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To what extent was the Great Depression responsible for the collapse of the Weimar Republic?
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Ms. Smith
The Great Depression fatally undermined the German population's support for the Weimar Republic.
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Pro claim 1, children below
Alex
The Great Depression produced a period of hyperinflation in Weimar Germany which drastically reduced living standards.
Alex
Pro claim 2
Alex
The Weimar government itself recognized that it couldn't handle the economic pressures of the Great Depression. This made it clear to Germans that the Weimar Republic was ineffective.
Alex
Con claim 1, children below
Alex
The Nazi Party actually received fewer votes from regions with greater numbers of unemployed people (
p. 408
).
Alex
