Democracy and above all against one of them off that but were talking about the russian chancellor gustaf stories im on. November nineteenth twenty three the leader of the National Socialists tried to topple the government in berlin. The answer was no just so you ask god. That very same night chancellor strays a man called a crisis meeting yeah but with evidence i think you should read enough of an atlas pushed. The president to step. In if you want me to suck as if i. Not just mission this is the seat. Its up to. The president and the chancellor hebert and strays a man had to act. On the night of the eighth and ninth of november nineteen twenty three the future of the german republic was at stake and he of all people had to come to its rescue gustaf strays and. A man who jure in the world war had been an aggressive nationalist who wanted a world wide german empire who believed in the monarchy and lamented its collapse. And now he had composed an appeal for the republic and against hit
minister martin baerga. the accusation was that the victorious troops had been stabbed in the back by democrats and socialists fake news. the difference between environment and day lies in the political culture in those days and it was usual in many circles to create fundamentally opposing positions and to resort to violence relatively quickly. the nationalists propaganda had an effect in the first elections to the new rush tag in june one nine hundred twenty the parties supporting the republic social democrats left liberals and center lost their majority the opponents on the fringes gained votes including strays a man s german people s party who share went up from four to fourteen percent
british troops occupied the german rhineland as a guarantee of security germany was forced to pay reparations and lost one seventh of its territory in the west alsace and lorraine was ceded to france in the east posen west prussia and part of up asylum easier to the newly constituted poland literally gulbis of course there were a whole lot of stipulations in this treaty one might criticize but these problems could have been overcome with patients and skillful diplomacy among tea however that was difficult in view of the nationalist undercurrent is easier not to notice different quantrill in. germany was shaken by attempted coup d etat the extreme right blame the representatives of democracy for losing the war. foreign minister volatile rathenau was assassinated as. as the former finance