Origins of the Republic 1918-1919

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  • THE ORIGINS OF THE REPUBLIC 1918-19
    • LEGACY OF WW1
      • WW1-1914-18  8mill G fought, 2 mill died, 4 mill wounded= 55% casualties   750,000 citizens died, coz food shortages
      • 1914- 50 bill marks debt      1918- 150 bill marks debt, trebled
    • GERMAN REVOLUTION- NOV 1918
      • End of Oct- German navy mutiny
      • 9 Nov- Kaiser Wilhelm91888-1918) abdicated
      • 10 Nov- New republic under Chancellor Ebert
      • 11 Nov- Armistice signed by Ebert's representative Matthias Erzberger
    • SETTING UP THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC
      • July 31 1919- National assembly, 262 votes to 75, Weimar Republic governed by a constitution
      • STRENGTHS - Democratic, Article 1= both can vote age 25 reduced to 21,-proportional representation -President( appoints chancellor)=7years   Reichstag=4years  -Free speech  - Freedom of religious belief
      • WEAKNESSES: -Article 48= emergency presidential decrees  -Coalition Gov.= weak, short lived   - Army general and judges same as those who served Kaiser and opposed WR

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