History 2145A/B Lecture 19: 1403E - Lecture 19.docx
28 Apr 2012
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The germans changed their name out of embarrassment from the treaty of versailles. They renamed it the weimar after the place of the signing of the constitution. It was also changed for a psychological thing for international people to forget the old germany. Goethe was a philosopher born in weimar, and was one of germany s most nationalistic philosophers. They renamed it after the city that he was from, and it was a sign of starting anew. November 1918 provisional government: provisional government is temporary and is set up by the weimar people. It is a symbol of change and success. It was partly to generate morale, and also because the. American president said that he would not sign any document with the germans until. Germany created a nation ruled by a democratic leader. They are worried that they will not meet the pre-requisites set out by the american government they are not used to democracy.
