How was Weimar republic formed ? Describe the problem faced by it .
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In 1918 , Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany had abdicated and a provisional Republican government was established under Friedrich Ebert. It was called the Weimar Republic.
The problem faced by Weimar Republic are as follows :
1.Due to the heavy war reparations to be paid Germany was economically very weak.
2. France had occupied the Ruhr region of Germany to forcibly pay the war indemnity.
3. Profit from agriculture diminished and there was a large scale unemployment in the country.
4. The Great Depression totally established the economy and the prosperity of some years came to an end.
5. 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.
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After the defeat of Imperial Germany, the Weimar Republic came into existence. The Republic had a democratic constitution and a federal structure. The Republic was not well received by the people. The Weimar Republic faced many problems on all fronts-economic, political, and social.
It was held responsible for the defeat in the First World War. The Republic had to pay war compensation and this put the Republic in deep financial crisis.
Germany had fought the war largely on loans and had to pay war reparations in gold. Subsequently, gold reserves depleted and the value of the German market fell. Prices of essential commodities rose dramatically.
The Weimar Republic faced problems on the political front also. The Constitution had many defects. The Constitution gave the President powers to impose emergency, suspend civil rights, and rule by decree.
The Weimar Republic had 20 different cabinets within a short span of time. Soon people lost confidence in the democratic parliamentary system.