"The Weimar Republic was never seriously threatened in the years 1919-1923 - Agree or disagree
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- Created on: 01-01-19 18:02
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- Intro
- Challenged by extreme political movements e.g. nationalism & communism
- 1919 Spartacist uprising
- Kapp Putsch 1920
- Munich Putsch 1923-progression
- Disagree-clear line of argument
- "The Weimar Republic was never seriously threatened in the years 1919-1923"
- Not valid
- Communist & nationalist opposition (KPD-DNVP)
- Widespread resentment & desperation of German people
- Implies too liberal & not enough structure
- Spartacist uprising 5-13th Jan 1919
- Communism motif links to poor social conditions of working class e.g. starvation, rickets
- Gov too focused on administration rather than wellbeing
- Hadn't been shut down after 5 days, no evidence to show failure
- E forced to rely on Freikorps (RW & opposed him)
- Demonstrates desperation & how close SU was to overthrowing
- Emphasises severity as brutality was required
- Demonstrates desperation & how close SU was to overthrowing
- E forced to rely on Freikorps (RW & opposed him)
- Communism motif links to poor social conditions of working class e.g. starvation, rickets
- Kapp Putsch 13-18th March 1920
- RW nature demonstrates opposition across political spectrum
- Desire for authority represents lack of organization within WR
- Involvement of Freikorps intensifies threat to WR
- Vital force previously relied on now fighting against them
- Held gov responsible for treaty
- Disapproval
- Politicians weren't safe in Berlin
- Only reason Putsch stopped = general strike
- Ebert - no support from army
- Weakness- army had no faith in government
- Ebert - no support from army
- Only reason Putsch stopped = general strike
- RW nature demonstrates opposition across political spectrum
- Munich Putsch 1923
- Early demonstration of Hitler's capabilities as a leader
- Opposition from a new source
- Communist & nationalist opposition (KPD-DNVP)
- Valid
- Why this point isn't valid
- Reasons for failure = 2 extreme parties opposing each other rather than strength of WR
- Plausible that the WR benefitted from opposition i.e. would the Freikorps have helped had they not opposed communists to such an extent?
- Immediate calls for Freikorps & strikes demonstrates severity of uprisings & how close the WR were to being overthrown
- Reasons for failure = 2 extreme parties opposing each other rather than strength of WR
- All attempts failed
- Imbalance of power between WR & people emphasised by the WR being able to end uprisings
- Strength-Ebert being able to rely on communist & nationalists
- Freikorps co-operation Jan 1919, respect from army
- Also - General strikes from public which ended Kapp Putsch
- Demonstrates respect from general public & communists
- Workers following demands to go in strike
- Although rebelled against WR earlier, still willing to follow demands
- Respect demonstrated
- Uprisings impulsive rather than threatening
- If workers resented WR so much, would have created a new uprising or refuse to help to add to pressure
- Respect demonstrated
- Although rebelled against WR earlier, still willing to follow demands
- Workers following demands to go in strike
- Demonstrates respect from general public & communists
- Also - General strikes from public which ended Kapp Putsch
- Freikorps co-operation Jan 1919, respect from army
- WR kept power in this period
- Why this point isn't valid
- Conclusion
- Evident they were threatened otherwise Ebert wouldn't have had to use the Freikorps /general strike
- Link back to q
- Extreme to suggest there was 'never' a threat
- Not valid
- Not valid
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