Question

Describe the problems faced by the Weimar republic....​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Weimar Republic formed the German Government after the First World War, which Germany lost.

The republic faced two kinds of problems;

(i) Economic Crisis The war had been very costly for all concerned. The damage and human casualties, along with post-war depletion of resources, consequent debts and war compensation led to this crisis.Hyperinflation made the German Mark valueless and caused immense hardship to the German people.  

(ii) Political Crisis Although the National Assembly framed a democratic Constitution, it was too weak. Proportional representation and Article 48 resulted in the creation of a political crisis and finally the death of the Weimar Republic.

Answer 2

The problems faced by the Weimar Republic were:-

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After the defeat of the Germany at the end of the first world war,a treaty was signed between the Weimarb Republic and the Allied powers. It was considered as the treaty of humiliation as Germany lost all its major resources areas to the allied powers and had to pay a compensation of 6 billion dollars.

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The German state was going through a financial crisis. Tye had to repay the loan they took to fight the First World War and to add the burden they had to compensate the loss of allied powers. During this time the gold reserves were being depleted and the value of mark fell, the wall street exchanged crashed which followed the great economic depression.

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The weimar republic was criticised by the citizens for the defeat in first world war and for the harsh conditions which prevailed during that time. The promotional representation and Ariticle 48 (which gave the president the power to impose emergency and rule by decree)-such constitutional irregularities made people choose dictatorship.