Aim: Why was the Weimar Republic so unstable in its early days? Do Now: 1. Read Postwar Europe; The Weimar Republic 2. Answer the questions based on the reading and chart provided. Use complete sentences.

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Vocabulary

Weimar Republic-

Germany after WWI government in

Coalition government-

several political parties an alliance of

Polarization-

division or split

Instability

- unsteady, insecurity, shaky

Bourgeoisie-

middle class

Resentment

-hatred

Mutiny

- rebellion, uprising, revolution

Kaiser

-Emperor

Short Video Clip

• Watch the video clip on the Weimar Republic in Germany. • What difficulties did the Weimar Republic face in Germany at the end of WWI?

Source Analysis

• As we look through the sources, Complete the T-Chart

Source What do we know about the source?

What information does the source reveal about the economic conditions in Weimar Republic?

Summary

• Complete the Writing Frame • “How would the economic conditions in Germany between 1919 and the early 1930’s have affected the German people?”

Key Question

: Why was the Weimar Republic so unstable in its early days? • Read over the FACTS provided.

• Your task today is to investigate the reason for unrest in the early days of the Weimar republic. Read through the following extracts (

sources

) carefully before completing the activity that follows.

Working in pairs

• Instructions:

Use the sources

to try to ascertain (identify) what the different reasons for the early problems faced by the Weimar Republic were. For each statement find evidence to support the statement and make note of any political groups, organizations or individuals who were responsible for spreading these ideas or creating these situations.