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The Weimar Republic: Democracy, Instability, and Cultural Flourishing

This lecture explores the Weimar Republic, examining its parliamentary system, proportional representation, and the roles of the Chancellor and President. It addresses the period of instability from 1919 to 1923, highlighting the democratic coalition and the various anti-democratic forces, including the KPD and Freikorps. The crisis of 1923 is discussed, focusing on events like the Occupation of the Ruhr and the Beer Hall Putsch. The lecture also delves into the vibrant culture of the era, showcasing expressionist art, modernism, theater, and jazz as responses to societal upheaval.

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The Weimar Republic: Democracy, Instability, and Cultural Flourishing

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  1. HIST 2117: Modern GermanySpring 2013 Lecture Sixteen: The Weimar Republic and Weimar Culture

  2. The Weimar Republic • Parliamentary Republic • Proportional Representation • Office of Chancellor and Cabinet • Office of President

  3. The Period of Instability 1919-1923 • The Democratic Coalition -- SPD, Center, DDP • The Anti-Democratic Forces -- KPD, Freikorps • Left vs. Right Bavaria after Eisner • Left vs. Right The Kapp Putsch • Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations -- Erzberger, Rathenau, Scheidemann

  4. Crisis of 1923 • Occupation of the Ruhr • Hyperinflation • Communist Insurgency in Saxony • Beer Hall Putsch

  5. Stabilization 1924-1928 • Rightward Shift of the Coalition -- the DVP • Gustav Stresemann as Foreign Minister • The Spirit of Locarno

  6. Weimar Culture • Cultural Responses to World War I • Expressionism and Satirical Art -- Otto Dix, Georg Grosz, Max Beckmann • Dada -- Art and Theater • Modernism and Culture -- the Bauhaus • Literature, Theater, and Left Wing Ideology -- Alfred Doblin, Bertolt Brecht • Cabaret and Introduction of Jazz • Photography and Cinema as New Art Forms

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