Transcript Germany after World War One

Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
Germany after World War One
Learning objective:
• Explain the problems Germany faced after the end of
the War.
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
Germany after World War
One
Learning objective:
• Explain the problems
Germany faced after the end
of the War.
Success Criteria
• Identify the main problems
facing Germany after
WWI.
• Identify which problems
were economic and which
were political.
• Explain one reason why
Germany’s problems
would have helped Hitler
gain support.
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
Starter – how will the following effect Germany?
Extension:
Which of the points below link together?
Loss of land
Reparations of
£6.6 million
Military restrictions,
e.g 100,000 men, 6
battleships, no
airforce.
War Guilt Clause
This might make Germany poorer as
they will not generate any money
from the land and businesses on it.
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
• After the war Kaiser Wilhelm II abandoned Germany in its
darkest hour and fled to Holland.
• In the place of the Kaiser a democratic republic led by
President Ebert (a democracy) was created known as the
Weimar Republic.
• The new government signed the hated Treaty of Versailles
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
Germany after World War
One
Learning objective:
• All will explain the
problems Germany faced
after the end of the War.
Success Criteria
• Identify the main problems
facing Germany after
WWI.
• Identify which problems
were economic and which
were political.
• Explain one reason why
Germany’s problems
would have helped Hitler
gain support.
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
Activity:
Next to each write down what
problem facing Germany you
think the image represents.
Extension:
Think about how this problem
may help you understand why
Hitler was voted into power in
1933.
Success Criteria
• Identify the main problems
facing Germany after
WWI.
• Identify which problems
were economic and which
were political.
• Explain one reason why
Germany’s problems
would have helped Hitler
gain support.
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
Activity:
Next to each write down what
Success Criteria
problem facing Germany you
think the image represents.
• Identify the main problems
Example:
facing Germany after
This shows the violence on the
WWI.
streets of Berlin after the war as
different political groups tried to • Identify which problems
were economic and which
get power for themselves.
were political.
• Explain one reason why
Germany’s problems
would have helped Hitler
gain support.
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
Activity:
Next to each write down what problem
facing Germany you think the image
represents.
Success Criteria
• Identify the main
problems facing
Key terms to use:
Germany after WWI.
• Hyperinflation (more and more money • Identify which problems
is printed which means the value of
were economic and
money drops)
which were political.
• ‘Stab in the back’ (the belief among
• Explain one reason
many Germans that the politicians
why Germany’s
had betrayed the Germany army by
problems would have
signing the Treaty of Versailles)
helped Hitler gain
support.
• The Depression (lots of Germans lost
their jobs). This made Germans angry
with the government.
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
What problems did the Weimar
Republic face?
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
What problems did the Weimar
Republic face?
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
What problems did the Weimar
Republic face?
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
What problems did the Weimar
Republic face?
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
What problems did the Weimar
Republic face?
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
What problems did the Weimar
Republic face?
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
What problems did the Weimar
Republic face?
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
What problems did the Weimar
Republic face?
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
What problems did the Weimar
Republic face?
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
Germany after World War
One
Learning objective:
• All will explain the
problems Germany faced
after the end of the War.
Success Criteria
• Identify the main problems
facing Germany after
WWI.
• Identify which problems
were economic and which
were political.
• Explain one reason why
Germany’s problems
would have helped Hitler
gain support.
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
What was the government’s bigger problem – money or power?
Activity:
Sort the 4 pictures
into:
• Economic problems
• Political problems
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
Germany after World War
One
Learning objective:
• All will explain the
problems Germany faced
after the end of the War.
Success Criteria
• Identify the main problems
facing Germany after
WWI.
• Identify which problems
were economic and which
were political.
• Explain one reason why
Germany’s problems
would have helped Hitler
gain support.
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
What was the government’s bigger problem – money or power?
Activity:
Which do you think
was the government’s
biggest problem?
Write a supported
answer to explain your
point.
Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation
Activity:
Point
One reason why Hitler gained
support was…
Evidence
For example…
Explain
This is important because…
Success Criteria
• Identify the main problems
facing Germany after
WWI.
• Identify which problems
were economic and which
were political.
• Explain one reason why
Germany’s problems
would have helped Hitler
gain support.
Why did Germans vote for Adolf Hitler?
The German Economic Crisis
Understand the nature of the economic crisis facing Germany in the early 1930s
What can you infer about the economic problems facing Germany from the images below?
Why did Germans vote for Adolf Hitler?
The German Economic Crisis
Understand the nature of the economic crisis facing Germany in the early 1930s
In 1929 the stock market collapsed in the USA and the Americans stopped buying goods
from around the world and lending money to other countries. This caused economic chaos
around the world.
Unemployment rose sharply in Germany, 5 million Germans were unemployed. A shortage
of money to pay wages and repay the debts owed to France agreed in the Treaty of
Versailles caused the government to print more and more money. This caused hyperinflation, which made bank notes almost worthless.
Why did Germans vote for Adolf Hitler?
Understand how Hitler’s policies appealed to Germans and why different groups
would support the Nazi Party
Task: Explain why Germans voted for Hitler
Point:
Evidence / examples:
Explanation:
Promise 1:
Hitler said that he would rip apart the hated Treaty of Versailles and take back land
that belonged to Germany before the First World War. He would rebuild the army
and make Germany strong again.
Promise 2:
Hitler said that he would crush the communist threat; many Germans feared the
communists. He would use violence to do this, if necessary.
Promise 3:
Hitler said that he would solve Germany’s terribly high unemployment rates and
stop the chaos caused by hyper-inflation
Watch the following clip:
• http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1i5yhw
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Main activity
• You are a citizen living in
Berlin in 1924.
• Write a letter to the
Reichstag explaining your
concerns about the way
Germany is being run.
• How have YOU been
effected?
• What suggestions do you
have for the better?
• Points to include:
• Great Germany under the
Kaiser
• Ebert and the Weimar
Republic
• ‘stab in the back’
• Unemployment
• Communist
revolutionaries
• Hyperinflation
Plenary
• So why did the Weimar Republic find it
hard to govern Germany after World War
One?
• Can you solve the cryptogram?
The new Weimar
government signed the
hated Treaty of Versailles at
the end of the war. Many
Germans blamed the
government for betraying
the German army, or
‘stabbing them in the back’.
Many Germans lost their
jobs as the country was in
massive debt. This was due
to cost of the war and having
to pay ‘reparations’. In
difficult times many turned to
parties such as the Nazi
party who promised hope.
The new government was
weak and unpopular.
Communists wanted to
overthrow the government
and so there were periods
of violence in the streets of
Germany.
The government printed
more money to try and pay
off the reparations. This
made money worth less, so
businesses put their prices
up, which meant workers’
wages also had to increase.
This led to ‘hyperinflation’.