A. Economic problem: - Germany in bankrupt - British navy blockading Germany´s northern ports and starving out the nation- Loss of labour power

B. Political problems: - Near total disrespect for the government C. Social problems:

-Many thousands of armed and disillusioned former soldiers roaming the streets -Civilian population traumatised by the impact of the war.-Anger in Germany over the Treaty of Versailles -Spanish influenza. 1918

His government agreed to sign the Armistice and reparations, and were labelled 'November Criminals' for stabbing Germany in the back.

Leader of the Social Democratic Party.

Freedom of speech and religion, and equality under the law.

All men and women over the age of 20 vote.

Elected president and an elected Reichstag.

The Reichstag made the laws and appointed the government, which had to do what the Reichstag wanted.

•Chaos. •People were starving•The Kaiser had fled •People hated the government armistice in November 1918 – “November criminals”. •Bands of soldiers called Freikorps private armies

ex soldiers who helped Ebert top defeat the Spartacists

Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht1919 The Spartacist Pustch

The Treaty of Versailles was called a Diktat-dictated peace.

1920 the Kapp Putsch aimed to bring back the Kaiser and overthrow the Weimar Republic

Wolfgang Kapp was an extremist NATIONALIST who hated the government for signing the Treaty of Versailles.

Kapp was supported by the police, the free Corps and some of the army.

But he did not have the workers on his side.

They organised a general strike

French invasion: Germany did not pay reparations

•Hitler tried to take advantage •Imprisonment of Adolf Hitler.•It was an attempt to overthrow the Weimar government of Ebert Book: Mein

Kampf

Hyperinflation in Germany skyrocketed in 1923.

6 million Germans were unemployed

Devaluation of the German Mark

Gustav Stresemann the German chancellor called off the passive resistance and began paying reparations again. He also tackled the

problem of inflation by establishing the Rentenmark.

It was for Germany to pay what she could actually afford each year.

Germany promised never to change her borders with France and Belgium

Young Plan reduced payments by over 67%