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The Weimar Republic

How far was the government stable in the Weimar Republic?

The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its part in WWI. Germany lost land, was forced to decrease its army in size and pay £6.6m in reparations to the allies. Those who signed the TOV came together to create a republic. This was the first instability. After forming a Government and a republic, a communist group named the Spartacist's rose up against the establishment. Most Germans were scared of the Red Plague of Communism spreading and therefore the Frei Korps had a special unit to attack communists.

Another instability in the Weimar Republic was the fact that there were several parties in power at any one time. Some of the major parties included the German National People's Party (DNVP), German People's Party (DVP) and the Centre Party. The reason that there was so many parties present in the Reichstag at any one time was the fact that it was voted for on proportional representation.

Challenges to the government and how they were overcome.

The TOV made the government extremely unpopular as it was publicly despised that they signed such a biased treaty. Furthermore, the method of proportional representation