How far do the early problems of the Weimar Republic suggest it was doomed from the start?

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By Sudha Purswani 10Y

How far do the early problems of the Weimar Republic

Suggest it was doomed from the start?

The Weimar Republic was a type of democratic government consisting of several political parties. Overall, there were no less than 6 parties. This new government had no experience or idea of how to rule a country. The republic contained different coalition governments; had a lack of experience and different ideas for Germany, which made it difficult for the Weimar to rule. This in turn made the whole Republic weak as a government. In order for any government to function properly, you need a good leader or democratic system, but as Germany lacked power or strength, it led to further problems.

In Germany 1920’s there were several political parties which formed the Weimar Republic. The most famous parties were: the German nationalist party, the German people’s party, the centre party, the Democratic Party, the social democratic party and the German communist party. This coalition government was unstable and big in number.

Because of this the individual parties couldn’t gain enough support to govern the country and the whole of the Weimar couldn’t decide on how the country should be run. The democracy was new and the Republic had a lack of experience on how to run a country, this brought weakness which was one of the problems which suggest the Weimar Republic was doomed from the start. This was a severe problem because without a proper government or democratic system, the country could not function properly and lead a stable life.

The Weimar constitution and political parties led on to two main factors: the German revolution 1918-1919, and general disorder 1924. The general disorder was caused by the weak government. The disorder in German was formed by several social factors such as: no food and no money etc. as the disorder took place; the German public grew more restless and impatient for a proper government.

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The whole of Germany was chaotic as they had no one controlling the social or economic factors of the country. Whilst all this disorder was occurring, the Right Wing extremists grew more violent. This led to political murders. This showed that the Right Wing extremists wanted to make a point that the Weimar was losing a fighting battle and that someone else should take over. The rightwing were certainly not happy with a democratic system and longed for the opportunity to overthrow the Republic. This in turn linked on to further unrest in the already unorganised Germany.  

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