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Many people believe it was, yes.
The main reason for this was because of the constitution; it stated that the members of the Reichstag could be elected by proportional representation. This meant that the number of seats each party had was directly proportional to thenumber of votes they recieved. So 50% of votes = 50% of seats, 1% of votes = 1% of seats.
This was a big weakness because it gave smaller, extremist parties such as the Nazi's a lot more power. Without this Hilter and the Nazi's may never have taken over Germany.
Another Weakness was Article 48. This stated that if there was an emergency the President could suspend democracy for a time and rule by issuing laws or decrees. This was bad because when Hitler became Chancellor, then Hidenburg died and he combined his role with President to become the 'Fuhrer' then it meant he could use Article 48 after the Reichstag fire which gave him a lot of power.
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What was Weimar Republic and why was it so unpopular?
The Weimar Republic was the democratic government of Germany from 1919-1934. It was set up following the end of the First World War and was destroyed by Adolf Hitler when he declared himself Fuhrer of Germany in August 1934. The Weimar Repiblic was unpopular with many German people first of all because it was democratic. Germany had never been a democracy at the time and many people saw the Republic as weak; many people wanted the Kaiser back. The Weimar Republic was also unpopular because it was associated with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The Republic had a lot of problems in its early years which didn't help with strengthening people's views on it. Many uprisings were staged against the early republic and a hyperinflation crisis in 1923 left the country's economy in tatters. Lots of Germans had lost faith in the system. However, in 1924, the Republic got back on track thanks to the work of Chancellor and then Foreign Sectretary Gustav Stresemann. A Golden Era of the Weimar Republic lasted from 1924 till 1929 and the Wall Street Crash - which happened only a month after the death of Stresemann.
Which group sharply criticized the Weimar Republic as too weak and longed for another strong leader like Bismarck?
conservative germans
How do you think Weimar republic was responsible for the rise of Hitler?
Weimar Republic unknowingly did a lot to give rise to Hitler.the weimar republic beleived in democracy forgetting about the stupid minds of the natives, thus they had to pay the sins of the defeat of WW1. Getting weak in such a manner, HItler took advantage of the situation and started his propoganda. This was thw time when people started supporting Hitler. Deepakshi Arora
Who was kaiser whelm?
Kaiser Wilhelm was the emperor of Germany during WWI. At the end of the war, he resigned as emperor and fled the country in order to escape signing the Treaty of Versailles, which was extremely unfair to Germany. He left the weak, democratic Weimar Republic in power in his place, which was soon replaced by Hitler and the Third Reich. Hope this helped!
How did adholf Hitler gain power?
Through mass persuasion. He made lots of promises and Germany was suffering and desperate for a leader at the time because their Weimar system was weak.
What are 3 reasons the weimar weimar republic was a weak governmental system?
There are many reasons that the Weimar Republic was a weak one. Here are a few of them.At the end of WW 1, the German Kaiser William II had to flee Germany and a new, democratic government was formed called Weimar Republic. At its onset the republic was weak because there had been no heritage in Germany and in the former German States of any sort of democratic regime at all. To add to its troubles the republic was responsible for signing the Treaty of Versailles. This onerous treaty added to the discontent of most Germans. The new German government was forced by the Treaty to pay war reparations and cede colonies and territory. This, along with the small army permitted by the Treaty, added more discontent. Instead of raising taxes to pay war debts and other extraordinary debts, the government did not raise taxes, but chose instead to "print paper money" causing a drastic problem with inflation.Only counting the above mentioned reasons, the new republic was weak and to a large extent unpopular.
What was Weimar Republic and why was it so unpopular?
The Weimar Republic was the democratic government of Germany from 1919-1934. It was set up following the end of the First World War and was destroyed by Adolf Hitler when he declared himself Fuhrer of Germany in August 1934. The Weimar Repiblic was unpopular with many German people first of all because it was democratic. Germany had never been a democracy at the time and many people saw the Republic as weak; many people wanted the Kaiser back. The Weimar Republic was also unpopular because it was associated with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The Republic had a lot of problems in its early years which didn't help with strengthening people's views on it. Many uprisings were staged against the early republic and a hyperinflation crisis in 1923 left the country's economy in tatters. Lots of Germans had lost faith in the system. However, in 1924, the Republic got back on track thanks to the work of Chancellor and then Foreign Sectretary Gustav Stresemann. A Golden Era of the Weimar Republic lasted from 1924 till 1929 and the Wall Street Crash - which happened only a month after the death of Stresemann.
