The Birth of the Weimar Republic

1. Why was it called the Weimar Republic and not the Berlin Republic? 
because they met in weimar  not berlin because berlin was to unstable and violent
 

2. What new rights did Friedrich Ebert promise the German people?

Freedom of speech, they had better working conditions, and Freedom of worship

3. Hey, a democracy. Sounds great! Why was this a shock to the Germany peoples' systems?

this was hard for the german people because they had in the past always been autocratic. This change was not easily welcomed by the rich people and the former government. politicians didnt even welcome the change.

4. What positions did the opposition on the right hold that restricted Friedrich Ebert's new government?

the right had controll of the amry or armed forces and the police and they had the important judicary postitions. so ebert didnt have control of the government and this restricted him and the government.

5. What was the name of "powerful myth" that developed and what "evidence" was there to support the myth?

the name of the powerful myth was that the Weimar people and the SPD were the "november criminals". The "evidence" that supported this was that once the kaiser left and the new party signed the  armistice treaty the people of Germany were furious. This is because all along they thought they were winning the war because the war was not being fought in their own country. Then when the allies were about to break into Germany and take over the right side of the political spectrum told the left to make a treaty and because all this was happening behind close doors the public thought that left were the criminals while in reality it was the right who were the real bad guys the left only listened to what the right told them.

6. Study Source 3: What position was Ebert elected to in Jan. 1919? Who elected him?

Ebert was elected as president of the Weimar republic, the people elected ebert but it was pretty much left for him