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Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils study a modern society and the issues that affected it in great depth over a shorter period. They learn about the key events, developments, people and stories that shaped this modern society over a period of around twenty to thirty years.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain why there was opposition to the Treaty of Versailles in Germany.

Key Notes

• The Weimar Republic faced early opposition for a variety of reasons.
• The government was blamed for signing the Armistice, accused of 'stabbing the army in the back'.
• Many Germans felt the Treaty of Versailles was harsh and hated the government for agreeing to it.
• The treaty forced Germany to pay hefty reparations and give up territory.
• Germany's armed forces were significantly reduced and the Rhineland was demilitarised.

Vocabulary To Learn

• Dolchstoss: the theory that the German army had been 'stabbed in the back' and betrayed by Weimar politicians
• treaty: a written agreement between two or more countries, formally approved and signed by their leaders
• diktat: an order that must be obeyed, or the act of giving such an order
• reparations: payments made by a defeated nation after a war to pay for damages or expenses it caused to another nation

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• The belief that the 'stab-in-the-back' theory was based on factual evidence.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• 1923, the Ruhr and hyperinflation Study Guide
• Economic recovery under Stresemann Study Guide
• Employment in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Goebbels and propaganda in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Hitler's creation of a dictatorship Study Guide
• How Hitler became Chancellor of Germany Study Guide
• Nazi control of the police and the legal system Study Guide
• Nazi racial ideology and the treatment of minorities Study Guide
• Opposition and resistance in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Social and economic change 1924-29 Study Guide
• Stresemann's international achievements Study Guide
• The early development of the NSDAP Study Guide
• The First World War and the German Revolution Study Guide
• The growth in support for the Nazi Party Study Guide
• The growth of unemployment and rise in support for the Communist Party Study Guide
• The Munich Putsch Study Guide
• The Nazi Party and religion Study Guide
• The NSDAP's 'lean years' Study Guide
• The persecution of Jews Study Guide
• The Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act Study Guide
• The Weimar Republic Study Guide
• Threats to the Weimar Republic from the left and the right Study Guide
• Weimar culture 1924-29 Study Guide
• Women in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Work and life in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Young people in Nazi Germany Study Guide