Weimar: Destined for Failure by a Weak Constitution and Poor Popular Support? A thread that runs throughout many analyses of the legacy of theWeimar Republic contains the idea that the fledgling German democracy was somehow doomed from the start. With a constitution that contained items such as Article 48 – a constitutional provision that permitted the Weimar President to rule by decree without the consent of the Reichstag – and a clause that allowed the Reichskanzler to assume office in the event
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1) Weimar constitution was an instabilities state that filled with flaws and this constitution was incapable handle the problem carried out by the great depression‚ therefore‚ the Nazi’s supported this constitution during that period and as turn out the state of Weimar authorized the office of President too much power and by having entire system with absolute proportional representation. Which indirectly assisted to raise the power of Hitler’s legitimate. 2) The verdict of the treaty of Versailles
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“Why the Weimar republic was doomed from the outset “ They are many reasons why people thought the Weimar Republic was bound to fail from the start‚ especially when it was set up in 1919 after the First World War in which Germany had suffered a humiliating defeat and the German Revolution of 1918-19 which overthrew the Kaiser. Named after the city of Weimar where the new constitution was written‚ it introduced democracy to Germany and a new untested system of government lasting until January 1933
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As historian Eric Weitz says: “The Weimar Republic was marked on the one hand by hyperinflation‚ mass unemployment and political instability; on the other‚ by dazzling creativity in the arts and sciences and a legendary nightlife in Berlin.” Good afternoon Mr. Angelatos‚ Mr. Newman and students. The political‚ economic‚ social and cultural scene of the Weimar republic by 1929 had in many ways achieved notable stability while‚ in other key areas‚ this stability was not achieved at all. A holistic and
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“The biggest threat to the Weimar Republic was the Weimar Constitution itself. Discuss” The Weimar Constitution was the biggest threat to the Weimar Republic‚ because it eventually lead to many problems that would affect the Republic. These were: Hitler’s rise to power against the Weimar Republic‚ the downfall of the Reichsrat‚ the passage of the Enabling Act‚ use of proportional representation‚ political extremism and the institution of the Reichspräsident. Hitler’s Chancellorship eventually led
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The demise of the Weimar Republic did not occur due to one sole reason‚ but because of a number of short and long term factors. The economic‚ political and international pressure placed on the people of Germany ensured the loathing of the forced governmental rule. The immediate impact of the Great Depression of 1929‚ which has been debated and considered by most historians to be the dominant factor in the downfall of the ‘democratic experiment’ which subsequently led to continuous political instability
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Germany’s Weimar Republic was one which felt the strains of introducing a totally new and different regime more than most other democratic states ever had before. Despite having handled some issues successfully in the first half of the twentieth century‚ the Weimar Republic failed to deal with the majority of the problems that it faced as a leading body. The conclusion of the First World War brought with it many challenges which the Weimar struggled to address effectively in its fourteen years of existence
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The Weimar Republic started in 1919 to substitute the German empire. The name came from the city of Weimar. The Weimar Republic had faced a lot of problems through those fourteen years such as not continuing their alliance with the winners of the First World War‚ hyperinflation‚ and political extremists. They had also stopped some of the demands of the Treaty of Versailles. The Reichstag Fire Decree was basically the start of the Communist revolution which led to the elimination of the constitutional
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believe that between 1924 and 1929‚ the Weimar Republic was highly successful. They managed to start rebuilding Germany‚ and completely turn around the country’s morale. This period subdued political opposition‚ and helped Germany move forward. However‚ although all seemed rosy on the surface‚ the method in which Stresemann had achieved stability would cause Germany to fall into turmoil after the 1929 Wall Street Crash. Stresemann wanted to achieve an ecomically stable Germany. Germany was currently
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The Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic was established in 1919‚ in replace of the imperial government in Germany. It immerged from the November Revolution (1918-1919). Opposing to the parliamentary system which is similar to the British‚ sailors‚ soldiers and workers raised up the rebellion. They elected councils modeled after the October Revolution in the Soviet Union. The workers’ exhaustion starts from far before the revolution. During the World War I‚ Germany made a lot of promissory notes
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