Germany (Weimer republic

& overall depression)

By: Staphany Perez and Alberto Alamilla

The Treaty of Versailles bitterness (Germany) War guilt Debt Lost of land Minimized army Lost of control

The Weimar Republic

Political structure Created during imperial army defeat city of Weimar Granted civil liberties

(representatives)

Kapp Putsch

armed insurrection Berlin Failed ? Collapse after the government fled…… Strikes

Invasion of the Ruhr French January

1923 Invasion during the

Kapp Putsch

Inflation The invasion of the

Ruhr Printing of money Unemployment and

tax revenues American dollar :800

million marks (November 1925)

Great Depression Inflation of money Trade Stock market crash

of 1929 Unemployment Bank failures Lack of consumers

Effects of Great Depression on Germany no payments Unemployment Insufficient income

(farmers) Trade declines Little consumers Emergence of a

body of economic thought

John Maynard Keynes General Theory of

Employment, Interest, and Money

Government intervention in economy

Ideas were unused

Hitler Acquaintance with

mayor Karl Lueger Soldier wwI N.A.Z.I.S.. Swastika

Paul Von Hindenburg President of weimar Military hero Conservative

monarchist Successor

Dawes plan and the Locarno pact Dawes : Weimer republic New payment plan went according to

Germany's economy

Locarno: Peace Agreement League of nations