Weimar Republic

noun

the German republic (1919–33), founded at Weimar.

Weimar Republic

noun

the German republic that existed from 1919 to Hitler's accession to power in 1933

Weimar Republic

A common name for the democratic government of Germany between the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the assumption of power by Adolf Hitler in 1933; Weimar, Germany, was where its constitution was drawn up. The constitution abolished the several constitutional monarchies that had previously formed the German Empire. The Weimar government was unpopular because of its acceptance of the harsh provisions of the Treaty of Versailles; the large penalties Germany had to pay caused economic chaos in the country, with German money declining daily in value. Germany's Weimar years, however, were a period of political freedom and cultural creativity, both of which were snuffed out by Hitler.

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Adolf Hitler and his closest lieutenants understood democratic structures and processes as well as anyone in the era, and set about disabling then dismantling the Weimar Republic.

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But as the Weimar Republic's economy collapsed, so did the ruling coalition led by the center-left Social Democratic Party.

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The Weimar Republic, as I argue in my new book, was a far-flung world of permanent crisis, where little got resolved, just like our world today.

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Basically, this insecurity regarding food and inflation, a massive inflation under the Weimar Republic, shook people to the core.

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The press played a significant role in undermining and ultimately destroying the Weimar Republic.

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