why the republic was unpopular?

• what damaged Germanys economy making the Weimar republic from the start?

  the treaty of Versailles
• who did the people blame for signing the treaty?

  leaders of the new german republic
• what were the new leaders of the German republic called?

  the November criminals
• why were they labelled the November criminals?

  because the surrendered in November 1918 and where seen as traitors to their country
• the terms of the treaty were severe.

  • Article 231 of the treaty said Germany had to take the blame for the war- {war guilt clause}
  • Germanys armed forces were reduced to 100,000 men, they weren't allowed aircraft or submarines
  • Germany was forced to pay 66 million in reparations- payments for the damage caused by German forces in the war
  • Germany lost its empire
  • German military was banned in the Rhineland
• who were the allied leaders that decided the terms of the treaty?

  The Big Three: Winston Churchill (UK), Franklin D. Roosevelt (US), Joseph Stalin (USSR)
• why wasnt the new german government invited to the peace conference?

  germany was too weak to risk restarting the conflict