Germany after World War One

1. 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.

2. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation 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. Germany after World War One Learning objective: Explain the problems Germany faced after the end of the War.

3. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation Starter – how will the following effect Germany? Extension:Which of the points below link together?

4. 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

5. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation 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. Germany after World War One Learning objective: All will explain the problems Germany faced after the end of the War.

6. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation 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. 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.

7. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation 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. Activity: Next to each write down what problem facing Germany you think the image represents. Example: This shows the violence on the streets of Berlin after the war as different political groups tried to get power for themselves.

8. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation 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. Activity: Next to each write down what problem facing Germany you think the image represents. Key terms to use: Hyperinflation (more and more money is printed which means the value of money drops) ‘Stab in the back’ (the belief among many Germans that the politicians had betrayed the Germany army by signing the Treaty of Versailles) The Depression (lots of Germans lost their jobs). This made Germans angry with the government.

9. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation What problems did the Weimar Republic face?

10. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation What problems did the Weimar Republic face?

11. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation What problems did the Weimar Republic face?

12. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation What problems did the Weimar Republic face?

13. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation What problems did the Weimar Republic face?

14. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation What problems did the Weimar Republic face?

15. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation What problems did the Weimar Republic face?

16. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation What problems did the Weimar Republic face?

17. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation What problems did the Weimar Republic face?

18. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation 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. Germany after World War One Learning objective: All will explain the problems Germany faced after the end of the War.

19. 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

20. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation 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. Germany after World War One Learning objective: All will explain the problems Germany faced after the end of the War.

21. 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.

22. Weimar Republic – ‘Stab in the back’ - Hyperinflation 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. Activity: Point One reason why Hitler gained support was… Evidence For example… Explain This is important because…

23. 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?

24. 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 hyper-inflation, which made bank notes almost worthless.

25. 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

26. Watch the following clip: • http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1i5yhwOz8

27. 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 Main activity

28. Plenary • So why did the Weimar Republic find it hard to govern Germany after World War One? • Can you solve the cryptogram?

29. 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’.

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. 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’.