-
The first years of the Weimar Republic were not a time of peace and rebuilding. They were a chaotic, violent, and desperate struggle for survival. Born from defeat and revolution, Germany’s new democracy was immediately attacked from all sides by powerful enemies who wanted to see it destroyed. This period, from 1919 to 1923, is often called the “crisis years.” For your AQA exam, you need to be a political firefighter, analysing the different threats that pushed the Republic to the brink of collapse. This guide will show you how to explain and weigh up the different political challenges, from…