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Why Weimar Germany Adopted a Policy of Fulfillment in Foreign Affairs

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Why Weimar Germany Adopted a Policy of Fulfillment in Foreign Affairs

At first, successive German governments wanted

* To remedy the dangerous diplomatic isolation that resulted from defeat, and

* To restore the degree of national independence of Germany lost to the allies

This was done using a simple tactic called sullen obstruction in which:

* The war guilt clause in the treaty was never really enforced effectively

* The disbanding of paramilitary organizations was slow and unreliable

* The clauses relating to disarmament were implemented only under constant allied supervision

These policies, however, didn’t really work for a long …show more content…

The Weimar Republic still had its weaknesses, in spite of the successful policies mentioned above.

ü The govt. had no proper control of education

ü The republic had not developed a system

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