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https://docs.google.com/a/er9.org/document/d/13LqSBt_DqrjhIz5wrEVHbkipQwg3uFXSxF5w2MfGtxM/edit?usp=sharing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar_Republic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Revolution_of_1918%E2%80%9319

http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/Weimar-and-the-Rise-of-the-Nazis/fl/The-November-Criminals.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judenz%C3%A4hlung

http://www.centenarynews.com/article?id=717

WORKS CITED

Stab in the Back Myth

November Criminals

German Revolution of 1918

- Nickname given to the German politicians who negotiated and signed the treaty that ended World War 1

- These people were considered to be the traitors and cowards of the war who wanted peace

- People like Erzberger were targeted because they opposed war

- This showed how passionate Germans were for fighting, connecting back to barbarians because they always fought for honor in war

- World War II was then an opportunity for the Germans who hated the November Criminals to fight for victory instead of defeat, since they love war the most out of any other country

Weimar Republic

- Socialist-heavy revolution

- Hoping to bring a democracy

-As soon as the agreement was signed, people in many countries rejoiced, but there were no celebrations in Germany. People there were in a state of shock. \

-Within just forty-eight hours, Germany was turned upside down. The stunned nation lost its monarch, its empire, and the war itself. To make matters worse, there was now fighting in the streets of many German cities, as the Communists tried to bring about a revolution. Berlin was so unsettled that the nation’s new leaders met in the city of Weimar – which is why the new government became known as the Weimar Republic.

- Designation for German state between 1918-1933

- Formed after the German Revolution of 1918 was won with the German Empire on their side

- They created a new constitution called the Weimar Constitution

- This constitution made Germany a democratic parliamentary system, and established the following:

- Ability to interact in foreign relationships

- Freedom of migration

- Ability to immigrate and emigrate

- New Customs and Trade

- Telephone and Postal Service

Brian Giardina, Philip Gombos, Will Cusick

Roles of German Jews during WWI and perceived lack of patriotism

Propaganda by Germans

  • Large amount of Jews that were enlisted in the German army
  • The Jews were eager to demonstrate their loyalty to their respective countries by rallying to the war effort.
  • When the policy of deportation was implemented, many Jews began to pray for the victory of the Central Powers.

Roles of German Jews during WWI and perceived lack of patriotism

  • Judenzählung was a report by the Germans to measure the German Jews efforts and progress in the war.
  • The report revealed that the Jews were showing great patriotism and were fighting hard for Germany, so the non Jewish Germans decided to scrap the whole thing
  • The Jews were suspected of collaboration with the enemy, and 600,000 of them were banished from the front by the czarist army

Conditions on the German home front during the war (including the Turnip Winter)

Military Dictatorship of the OHL (Generals Erichvon Lunderoff and Paul von Hindenburg

Roles of German Jews during WWI and perceived lack of patriotism

- Jews were eager to demonstrate their loyalty to their respective countries by rallying to the war effort. Also, many Jews began to pray for the victory of the Central Powers.

-Judenzählung was a report by the Germans to measure the German Jews efforts and progress in the war. Interestingly enough, the report revealed that the Jews were showing great patriotism and were fighting hard for Germany, so the non Jewish Germans decided to scrap the whole thing

-The Jews were suspected of collaboration with the enemy, and 600,000 of them were banished from the front by the czarist army

  • In 1918 Germany was in danger of losing the war and the nation’s top military leaders were aware of that. All the higher up power in Germany worked behind closed doors.
  • The Kaiser seeked a peace agreement and Wilhelm II reluctantly agreed. His chancellor, Prince Max of Baden, secretly informed the Americans that Germany wanted to end the war.
  • Germans had no idea they were about to lose the war.
  • Citizens began to lose all faith and knew they were going to lose the war. Berlin and other large cities started to openly plot a revolution.

Food importation was very low due to the soldiers needing them

Significant loss of life for armed forces

Not enough jobs available for a lot of citizens working

Many German women had a hard life because their husband was away at war

Loss of husband also meant a loss of money

Paul Von Hindenburg

Erich Von Lunderoff

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