Study Guides

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.

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

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• Economic recovery under Stresemann Study Guide
• Employment in Nazi Germany Study Guide
• Germany before the First World War Study Guide
• Germany's naval ambitions before the First World War 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
• Industrialisation, social reform and the growth of socialism Study Guide
• Nazi racial ideology and the treatment of minorities Study Guide
• Opposition and resistance to Hitler and the Nazi Party Study Guide
• Stresemann's international achievements Study Guide
• The Final Solution 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 Nazi economy and WW2 Study Guide
• The Nazi Party and religion Study Guide
• The Nazi police state Study Guide
• The persecution of Jews Study Guide
• The putsches of 1919-23 Study Guide
• The Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act Study Guide
• The Weimar Republic 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