HSY3702
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2024 -
DUE 14 August
2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
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, HSY3702 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2024 - DUE 14 August 2024
According to Gordon A. Craig, the Weimar Republic’s ‘normal state was
crisis’. In your own words, critically discuss this statement with reference to
events that unfolded in the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1933.
Gordon A. Craig's assertion that the Weimar Republic’s "normal state was
crisis" reflects the profound and persistent instability that characterized
Germany from its inception in 1919 until its collapse in 1933. To critically
discuss this statement, we can examine the various economic, political,
and social crises that plagued the Weimar Republic.
Economic Crises
1. Hyperinflation (1921-1924):
o Following World War I, Germany faced enormous reparations
payments imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. The
government's decision to print money to pay these reparations
led to hyperinflation. By 1923, the German mark had lost nearly
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2024 -
DUE 14 August
2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, HSY3702 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2024 - DUE 14 August 2024
According to Gordon A. Craig, the Weimar Republic’s ‘normal state was
crisis’. In your own words, critically discuss this statement with reference to
events that unfolded in the Weimar Republic between 1919 and 1933.
Gordon A. Craig's assertion that the Weimar Republic’s "normal state was
crisis" reflects the profound and persistent instability that characterized
Germany from its inception in 1919 until its collapse in 1933. To critically
discuss this statement, we can examine the various economic, political,
and social crises that plagued the Weimar Republic.
Economic Crises
1. Hyperinflation (1921-1924):
o Following World War I, Germany faced enormous reparations
payments imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. The
government's decision to print money to pay these reparations
led to hyperinflation. By 1923, the German mark had lost nearly
