Introductory activity: Weaknesses of the Weimar Government
In your groups, you will discover more about the weaknesses of Weimar government and how their weaknesses gave Hitler the chance to rise to power.
Task: You are planning revision slides for your friends.
Steps:
1) Get into groups
2) Wait for your assigned question.
3) Look at the relevant resources to research for your assigned question.
4) Create a 2-3 minutes presentation based on your assigned topic.
Circumstances in Germany in the 1920s and early 1930s.
i) Structural Weakness of Weimar
a) What's proportional representation?
b) What's the problem of proportional representation in Reichstag and how did it attribute to the rise of Hitler?
b) What's Article 48?
b) What's the problem of Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution and how did it attribute to the rise of Hitler?
ii) Lack of support from the Germans
a) What was the Germans' impression of the Weimar government? (Link to Treaty of Versailles)
b) Why did the Germans perceive Weimar government to be weak?
iii) Opposition and inability to put down the putsches
a) Who were the right-wing groups and left-wing groups?
b) Why were they against the Weimar government?
b) Why were there many putsches during the Weimar period?
iv) Inability to deal with the economic crisis in Germany
a) What was the economic situation like for Germany during the Weimar period?
b) Why was there a hyperinflation during that period of time?
c) What was the impact of Great Depression on Germany?
d) Why was it a devastating impact?
v) Weak leadership
a) Who was the chancellor of Germany during 1923?
b) Why was he regarded as a good leader? What did he do in order to help Germany out of economic crisis?
c) Why was his death considered a turning point in the history of Weimar government?
Task: You are planning revision slides for your friends.
Steps:
1) Get into groups
2) Wait for your assigned question.
3) Look at the relevant resources to research for your assigned question.
4) Create a 2-3 minutes presentation based on your assigned topic.
Circumstances in Germany in the 1920s and early 1930s.
i) Structural Weakness of Weimar
a) What's proportional representation?
b) What's the problem of proportional representation in Reichstag and how did it attribute to the rise of Hitler?
b) What's Article 48?
b) What's the problem of Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution and how did it attribute to the rise of Hitler?
ii) Lack of support from the Germans
a) What was the Germans' impression of the Weimar government? (Link to Treaty of Versailles)
b) Why did the Germans perceive Weimar government to be weak?
iii) Opposition and inability to put down the putsches
a) Who were the right-wing groups and left-wing groups?
b) Why were they against the Weimar government?
b) Why were there many putsches during the Weimar period?
iv) Inability to deal with the economic crisis in Germany
a) What was the economic situation like for Germany during the Weimar period?
b) Why was there a hyperinflation during that period of time?
c) What was the impact of Great Depression on Germany?
d) Why was it a devastating impact?
v) Weak leadership
a) Who was the chancellor of Germany during 1923?
b) Why was he regarded as a good leader? What did he do in order to help Germany out of economic crisis?
c) Why was his death considered a turning point in the history of Weimar government?