Unit Two > Chapter 11
Howarth Chapter 11 Basic Knowledge Guide
- Which 2 extremist groups wanted to overthrow the
Weimar government?
- Which group attempted to overthrow the
Weimar government by force in 1920?
- How was that attempt defeated?
- What economic problem was shaking German confidence?
- Why were German reparations so important to
Britain and france?
- What did
France do with regard to reparations on 11th January 1923?
- How did the Germans respond to this?
- What was the economic consequence of the German response to the French move?
- What was the name of the German chancellor who ended German resistance to the French?
- How did the extreme nationalists regard this move by the chancellor?
- Who led another attempt to overthrow the Weomar government in November 1923?
- How was the real power of the
USA in international trade and finance demonstrated in 1924?
- What agreement was signed in October 1925?
- What did this agreement do for
Western Europe?
- What was the effect of this agreement on Eastern Europe?
Links:
Walk the Plank game on the hyperinflation of 1923. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_weimar_inflation.html
Active History's page on Weimar Germany, with several good activities. http://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/menus/GCSE/Weimar_Germany.htm
The GCSE page on Weimar Germany 1919-1924, with several very useful revision exercises. Choose from the menu bar on the left. http://www.historygcse.org/
The Spartacus page on Germany from WWI to 1945. Very good for an overview. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Germany.htm
A new Active History simulation on the early years of the Weimar Republic
The second part of the new Active History simulation on the Weimar Rebublic
The ThinkHistory page on the Weimar Republic, with some good diagrams explaining major events.
John Clare's revision page on Weimar Germany, 1919-1932. http://www.johndclare.net/Weimar_revision.htm