Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic.
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⏩ Problems faced by the Weimar Republic were as follows:-
☞ It was not received well by it's own people largely because of the terms they were forced to accept after Germany's defeat.
☞ The peace treaty was harsh and humiliating. It was believed that the Republic compromised with Germany's honour by signing the Peace Treaty at Versailles. According to this, Germany lost 13% of it's territories, 75% of the iron and 26% of the coal to France, Poland, Denmark and Lithuania.
☞ Germany also lost it's overseas colonies.
☞ The allied powers demilitarized Germany.
☞ The war guilt clause held Germany responsible for war and damage.
☞ Germany was forced to pay compensation of € 6 billion.
☞ Most of the Germans held the new Weimar Republic responsible for defeat in war and disgrace at Versailles.
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Answer :-
1. The Weimar constitution had Inherent drawbacks making the Weimar Republic fragile.
~One was proportional representation which made it difficult for any party to get a majority leading to coalition governments.
~Article 48, which gave the President the power to rule by decree, suspend civil rights and to impose an emergency.
People lost confidence in a democratic parliamentary system.
2. The Weimar Republic was not received well by the people because of the terms it was forced to accept at Versailles at the end of the First World War. It was a harsh and humiliating treaty that Germany had to accept with the Allies. Many people held the Weimar Republic responsible for the defeat in the war and for accepting the terms of the Treaty of Versailles,
3. In 1923 Germany refused to pay reparation payments and the French occupied its leading industrial area, the Ruhr, to claim their coal. Germany offered passive resistance and printed paper currency. With too much paper currency in circulation, the value of the German mark fell. The situation is called hyperinflation.
4. The Weimar Republic had to face another economic crisis. The USA Withdrew her support when Wall Street Exchange crashed in 1929. German economy was the worst hit by the economic crisis. Workers lost their jobs or were paid reduced wages. The number of unemployed reached 6 million. The economic crisis created a feeling of fear among the people.