Which group sharply criticized the Weimar Republic as too weak and longed for another strong leader like Bismarck?
conservative germans
How do you think Weimar republic was responsible for the rise of Hitler?
Weimar Republic unknowingly did a lot to give rise to Hitler.the weimar republic beleived in democracy forgetting about the stupid minds of the natives, thus they had to pay the sins of the defeat of WW1. Getting weak in such a manner, HItler took advantage of the situation and started his propoganda. This was thw time when people started supporting Hitler. Deepakshi Arora
Who was kaiser whelm?
Kaiser Wilhelm was the emperor of Germany during WWI. At the end of the war, he resigned as emperor and fled the country in order to escape signing the Treaty of Versailles, which was extremely unfair to Germany. He left the weak, democratic Weimar Republic in power in his place, which was soon replaced by Hitler and the Third Reich. Hope this helped!
German's president during World War 1?
There was none. No such position existed. Germany was a monarchy at the time led by Kaiser (king) Wilhem the 2nd, the next highest position was that of Chancellor. This was a weak (unless given power by the Kaiser) position held by Friedrich Ebert; this Kaiser unlike the previous one was unwilling to share power with his Chancellor. Now, after the war and the Treaty of Versailles the Weimar Republic did have a President, the first of whom just happened to be Friedrich Ebert again. The President in the Weimar Republic system is role unlike that of the US president since the Weimar Republic was a semi presidential system and the power was split with the chancellor.
How did adholf Hitler gain power?
Through mass persuasion. He made lots of promises and Germany was suffering and desperate for a leader at the time because their Weimar system was weak.
What type of government does currently Germany have?
They have the governmental order with leading role of Chancellor (as a PM) and weak, parliamentary-vote president, they central parliament (Bundestag). Germany is the federation of states, each of em posses own government and local parliament.
Was Germany ever a demacrocy?
Yes. The Weimar Republic was a democratic, two-house government. Its constitution was drawn up on the 11 August 1919 by Friedrich Ebert. This was a response to the autocratic Kaiser who had led Germany into WW1. Between 1919-1933 Enabling act, Germany was a democracy, albeit a weak and unpopular one. When Hitler passed the Enabling Act, he was able to pass laws without going through the two houses (Reichstag and Reichrat) which turned Germany into a totalitarian state.
Why was republic weak in Germany?
well invent a time machine, go back in the future and find out dont ask us
Why was the weimar republic considerd weak?
The Weimar Republic had serious weaknesses from the start. Germany lacked a strong democratic tradition, postwar Germany had several major political pares and many minor ones, and millions of Germans blamed the Weimar government and not the leaders for the country's defeat.
Who ruled Germany after ww1?
Initially there was some chaos, as Germany went through a revolution- there was a huge military mutiny going on, the Kaiser fled, and no new government had formed. Not only that, Communists were trying to take control of the country, as had happened in Russia about a year earlier. This resulted in bloody street battles between the Communists and right-wing militias called "Freikorps". However, some officials from the Kaiser's old regime met in the city of Weimar and created a republic, which would be called the Weimar Republic. The Republic had elected leaders, and their system worked pretty similar to how the British system works- except instead of having a Queen, Germany had a "President" who was the symbolic leader of the country; the person who runs the government was called "Chancellor", and still is to this day. The Weimar Republic was Germany's first attempt at democracy, and was immediately met with problems. Their system of government needed political parties to work together to get things done; however, there were many parties and they often refused to work together. Eventually things got so bad that President Hindenburg had to use his special emergency powers to issue executive orders, which forced the government to do things it needed to do. This was very undemocratic though, and made the Republic look very weak. Economic problems, especially those caused by the result of World War I and then the Great Depression, further exacerbated this weakness. The Republic lasted until Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party were able to take control and wipe away any sense of "democracy". By 1935, the Weimar Republic had virtually ceased to exist, replaced by Hitler's dictatorial "Third Reich".
