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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 Weimar Constitution and electoral system were fundamentally flawed.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1, children below
Alex
The Weimar's system of proportional representation made effective policy-making difficult.
Alex
Pro claim 2, children below
Alex
Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution allowed leaders to take emergency powers. Its use, by Brüning, Hindenberg and Hitler, severely
weakened
the democratic system.
Alex
Con claim 1, children below
Alex
All political systems have flaws. None of Germany's would have been destabalizing had it not been put through the intense stress of the Great Depression.
Alex
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