Weimar Questions

1 Weimar Republic:

– emergence of the Democratic Republic and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles
– political, economic and social issues in the Weimar Republic to 1929
– collapse of the Weimar Republic 1929–1933
– impact of the Great Depression on Germany

2009
To what extent did weaknesses in the Weimar Republic account for the growth and rise to power of the Nazi Party to 1933?

2008
Account for the successes and failures of democracy in Germany in the period 1918– 1933.

2007

Explain how and why German social and cultural life changed in the period 1923–1939.

2006

Assess the importance of nationalism as a cause of the failure of democracy in Germany in the period 1918–1934.

2005

Assess the impact of conservative parties and elites on German politics in the period 1918–1934.

2004

Assess the view that the collapse of the Weimar Republic was primarily due to the appeal of Hitler and his Nazi Party.

2003

Discuss the impact of the Depression on democracy in Germany in the period up to 1934.

2001

Account for the development of militarism in Germany between 1928 and 1939.

2000

To what extent was Weimar Germany a stable and democratic society by 1929?
How important was the Great Depression to Hitler’s gaining power in 1933?

1999

What impact did military defeat have on German politics in the period from 1918 to 1924?
Why had the Nazis become the dominant political force in Germany by 1933?
Use evidence from the period between 1925 and 1933 to support your answer.

1998

To what extent did the Treaty of Versailles weaken democracy in Germany between 1919 and 1925?
In what ways had Germany achieved political and social stability by 1929?

1997

To what extent were Weimar governments able to resist revolutionary and counter- revolutionary forces in the period from 1919 to 1924?
The weaknesses of the Weimar Republic, rather than the popularity of the Nazis, led to the collapse of German democracy in 1933.
To what extent do you agree with this statement? Give evidence for your answer.

1996

To what extent did Weimar governments solve the problems of Germany in the 1920s?
Why were democratic forces in Germany unable to prevent Hitler’s rise to power by 1933?

1995

To what extent did revolutionary and counter-revolutionary forces destabilize the Weimar Government in the period from 1919 to 1924?
Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor was a result of the Depression. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Give evidence from the period from 1928 to 1933.