Why the Weimar Republic was so unpopular

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  • 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