How did the Weimar democracy manage to survive its early problems by 1924?

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  • How did the weimer republic survive its early problems?
    • Other factors
      • despite hyperinflation workers didn't suffer as much than they did when there was mass unemplyment
      • German resentment was channeled more to the french than the republic
      • Although there was distress and disillusionment in 1923, hatred for the republic had not yet reached critical
    • the weaknesses of weimars opponeents
      • the Failure of the left was because...
        • Most German workers supported the spd who were opposed to revolution
        • Extreme socialists were divided eg. communists and socialists
        • The army and freikorps willing to take strong actions against left wing threats
        • The judiciary passed harsh sentences on left wing activists
        • Left wing attempts wwere badly planned and poorly oprgansised
      • Failure of the right was because ...
        • Nazis had little support  in 1923
        • Kapp putsch had quickly collapsed
        • Right wing radicals rarely did well in the elections
        • Right wing groups weren't united
    • Actions of stresemann
      • Called off passive resistance in  the ruhr
      • promised to resume reparation payments
      • August 1923 government led by Gustav Stresemann leader of DVP
      • Set in motion plans to introduce new currency
    • Weimar republic support
      • The fact that it survived the 1923 crisis suggests a sign of political strength
      • Given that both right and left extremists lacked support there was no clear alternative to the republic
    • The actions of Ebert
      • Called in the army and freikorps against spartacists 1919
        • And did the same thing whenever the communists threatened the republic in 1920
      • used artical 48 to rule during the munich putsch

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