HST 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Weimar Constitution, Heinrich Himmler, Stock Market Crash
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No major crisis happened over the next 5 years. Ebert died in 1925, put the position of president up for grabs. At the time there was no popular candidate to take his place. The conservatives chose hindenburg to become president. He was a liability in case of danger. He was surrounded by enemies of the republic. 3 parties with seats in parliament wanted to bring down the republic. German communists wanted to bring down the republic and establish a communist regime. German nationalists were an open enemy of the republic. All weimar parties wanted to get rid of the reparations. An american general lowered the amount they had to pay per year, but did not get rid of or lower the total reparations cost. Created domestic issues: german governments didn"t want to put money aside to pay the reparations because that would have created a surplus budget.
