ECONOMIC & SOCIAL PROBLEMS

GREW IMMESNLY 

1914 MOST POWERFUL - ABLE COMPETE SUPERMACY GB

EXTENSIVE NATURAL RESOURCES EG COAL

ADVANCED WELL DEVELOPED INDUSTRIAL BASE

EDUCATED POPULATION

ADVANCE BANKING

WAR DISLOCATEFD ECONOMY

1919 FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS

LOST RESOURCES SAARLAND, A&L, SILESIA = 48% DECLINE IRON 16% COAL 13% AG LAND

REPERATIONS SET 1921

INFLATION / PEAK 1923 HYPERINLFATION

NATIONAL DEBT RISN FROM 500 MILLION MARKS IN 1914 TO 144,000MILLION 1919

GERMANY NOT EXPECT LONG WAR

KAISER DIDNT INCREASE TAX - 84% WAR BONDS - 1914 DEBT 1.4BILLION

HIGH DEMAND & SHORTAGE GOODS

BLANK CHEQUE 1919

GOVERNMENT DIDNT BALANCE BUDGET - INCREASE TAX

POLICY DEFICIT FINANCING = INCREASE DEBT - REDUCE TAX - MORE MONEY SPEND & INCREASE WORK

1921 UNEMPLOYMENT 1.%

5TH MAY 1921 REPERATIONS SET - DIDNT ACCEPT - RUHR OCCUPIED

HARD CURRENCY

REFORMS WELFARE SYSTEM & EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS  - DEMAND - PRINT MORE MONEY  COPE 

31ST AUGUST 1922 PUNCTUAL 

FAILED 2ND - POSTPONED SEVERAL TIMES

GERMANY FOUND FAULT DECEMBER 1922

FRANCE & BELGIUM SEND 60,000 TROOPS

PAY RESISTING WORKERS - NO TAX

1923 OUTPUT FALLEN 1/5 - INCREASE PRICES - IMPORT COAL

AUTUMN 1923 COST MORE PRINT MONEY WORTH

FOOD PRODUCERS - HIGH DEMAND

RURAL COMMUNITIES - SELF SUFFICIENT

BUSINESS TOOK OUT LOANS - PAID VALUE DECREASE

VALUE RENT DECREASED LEASING

DEBTS PAY BACK

BLACK MARKETRS FOOD SOLD VASTLY INFLATED

SMALL BUSINESS COULDNT KEEP UP HYPERINFLATION

PENSION WORTHLESS

LANDLORDS LEASING PROPERTY

TRADE UNION COULDNT KEEP UP

WAR BOND INTEREST DECREASED

MALNUTRTIOM

MEDICAL CARE COST ROSE

INCREAE CRIME

DECLINE MORALITY

MORE SUICIDES

INCREASE PREJUDICE - SCAPEGOATS

LACK FAITH REPUBLICAN SYSTEM - HARD PROVE NO ACCESS IMPORTANCE MORALITY & RELIGIOUS CODE PAST SOCIETY

OLD VALUE INCREASED

TENSION ROSE NEW CRISIS

KARL LEIBKNET & ROSA LUXEMBURG

STAGED ARMED UPRISIG BERLIN 5TH JAN

PUBLIC BUILDINGS OCCUPUD - 100S KILLED PUBLIC STRIKE - SET UP COMMUNIST REGIME

ARMY & 125 FRIEKOPRS = 40,000 MEN PUT DOWN FIGHTS

LEADRERS THREAT = EXECUTED

LITTLE SUPPORT WORKING CLASS

SERIOUS RELIANCE ARMY ALTHOUGH EASILY DEFEATED

WOLFGANG KAPP & GENERAL WALTHER VON LUTTWITZ (FRIEKORP)

FEB 1920 MARCHED SOLDIERS BERLIN PROTEST FRIEKOPS DISBANDED

ENCOURAHED 12,000 MEN OCCUPY BUILDINGS & UPRISING

EBERT CALLED ARMY - "TROOPS DONT FIRE TROOPS" - ARMY LEANING LEFT

SERVICE STRIKE 

HIGHLIGHTS WEAKNESS WEIMER - CANT RELY ARMY 

HIGHLIGHTS POWER WORKER - PUT STRIKE DOWN 

HITLER, HANS VON SEEKT, OTTO VON LOSSOW & GUSTAV VON KAHR

HITLER AIM SUPPORT LOSSOW & KAHR NAZI 

MUNICH ANNOUNCE REVOLOUTION - GUN POINT TILL SUPPORT

BAVARIAN POLICE EASILY DEFEAT NAZI (73 DIED)

HITLER ARRESTED CHARGED TREAOSON SENTENCED 5 YEARS SERVED 10 MONTHS AT LANDERBURG - REASONABLE CONDITIONS

SUPPORT EVAPORATED OVERNIGHT - ORIGINAL PLAN FAILED

IMPORTANT ARMY SUPPORT REPUBLIC

SHORT LIVED SOVIET REPUBLIC BAVARIA APRIL 1919

ATTEMPT UPRISING SAXONY MARCH 1929 INSIPRED THREAT

HOWEVER

RELAITY WASNT - SEVERAL ISOLATED INCIDENTS

PROVED INCAPABLE MOUNTING UNIFIED ATTACK WEIMAR 

UNSURE TACTICS - WEAKENED 

REMOVED SPIRITED LEADERS - NEVER GAIN 1/3 VOTE WORKING CLASS

1920 USP DISBANDED - MEMBERS JOIN KPD OR SPD

 LESS THREAT STILL 10 - 15% ELECTORATE

SEEKCT APPOINTED CHIEF OF ARMY COMMAND

ARMY REMODELLED & STATUS REDEFINED 

POSITION BEYOND DIRECT GOVERNMENT CONTROL 

ARMY HIGHER PURPOSE - DO SAW FIT REGARDLESS WEIMAR

JUDICIARY CLEARLLY BIASED

HITLER SERVED 10 MONTHS - LEADERS LEFT SAW LONG OR DEATH

SCAPEGOATS BLAME ARIMISTICE 

NOVEMBER CRIMMINALS VERSAILLES

DISTORTED INTEPRETAIONS 1918 - 1919 - POWERFUL GROUP BEAT NEW LEADERS

FRIEKOPRS ANTI REPUBLICAN COMMITED AUTHORITARIAN RULE

SHOWED WORDS FEAUTURES & BLIND PREJUDICES - PREPAPERED VIOLENCE

ORGANISATION CONSIL - ASSASSINATED ERZBERGER & RATHENAU

ARMY NO REISTANCE - NO SIDES - FAILED SUPPRORT LEGIT GOVERNMENT

HOWEVER

KAPP & GOVERNMENT NO AUTHORITY GENERAL STRIKE COLLAPSED 4 DAYS - SUCCESS REPUBLIC WITHSTOOD THREAT EXTREME RIGHT

ALTHOUGH

HIGHLIGHTED WEAKNESS WEIMAR

ARMY SHOWED RIGHT WING ATTITUDE