JWST 240 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading: Weimar Constitution, Xenophobia, Franz Von Papen
Document Summary
In the fall of 1818 four ancient empires collapsed: the german, The trauma of defeat and the collapse of ancient authorities opened the floodgates to years of violence, revolution and extremism. The postwar chaos ended into the 1920s but was restarted by the. When germany faced defeat, those who had been most responsible for the disaster - the leaders of the military - stepped aside and let the democratic leaders take the blame. The allied powers were catalysts of sweeping changes in germany. By the middle of 1818, the allied blockade inflicted suffering on germany through widespread starvation, food riots, political strikes. Woodrow wilson said that peace could be made in accordance with his 14 points, but that germany would be held liable for all damage done to the allied property. Germany was given two weeks to withdraw from alsace-lorraine from the terms agreed to in the armistice.
