The Birth of the Weimar Republic

1. Why was it called the Weimar Republic and not the Berlin Republic? 
Because the government met in the small town of Weimar instead of berlin. Berlin was seen as too unstable and violent to hold government meetings.

2. What new rights did Friedrich Ebert promise the German people?

Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, and better working conditions.

3. Hey, a democracy. Sounds great! Why was this a shock to the Germany peoples' systems?

This was a shock to the german people because in the past they had always been Autocratic and this new change was not welcomed easily especially by the rich and the people from the former government . Politicians were unenthusiastic and did not welcome the change

4. What positions did the opposition on the right hold that restricted Friedrich Ebert's new government?

The opposition to the right held important judiciary positions and they also controlled much of the police and armed forces as well as some key positions in government. So ebert and the Weimar Republic did not have control of everything, therefore restricting them

5. What was the name of "powerful myth" that developed and what "evidence" was there to support the myth?

the name of the powerful myth was that the Weimar people and the SPD were the "november criminals". The "evidence" that supported this was that once the kaiser left and the new party signed the  armistice treaty the people of Germany were furious. This is because all along they thought they were winning the war because the war was not being fought in their own country. Then when the allies were about to break into Germany and take over the right side of the political spectrum told the left to make a treaty and because all this was happening behind close doors the public thought that left were the criminals while in reality it was the right who were the real bad guys the left only listened to what the right told them.

6. Study Source 3: What position was Ebert elected to in Jan. 1919? Who elected him?

Ebert was elected was elected as president of the Weimar republic, the leadership was basically left for him but the people of germany elected him to office.

7. Study Source 3: How would a Chancellor gain power in the Weimar Republic? (Why you need to know this: By 1933 Hitler will have this job.)



A chancellor gains power in the Weimar republic by being appointed by the president of Germany.