Why the Weimar Republic was so unpopular

• Reasons why the Weimar republic was so unpopular by 1930


  • German people blamed Weimar politicians for the great depression caused by the Wall Street crash of 1929
  • German people Blamed Weimar for an increase in unemployment in the 1930s
  • German people remembered the problems caused by hyperinflation in the 1920's and how poor the Weimar government dealt with this
  • Weimar government was blamed for Germany losing the war as many soldiers believed they could have continued fighting to win the war
  • Weimar called 'November Criminals' as they signed peace armistice in 1918
  • Weimar was also blamed for signing the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 which many Germans hated
  • Weimar was weak due to Proportional Representation as this led to no overall majority in the Reichstag and therefore, laws could not be passed
  • Weimar could not prevent outbreaks of violence such as Spartacist rising and Munich Putsch and this made them look weak
  • Weimar could not deal with high levels of unemployment and could not decide on a solution to the problem