THE WEAKNESS OF THE WEIMAR 

GOVERNMENT 

Weakness #1

The right wing comprised mainly of the German Army which objected to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

This group claimed the army had been ‘stabbed in the back’ and could have continued fighting.

Deeply resentful, they determined to obstruct the work of the Weimar government.

However, their claims were untrue.

-Germany’s allies, Turkey and Bulgaria, were ready to stop fighting and negotiate for peace, leaving Germany’s south open to attack.

-Since 1915, the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports had prevented food and raw materials from reaching Germany.

-Starved of food and basic goods, the Weimar government had no choice but to sign the Treaty of Versailles. 

Weakness #2 

Ineffective Constitution
The Weimar Constitution did not create a strong government: Article 48 of the constitution gave the President sole power in 'times of emergency'. The president did not need the agreement of the Reichstag, but could issue decrees. The problem with this was that it did not say what an emergency was, and in the end, it turned out to be a back door that Hitler used to take power legally. 

Weakness #3

Weimar Germany's weaknesses include limited base of popular support. Weimar Germany did not strive in Europe because of their limited base of popular support. Weimar democracy did not like widespread political support. A reason for that could be very few countries, if any, recognized Germany as a democratic nation. Countries still associated the Weimar Republic with the, “defeat and the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles and reparations”. And within Germany, " Many Germans identified the republic with the despised Treaty of Versailles”.  

Weakness #4 

Another weakness of Weimar Germany is their uneven balance of economic growth and their ongoing economic problems. After World War I the Weimar Republic was inherited with the, “enormous cost of the First World War followed by the burden of post-war reconstruction”. Germany was held responsible for all losses and damages suffered by the Allies. This led to the inflation crisis of 1923. Another problem was that the, “value of imports always exceeded that of exports”. "Germany's prosperity remained unsound. It was based too much on foreign credit. The stock-market crash in 1929 plunged the whole world into a severe depression”. These show how Germany's economy was based on exports and foreign credit, so when the market crashed in 1929 the whole world fell into a depression, including Germany. 

Weakness #5 

Weimar Germany is their of a persuasive leader. There was not a single person who persuaded Germany or lead Germany. “There was a lack of confidence that weakened the Republic’s position in its hour of need”1, and nobody stood up to take control of Germany within the party. But somebody outside the party decided to stand up and take control of Germany: Adolf Hitler. His persuasive skills was a major reason how he took control of Germany.

Between 1919 and 1932 Weimar Germany had strengths and good ideas such as, the formation of a constitution and political equality; yet Weimar Germany had more weaknesses. In all the timing of the Weimar Republic was wrong. The loss in World War One, the embarrassment of the Versailles Treaty, world economic problems, and reparations gave the Weimar Republic a very small chance of being successful 

Conclusion:  

~ Therefore, the weakness of the Weimar Government was the one that caused Hitler to be able to rise in prominence. This is because he took advantage on the fact that the Weimar Government was not well supported and that it was not efficient enough.