Question

Why Weimar Republic was not accepted by the people of Germany??

Answer 1

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1.The army leaders who were from Junker or noble families were unwilling to be led by people below their social class. The army did not support the Weimar Republic.

2.The Weimar Republic did not have any charismatic leaders. Friedrich Ebert, the first President of the Weimer Government was not a people’s leader. Instead he was despised by patriotic Germans who saw him as a ‘November Criminal.’

3.The bureaucratic transition was not smooth. The government was still stuck in the old monarchy system of the Kaiser. The government could not even do basic things such as trash collection. It appeared as if the government was unable to function to the average citizen. The government had a lot on their plate with stability being such a key concern (as shown by the fact that the constitution was geared towards this by entitling the President emergency powers of being able to rule by decree.)

4.The Weimar Government being a new and inexperienced government had to deal with the complex problem of economic depression. Hyperinflation occurred as the government made the mistake of too much money to pay reparations.The Weimar Republic had to figure out how to pay reparations.

5.Germany had to take loans from the USA to pay reparations and also pay in the form of coal, iron and other resources. As a result, there was a shortage of coal in Germany. Commoners didn’t have enough coal for heating and cooking, which they blamed the government for.

6.Germans were very patriotic and proud. The Weimar Republic did not fulfill many German’s desire for glory. World War One did not make Germans lose faith in their ability to achieve victory.

7.Treaty of Versailles: all the handicaps above were in some way or another caused by this treaty.