The German communist party was formed in late December 1918, led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, the Communists were unsupportive of the Weimar and didn’t want to associate with other parties who supported them. There were several economic difficulties that Weimar endured throughout their time; for example, the Wall Street Crash of 1928 and The Great Depression of 1930. American banks saw their losses mount and they started calling in their short term loans with which so much of German economy had been financing itself for the past five years. Amongst this chaos, the Communist party thrived. Crime and suicide rates rose, many people lost hope and abandoned the Weimar Republic and began to support either the Communists or the Nazis.
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This became known as the Kapp Putsch. The Kapp Putsch exposed the political divisions and the weakness of the Weimar Republic. They occupied the capital for several days, demanding the resignation of the government and the instalment of Wolfgang Kapp, a Prussian nationalist, as Reich president. The putsch was eventually stopped by public opposition, and lack of support from Reichswehr commanders. A lack of support ultimately caused Hitler’s 1923 Munich putsch to fail too. However, the Kapp Putsch highlighted how German militarism was far from dead. The German army (Reichswehr) remained an important and potentially influential political force. The government, in contrast, seemed weak and at risk of being easily …show more content…
Evidence suggests that the communist party were the most important factor that befell the Republic in 1923 and again in 1929. However, to neglect considerations like the Kapp Putsch, which could’ve potentially been a success if they had more recognisable support from Reichswehr commanders. It appears that the constitution of the Republic was too idealistic and lacking in practicality, causing structural weaknesses and did not attempt to approach all political parties. Moreover, several political and social issues arose with the creation of the Republic, one of which was the influence of Imperial Germany. The Republic were rather efficient with their punishment of the extremist groups that opposed their constitution, which allowed them to be seen as strong from one perspective. On the other hand, the Kapp Putsch revealed Weimar’s weakness and how they could be so easily overthrown with the right amount of
This became known as the Kapp Putsch. The Kapp Putsch exposed the political divisions and the weakness of the Weimar Republic. They occupied the capital for several days, demanding the resignation of the government and the instalment of Wolfgang Kapp, a Prussian nationalist, as Reich president. The putsch was eventually stopped by public opposition, and lack of support from Reichswehr commanders. A lack of support ultimately caused Hitler’s 1923 Munich putsch to fail too. However, the Kapp Putsch highlighted how German militarism was far from dead. The German army (Reichswehr) remained an important and potentially influential political force. The government, in contrast, seemed weak and at risk of being easily …show more content…
Evidence suggests that the communist party were the most important factor that befell the Republic in 1923 and again in 1929. However, to neglect considerations like the Kapp Putsch, which could’ve potentially been a success if they had more recognisable support from Reichswehr commanders. It appears that the constitution of the Republic was too idealistic and lacking in practicality, causing structural weaknesses and did not attempt to approach all political parties. Moreover, several political and social issues arose with the creation of the Republic, one of which was the influence of Imperial Germany. The Republic were rather efficient with their punishment of the extremist groups that opposed their constitution, which allowed them to be seen as strong from one perspective. On the other hand, the Kapp Putsch revealed Weimar’s weakness and how they could be so easily overthrown with the right amount of