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To what extent was the Great Depression responsible for the collapse of the Weimar Republic?
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Alex
These uncertainities were more than just the result of the Great Depression. Attempted putsches and street violence were common even before the Depression.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Alex
In 1920, a group of military members attempted a coup d'etat in what is now known as the
Kapp Putsch
.
Alex
Pro claim 2
Alex
Hitler had attempted
a putsch in 1923
which had some support among high level miltiary personnel.
Alex
Con claim 1
Alex
Prior to the Depression, this instability was the result of extreme parties who were unable to gain significant public support (
ch. 3
). It was the economic downturn that turned these forces into mainstream ones.
Alex
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