Fall of Weimar Republic
In 1919, a defeated Germany was forced to abandon government under the Kaiser, who had fled to Belgium and adopt the Weimar, a democratic but flawed system. Soon after Hitler and the Nazi Party appeared, and years later the Weimar Republic fell. What accounted for the fall of the Weimar? My essay will prove that there was not a single reason, but in fact a series of events that lead to the collapse of the Weimar.President Ebert used the Freikorp, who were a rightwing mercenary unit, to put down the Spartacus uprising, a communist inspired revolution. After that, Ebert was always seen as an enemy in the eyes of the extreme left, and so consequently the government he represented, Weimar, was also seen in the same light. Next, the Kapp Putsch saw Dr. Kapp, leader of the Freikorp and an extreme right-winger, try to take control of Berlin with his mercenaries. This time Ebert used the moderate leftwing in the form of the trade unions, to put down the revolt, by calling a general strike in the region. This would result in the rightwing becoming against the new republic, along with leftwing groups. But possibly the greatest threat for early Weimar Germany was the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty left the Weimar with a massive
Thus, a series of parties against the Weimar gained power, although through coalition, reducing the power of the already fragile Republic. However, the most important result of that election was that the SPD lost eighty seats as a result of the fall of Prussia. Had any of these events occurred separately there is a strong chance that the Weimar would have been able to survive, however the effect of them all occurring simultaneously was almost certainly the reason in which the Weimar collapsed and allowed Hitler and the Nazi Party's rise to power. The problems that were handed to the new government and the events that occurred as the new Republic was created can be seen as a factor that lead to its eventually downfall. Here we can see the system of parliamentary democracy was a factor in the collapse of the Weimar. Then Von Papen removed the local and regional powers of Prussia, the SPD's greatest stronghold, and placed it directly under the control of the Reich Commissioner. Yet despite these bold attempts to undermine the "strongest surviving stronghold of the Republic", not a hand was raised in its defence. This led the voters, especially those who were hit extremely hard (middle class) to vote for extremists who seemed more likely to get things done.
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