HIST 1F90 : Weimar Republic Notes For Essay.docx
29 Feb 2012
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Elections for deputies to national assembly on jan. 19, 1919. Social conflict (class, generation, gender, urban vs. rural) Born out of defeat; proclaimed by the socialists; hated by conservatives and revolutionaries. Political conflict (extreme-left vs. extreme-right; splintering of parties; lack of national unity) But the weimar years are a time of incredible innovation and modernization berlin is the capital of modernity. National assembly opens in weimar on feb. 9, 1919. Clause 1: the german reich is a republic. Clause 48: in an emergency, the president can suspend civil liberties and take whatever steps deemed necessary to restore law and order. Reichstag: has legislative power; elected every 4 yrs by all men and women over the age of 20. Reichsrat lower chamber represents interests of the states. The big four : clemenceau (france); orlando (italy); lloyd george (britain); wilson (usa) January 25, 1919: principle of the league of nations adopted. Sections of prussia given to new polish state.
