The Failure of the Weimar Republic The German Weimar Republic was born amidst the defeat of the imperial army, the revolution of 1918 against the Hohenzollerns, and the hopes of German Liberals and Social Democrats. ... The failure of the Weimar Republic can be blamed on Constitutional Flaws, Lack of Broad Popular Support, and the French Invasion of the Ruhr. ... No social revolution had accompanied the new political structure. ... The French invasion of the Ruhr in early 1923 and the German response of economic passive resistance produced cataclysmic inflation. ... By the end of 1923,...

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Hitler saw this party as a vehicle to reach his political ends. ... In January 1923, French and Belgian troops marched into Germany to settle a dispute. ... Hitler held a rally at a Munich beer hall and proclaimed a revolution. ... Invading Poland pushed France and England to declare war on Germany. ... In 1944 the Allies invaded Europe at Normandy Beach on the French coast; German cities were destroyed by bombs. ...

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This not only meant that if a president was unnsuccessful and unpopular, he could not be removed from power for an extroadinarily lengthy term, but also, as the president knew there he was able to stand for another term, he may see no need, especially nearing the end of his term, to impress the public or work dedicatedly for his country. ... The first major problem facing the Weimar Government was the Revolution in Munich, that began on 21st February when a rightist student shot the Bavarian Minister President, Kurt Eisner - just weeks after the first National Assembly was called into sessio...

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The destruction didn't end there however as the pre-war political system also was destroyed. ... With the end of the war these loans had to be repaid. ... Britain and France owed large sums to the USA this made them seek reparations from Germany crippling her further. At the end of the war there was large scale unemployment due to the shutting down of arms plants and disbanding of army. ... THE THREAT OF COMMUNISM There was an anti communist hysteria in post war Europe following the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. ...

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