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Year 11 History GCSE Coursework- Weimar Republic and Hitler
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... History Coursework 1- Weimar Republic and the Rise of Hitler 1. Explain why the Weimar Republic was weak between 1919 and 1923. (9 marks) The armistice and the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm in November 1918 heralded the beginning of a new period of democracy in Germany. The constitution of the Weimar Republic was signed at Weimar in February 1919, but the Republic suffered a great deal of problems almost throughout its short existence. From the start, the Government, led by Friedrich Ebert, was very unpopular with the public. Ebert was blamed for the surrender and for crippling Germany; he and his followers were called the 'November Criminals' by Hitler. Many in Germany felt betrayed, and laid all blame on Ebert's Social Democrats for the enormous reparations, military restrictions and the hated Article 231, the war guilt clause, describing it as a 'dolchstoss' by the Government. They felt vulnerable and bitter, with only














