Germany's Democratic Government
The government failed because of various reasons. First of all, many did not support the establishment of a democracy. The government was set up under pressure of foreign nations. Many people blamed the democratic parties for the defeat of Germany in World War One. Along with that, citizens were outraged with the terms of the treaty, believing that their government was weak and had no power. The leaders of The Weimar Republic, such as Friedrich Ebert, was not a people’s leader. Instead he was despised by patriotic Germans who saw him as a ‘November Criminal.' So, politicians, like Adolf Hitler, who promised to restore the glory of Germany, quickly gained popularity. Thus, this lead to the dictatorship of Hitler in Germany because of Weimar Republic's weak infrastructure and lack of popular support.
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Because President Wilson advocated democracy, The Germans began to revise their political creeds and created a democratic government, called the Weimar Republic. The first major act of the Weimar government, which turned the Germans against it, was the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. In their constitution, Representation in the Reichstag was based on proportional vote. Those who only got 0.5% of all the votes in Germany got a seat, which allowed multiple parties join the parliament. Various parties had different views on how the government should run, which caused tension between the Socialist Democrats.
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