensateValue of money goes down and prices rise to compensate Pensions and savings lostPensions and savings lost Wages lost all value Wages lost all value People blamed new Weimar government, which had People blamed new Weimar government, which had

agreed to reparations under the Versailles Treatyagreed to reparations under the Versailles Treaty

Crisis 2: HyperinflationCrisis 2: Hyperinflation October 1923, govt. October 1923, govt.

destroys old currencydestroys old currency Introduces new Introduces new

temporary currency, temporary currency, RentenmarkRentenmark, & limits , & limits amount in circulationamount in circulation

Introduces new Introduces new permanent currency, permanent currency, ReichsmarkReichsmark

1924, US loaned 1924, US loaned money to Germany, money to Germany, Dawes PlanDawes Plan

Why was the US prepared to loan such huge sums of money

to a recent enemy?

Crisis 3: The Munich (Beer Crisis 3: The Munich (Beer Hall) PutschHall) Putsch

Right-wing extremists Right-wing extremists plot a plot a putschputsch against against the Reich governmentthe Reich government

November 1923, November 1923, Adolf Hitler’s Adolf Hitler’s National Socialist National Socialist ((NaziNazi) Party launch ) Party launch an attempted an attempted revolution in Munich, revolution in Munich, the capital city of the capital city of Bavaria.Bavaria.

Putsch crushed by Putsch crushed by army army

Why do you think right-wing extremists were unhappy

with Stresemann’s government?

Crisis 3: The Munich (Beer Crisis 3: The Munich (Beer Hall) PutschHall) Putsch

To keep the support of the army To keep the support of the army Stresemann dissolves the left-wing Stresemann dissolves the left-wing govts. of Saxony & Thuringiagovts. of Saxony & Thuringia

Hilter sentenced to 5 years (only Hilter sentenced to 5 years (only served 9 months)served 9 months)

Ludendorff declared innocentLudendorff declared innocent

DiscussionDiscussion

How well did Stresemann deal with the How well did Stresemann deal with the crises he faced?crises he faced?