Question

In what way was the failure of Weimar Republic responsible for the introduction of Nazism?

Answer 1

The Weimar Republic was fragile. The Weimar constitution had some inherent defects, which made it unstable and vulnerable to dictatorship.

Under the Weimar Republic, Parliament was elected through a system of proportional representation. By this, it became difficult to get the majority by a single party. Thus the country run by a series of Coalition government. This resulted in an unstable government and a lack of decisive actions.

Another defect of the Weimar Republic was article 48, which gave the President the powers to impose emergency, suspend civil rights and rule by decree.

Thus people lost their faith in the democratic parliamentary system and allow for a dictatorship to develop