Why did the Weimar Republic fail by 1933?

Why did the Weimar Republic fail by 1933?

1. Inevitable because of the circumstances of 1918-19

   • Unemployment
   • Treaty of Versailles
   • Communist and Right Wing Threats

2. Appeal of Hitler and the Nazis

   • Link to economic problems and Versailles
   • Hitler as an orator
   • Goebbels and Hugenburg
   • Intimidation

3. Weaknesses of the constitution

   • Proportional representation
   • Article 48

4. Weaknesses of the existing Political Parties

   • SPD
   • Liberals
   • Conservatives
   • Communists

5. Survival of the Traditional ruling Class

   • Ebert/Groener Pact
   • Industrialists Prosper
   • Secret Rearmament
   • Conspiracy

6. Economic problems

   • War and Post War
   • Reparations
   • Inflation
   • Unsolved problems 1924-9
   • Depression