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Weimar Republic 1919
History GCSE/Ormerod/ early challenges to the Weimar Republic 1919-23 #1
Problem | Links to Treaty/Other factors |
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Many people died in the war or the flu epidemic of 1919. | Links to Treaty of Versailles: Reparations made situation worse as lack of funds Other factors: Flu epidemic and war. |
Food was expensive. | Links to Treaty of Versailles: Reparations Other factors: Problems with food production. |
People ran out of money. Germany printed more money instead of negotiating. | Links to Treaty of Versailles: Reparations Other factors: Germany's money all spent during the war. Hyperinflation. |
The Treaty of Versailles took away some of Germany's land. | Links to Treaty of Versailles: Reparations Other factors: |
Germany had to pay £6.6 million in reparations and still had debts from the war. | Links to Treaty of Versailles: Reparations Other factors: War debts. |
Germany refused to pay after the first instalment of reparations so French soldiers marched into Germany to take what was owed. | Links to Treaty of Versailles: Reparations/Reduced Armed Forces Other factors: German workers went on strike so the French would have nothing to take but Germans suffered too. |
Germany blamed France for Germany's problems. | Links to Treaty of Versailles: Whole treaty Other factors: Hitler also blamed the Treaty. |