Why did Weimar Republic set up in Germany after the First World War, become unpopular? Give reasons.

Why did Weimar Republic set up in Germany after the First World War, become unpopular? Give reasons.

Ans.

After the defeat of Germany in the war, the German emperor abdicated and Weimer Republic was proclaimed by the National Assembly with a federal structure.

(i) This republic however could never become popular. The people made this government responsible for accepting the humiliating treaty of Versailles and for all the miseries experienced by the people.

(ii) The Weimer Republic was being made to pay for the sins of the old empire. The supporters of the Weimer Republic mainly Socialists, Catholics and Democrats became easy targets of attack in nationalist circles.

(iii) Democracy and Republican government was yet a new idea, the importance of which was not easily comprehended by the common people.