weaknesses of weimar

• • Formed on coalitions, so differences were impossible to avoid.
• • Germans had no tradition of Democracy, so disliked from the beginning.
• • Signed the treaty of Versailles, which many Germans resented.
• • Heavily reliant on foreign loans so collapsed almost instantly in the face of the Wall Street Crash.
• ANALYSIS (AGAINST)

  Failure of Kapp Putsch and the later strike suggest some support for Weimar.
• EVALUATION (AGAINST)

  • During the years of Weimar Democracy, election turnout was always 75% and above.
  • High figure suggests many Germans supported the system.
• ANALYSIS (FOR)

  • PR System helped smaller parties like the Nazis get elected.