But certainly there are two main factors: The political instability of the Democratic institutions and the whole system of the Weimar Republic and the deep economic crisis in Germany, which caused misery and unemployment for many Germans.

2. The weakness of the democratic system of the Weimar Republic:

Right at its beginning the Weimar Republic had a bad start. The democratic reforms in 1914, which led to the first free elections in Germany, were not the result of a popular uprising against a dictator or a Monarchy. For good reason the events of 1918 are called “Revolution from above”.

At the end of World War I, Paul Von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, the heads of the high command, recognized that Germany would lose the war and therefore feared the reputation of the German army and the exis

Just two months later, Schleicher came with the request of dissolving the parliament to Hindenburg, and the German President refused again.

tence of the Monarchy. Hindenburg and Ludendorff then decided to leave the responsibilities to the civilian politicians. So a Parliamentary system was established in October 1918.

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