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British Policy and the Weimar Republic, 1918-1919 (Hardcover)
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British Policy and the Weimar Republic, 1918-1919 (Hardcover)
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This book explores the making of British policy toward Germany in
the aftermath of its defeat in the Great War. Douglas Newton shows
how British pressures on Germany during the formative months of the
new republic were crucial in debilitating the German Revolution and
the faltering Weimar democracy. Using a vast array of private
papers, Dr Newton reveals the inner workings of British
policy-making: the long-standing reluctance to make any commitment
to German democratization; the overwhelmingly hostile response to
the socialist-led German Revolution; the shunning and starvation of
the new socialist government; the support for the resuscitation of
a degree of militarism to deal with 'Bolshevism' inside Germany;
and the battle to achieve the only real concession made to Germany
- the minor relaxation of the economic blockade, in March 1919, to
allow emergency food relief. British policy towards the `new
Germany' was forged in an atmosphere of great tension. The
`moderates', especially strong in the intelligence services, who
recommended policies of reconciliation, faced powerful
ultra-patriotic and economic pressure groups, supported by the
popular press who had long insisted upon a policy of aggrandizement
in order to smother anticipated unrest in post-war Britain.
Britain's decision-makers vacillated for months. With many
misgivings, they eventually opted for a `harsh' treaty, in spite of
an emerging consensus among the intelligence `experts' in favour of
a moderate peace to consolidate Germany's transition to democracy.
Douglas Newton shows how domestic political priorities triumphed
over expert opinion, with ominous consequences for the fate of
German democracy and for the rest of Europe.
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