Reasons for The Collapse Of The Weimar Republic

Arguably the most significant reason why the Weimar Republic failed was the onset of the Great Depression. The economic collapse of 1929 had dire effects on Germany.

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Reasons for The Collapse Of The Weimar Republic

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International Factors

The depression: the depression whichstarted in america but spread world wideleft many german people unemployed andpoor, so these people turned therefrustration to the government which wascurrently trying paying back there largedebt and complained that they were notfocusing on there people instead, leadingto more hatred for the government

Many countries still did not fully trustGermany due to the past two wars:which put a lot of tenshion betweenthe Weimar republic and the internalscene

Nazis Strengths and Successes

propaganda: nazi propaganda wasextremely strong in consolidatingthere power and demonising theWeimar Republic

Hitler's popularity: hitlers big speech atthe beer haul putsch trail put him intonewspapers and spread his popularity allaround the country allowing him to monopolize a large following

Had the power of fear: throughpropaganda and his control over the SAand later the SS hitler had the power offear over people, that if they disagreedwith him they would be attacked,especially Communist

Weimar Weaknesses and Mistakes]

They caused inflation: the weimar republiccaused the 192223 hyper finlation of thegerman mark through over printing moneyso that they could give said money tostriking workers

They caused hitler to rise: when he wasappointed chancellor

They were hated by the people (seen asNovember criminals): the Wiremar republicwas seen as traitors due to the fact thatthey signed the Versaille peace treaty andended the war when the german peoplethought that they were about to win (whichthey were not) this garnered them thename of "November criminals" and thedistain of the german people