1.1 ‘The Weimar constitution was not democratic nor did it provide the
basis for stable government.’
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‘Between November 1918 and January 1919 a revolutionary situation
existed in Germany but no revolution occurred.’
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‘The Weimar constitution was too democratic.’
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1.2 ‘German horror at the terms of the Treaty of Versailles was the result
of unrealistic expectations.’
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‘The Treaty of Versailles weakened the Weimar Republic.’
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‘By signing the Treaty of Versailles, Republican politicians dealt a huge
blow to the credibility of the Weimar Republic.’
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1.3 ‘The economic policies of German governments in the years 1919-22
successfully managed the transition from wartime to peacetime
conditions.’
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‘The Franco-Belgian invasion of the Ruhr was the main cause of the
hyperinflation crisis in Germany in 1923.’
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‘The economic legacy of the First World War was a greater challenge
to the Weimar Republic than the legacy of defeat.’
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‘Inflation was Germany’s main economic and financial problem in the
years 1919 to 1922.’
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1.4 ‘The Weimar Republic was never seriously threatened in the years
1919-23.’
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‘The Weimar Republic was threatened by extremists from the left in the
period 1919 - 1922.’
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‘The Weimar Republic survived the problems of the period 1919-22
with relative ease.’
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‘The biggest threat to Weimar democracy in the years 1919 to 1922
was the extreme right.’
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‘The main threats to the stability of the Weimar Republic in the period
1919 to 1923 were economic rather than political.’
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‘The main reason for the survival of the Weimar government in the
years 1919 to 1924 was the weakness of it's opponents.’
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‘The main reason for the survival of the Weimar Republic in the years
1919 to 1923 was the fact that it had a great deal of popular support.’
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‘The Weimar Republic was seriously threatened by left-wing and
right-wing extremists in the period 1919-23’
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‘The fact that the Weimar Republic survived the crisis of 1923 was little
short of a miracle.’
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2.5 ‘The “golden age” of Weimar was a myth.’
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‘The period of 1924 - 1929 was a Golden Age for the German
economy.’
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2.6 ‘The concept of the “new woman” in the Weimar Republic was no more
than a myth.’
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‘German society during the years of the Weimar Republic, 1919 to
1933, experienced far-reaching social change.’
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‘By 1930, the Jews had become fully assimilated into German society.’
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‘The period from 1918 to 1929 was a ‘Golden Age’ of German culture.’
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2.7 ‘The Weimar Republic enjoyed a “golden age” of political stability in
the years 1924 to 1928.’
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‘The years from 1924 to 1929 were politically stable.’
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2.8 ‘By 1928, Germany had accepted the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.’
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3.9 ‘The collapse of the Grand Coalition in March 1930 was caused by the
economic depression, an event which was outside Germany’s control.’
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