The Collapse the Weimar Republic

The Collapse the Weimar Republic

There is a great amount of evidence that implies that the reign of the

W.R would be short lived. However it seemed that their resilience to

submit would keep them in power longer. This essay will examine both

side of this discussion.

The Weimar Republic was on a slippery slope and was quickly

collapsing; this was evident in the late 20’s, during Weimar’s reign

it had endured trials and tribulations, however they were yet to face

more. The chain of weakness that had led to its downfall, a number of

reasons can be underlined to show how they collapsed.

The early weaknesses were just beginning points of Weimar’s dire

fortune, numerous events that left a scar on Weimar and its

reputation. The obvious being the defeat at World War 1 and the

humiliating consequences: The Treat Of Versailles, insurgences from

left and right and 1924s infamous hyper-inflation all played a part in

Weimar’s fall. In all these the army played a minor and major part.

They were the ones who carried out the war, they were cut down to size

in the Versailles treaty, they restored order in most cases when

uprisings occurred. Due to some factors they carried a fair amount of

political influence. They were against the left and supported the

right, which Weimar found untrustworthy.

Weimar never had a respectable leader but when they did he did not

take long to expire, Gustav Stressemen did many things for Weimar but

died at a time when a good leader was most needed.

The weakness of the economy was great; this meant that the Weimar

Republic could no longer maintain social stability. This fact was

clear due to the fact that parties were restless always attempting a

‘Putsch’, which means takeover. For instance, in Weimar’s early years

many parties tried but failed to overthrow them. These attempts had an

affect as later on they carried influence amongst the people

particularly the middle class who suffered the most from World War 1.

These concepts played some role in the collapse of Weimar.