WORLD HISTORY

INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939

NAZISM IN GERMANY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following weakened the Weimar Republic?
A
The Weimar government tried to help workers by printing more money, which caused the German mark to lose value.
B
The Weimar government tried to violate the Treaty of Versailles, which led France to occupy the Ruhr Valley.
C
The Weimar government gave the vote to women, which most Germans opposed.
D
The Weimar government offered a place to Hitler, leading to widespread protests.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following weakened the Weimar Republic? The Weimar government tried to help workers by printing more money, which caused the German mark to lose value.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Weimar Republic was a democratic German government that was ultimately ineffective because of its crippling war debt and political instability. The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to pay war reparations and, in the early 1920s, the Weimar Republic began printing large amounts of money to pay its debt.

Detailed explanation-3: -Negative aspects of the Weimar Government It was difficult for one party to gain a majority so the country was run by a series of coalitions (governments led by different parties working together). The result was: unstable governments. a lack of decisive action.

Detailed explanation-4: -In order to pay the striking workers the government simply printed more money. This flood of money led to hyperinflation as the more money was printed, the more prices rose. Prices ran out of control, for example a loaf of bread, which cost 250 marks in January 1923, had risen to 200, 000 million marks in November 1923.

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