Aim: Why was the Weimar Republic so unstable in its early days?

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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- government in Germany after WWI
• Coalition government- an alliance of several
  political parties
• Polarization- division or split
• Instability- unsteady, insecurity, shaky
• Bourgeoisie- middle class
• Resentment-hatred
• Mutiny- rebellion, uprising, revolution
• Kaiser-Emperor

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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?

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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?

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Summary

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

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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.

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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.