Test Notes

1. Know what caused the world economic depression of the 1930s. :
Economic depression was caused because of the stock market crash in the US.

2. Know how many people were unemployed in Germany in 1932.
6 million people

3. Know what the feelings were of the German people and the world

toward the treatment of Germany in the Treaty of Versailles. LAGER:After agreeing to the Armistice in November 1918, the Germans had been convinced that they would be consulted by the Allies on the contents of the Treaty. This did not happen and the Germans were in no position to continue the war as her army had all but disintegrated. Though this lack of consultation angered them, there was nothing they could do about it. Therefore, the first time that the German representatives saw the terms of the Treaty was just weeks before they were due to sign it in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles on June 28th 1919.
L: Land they took from germany
A: Army they cut conscription

G: they suffered war guilt

E: Allies took all their overseas empires
R: Heavy reparations to be payed

4. Know what the political weaknesses were of the Weimar Republic: The Weimar Republic was born in a time great upheaval and conflict. The proportional representation system of voting was intended to reduce political conflicts; resulting in many parties gaining seats in the Reichstag.
- As there was no single party in overall control parties had to join together to form a government. However, each party had different aims which made it difficult for the Reichstag to govern. Consequently, there were many changes of government which led to political instability. This was reflected in 376 political assassinations up to 1923.

 Despite being from the democratic left, during the early 1920s, Friedrich Ebert relied heavily on the traditionally right-wing army and Freikorps in order to keep control of the country.

 Conservative attitudes tended to overemphasise the threat from the left, whilst the threat from the right was severely under estimated.

5. Know what were the economic problems were of the Weimar Republic:

6. Know which two sources or groups that produced the most effective
- propaganda against the Weimar Republic.

7. Know why the appeal of Hitler and the Nazis increased between 1929