Question

describe the problems faced by the weimar Republic?

Answer 1

In 1918,Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany head abdicated and a provisional Republic Government was established under Friedrich Ebert. It was call the Weimar Republic. The new government attempted to follow democratic, liberal and socialist principles. It promulgated a new constitution called the Weimar Constitution and established a federal system of government. The government gave its people several political rights. From the very beginning the weimar Republic was beset with many problem given as follows:

1. Germany was economically very weak due to the heavy war reparations to be paid.

2. France had occupied the Ruhr region of Germany to forcibly pay the war indemnity.

3. The weimar Republic could not fulfill the ambition of the people. It was a weak government mostly with coalitions ruling at the centre. The governments were dissolved very frequently.

4. From 19 to 421928 Germany has recovered a little. The Great Depression however, totally destabilised the economy. The prosperity of some years came to an end.

5. The profits from agriculture diminished. Their was large-scale unemployment in the country.

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Answer 2

The problems faced by the Weimar Republic:

1. The treaty of Versailles- Many Germans held the new republic responsible not only for the defeat of Germany in World War 1 but also for the national humiliation at Versailles.

2. Economic crises- The Weimar was financially crippled by the war compensation impose on Germany.

3. Economic reforms- In 1923, the German government retaliated against the French occupation of Ruhr industrial area, by printing of enormous paper currency notes.

4. The great economic depression- The US withdrawal of loans led the situations worsen in Germany. About 6 million people lost their jobs and inflation became very high.

5. Political instability- The system of proportional representation made achieving a majority near impossible in Germany. Article 48 gave the president the powers to impose emergency.

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