Weimar Republic REVISION

For teaching GCSE Edexcel 9-1 Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939.

Revision lesson plus work booklet for revising the Weimar Republic:

1. Origins of the Weimar Republic 1918-19

• Legacy of WW1, abdication of the Kaiser, the armistice
• Setting up the Weimar Republic, strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution

1. Early challenges to the Weimar Republic 1919-23

• Challenges to the Republic Left and Right: Spartacists, Freikorps and Kapp Putsch
• Hyperinflation, Ruhr Crisis

1. Recovery of the Republic 1924-29

• Reasons for economic recovery – Stresemann
• Impact of Stresemann’s achievements abroad

1. Changes in society 1924-29

• Changes in the standard of living, wages, housing, unemployment insurance
• Changes in the position of women in work, politics and leisure

Please note you will need access to the Pearson (Purple) revision guide for some of the tasks. Tasks include mind-maps, answering quiz questions, making notes from videos, colour coding and more! A great variety of activities for all abilities in your class.

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