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Strengths+Weaknesses
of the New Weimar
Republic (1918-19)
- What happened 1918-19
- Signed the Armistice (a
ceasefire) in November
1918 to end WW2
- The German Army+Nationalists were angry.
- A feeling of betrayal spread
through the right-wing supporters
- The Weimar Republic got the
nickname 'The November
Criminals'
- Became known as the 'Stab in the Back'
- The German Army+Nationalists were angry.
- Germany became a democratic republic in 1918
- Signed the Armistice (a
ceasefire) in November
1918 to end WW2
- Strengths
- Democratically elected
- Voted for by proportional
representation so every party got an
equal chance
- Supported by the majority of
Germany
- Followed a set constitution
- Democratically elected
- Weaknesses
- Proportional representation
means a lot of small and
weak parties got into power
- Makes it very hard to
reach decisions
- Makes it easier for small
extremist parties to gain
power, eg. the Nazis
- Makes it very hard to
reach decisions
- Coalitions had to be
formed which
weakened democracy
- Article 48 meant the
president could abuse
emergency powers, eg. as
Hindenburg did in the early
1930's
- There was a lot of opposition from the
Right Wing Parites, including the Judges,
Civil Servants+the Army who were loyal to
the Kaiser
- These groups later began to undermine
them which allowed Hitler to come to
power in the 1930's
- These groups later began to undermine
them which allowed Hitler to come to
power in the 1930's
- Proportional representation
means a lot of small and
weak parties got into power
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