2.3 Weimar Republic: Challenges and Recovery

• What was the economic impact of World War I on Germany?

  Huge debts and hyperinflation
• Germany faced debts and reparations required by the Treaty of Versailles
• The war led to the collapse of the Kaiser's government.
• What territorial losses did Germany suffer under the Treaty of Versailles?

  Territories and colonies
• Dissatisfaction with the war fueled the growth of extremist groups such as the Nazis and Communists
• What challenges did the Weimar Republic inherit from World War I?

  Economic and political instability
• The Weimar Republic was a federal republic with a president as head of state and a chancellor as head of government.
• In the Weimar Republic, the Reichstag was elected using proportional representation
• Who was the head of state in the Weimar Republic?

  President
• The Weimar Republic's government structure was autocratic.

  False
• The Weimar Republic's constitution guaranteed civil liberties and democratic rights
• The Weimar Republic's political structure was more democratic than the Kaiser's government.
• When was the Weimar Republic established?

  1919
• The chancellor of the Weimar Republic was responsible to the Reichstag
• The Weimar Republic's constitution guaranteed civil liberties and democratic rights.
• Match the features of the Kaiser's government with the Weimar Republic:

  Head of State under Kaiser ↔️ Hereditary monarch

  Government Structure under Weimar ↔️ Democratic republic
• Who was the head of state in the Kaiser's government?

  Kaiser
• The Weimar Republic used proportional representation, ensuring a diverse representation of political parties
• Order the economic challenges faced by the Weimar Republic from most immediate to longer-term effects:

  1️⃣ Hyperinflation

  2️⃣ Debt

  3️⃣ Reparations
• What was the main cause of hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic?

  Excessive money printing
• The Treaty of Versailles imposed debt and reparations on Germany, straining its economy.
• Match the economic challenge with its description:

  Hyperinflation ↔️ Currency devaluation

  Debt ↔️ Huge debts from World War I

  Reparations ↔️ Mandatory payments by Treaty
• In which year did hyperinflation peak in the Weimar Republic?

  1923
• The Treaty of Versailles imposed harsh terms on Germany, fostering resentment and undermining the Republic's legitimacy
• What was the outcome of the Kapp Putsch in 1920?

  Failed coup
• The Beer Hall Putsch in 1923, led by Adolf Hitler, succeeded in overthrowing the Weimar government.

  False
• Match the impact of World War I on Germany with its description:

  Economic Strain ↔️ Huge debts and reparations

  Territorial Losses ↔️ Loss of colonies and land

  Political Instability ↔️ Widespread unrest and fragmentation
• Which extremist group was led by Adolf Hitler during the Weimar period?

  Nazis
• The Weimar Republic was a democratic republic with a president as head of state and a chancellor as head of government.
• Under the Kaiser's government, the head of state was a hereditary monarch
• The Weimar Republic was established in 1919
• The Weimar Republic used proportional representation in the Reichstag.
• Who elected the president in the Weimar Republic?

  The people
• The Weimar Republic had a democratic government structure in contrast to the Kaiser's autocratic rule
• Which political parties benefited from proportional representation in the Weimar Republic?

  Social Democrats and Centre Party
• Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic led to the devaluation of the mark
• Hyperinflation in 1923 caused prices to double every few days.
• What were the main causes of political instability in the Weimar Republic?

  Treaty of Versailles, proportional representation, economic crisis
• Match the extremist group with its ideology:

  Communists ↔️ Socialist

  Nazis ↔️ Fascist
• Which right-wing coup attempt in 1920 was suppressed by a general strike?

  Kapp Putsch