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The Weimar Republic was the first attempt to create a liberal democratic government in Germany. Looking at other democratic governments' success, the Germans thought that this action would help them get up on their feet again. However, the Weimar Republic was produced in a time of severe conflict between political and civil groups, and eventually gave in to the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany. It was very weakly structured, which was where most of …

…poverty-stricken. This became a big problem because without money Germany had no space for development, people were starving, and it was extremely easy for parties like the Nazi to seize control due to Germany's internal weakness at the time. With all the assassinations, economic crises, and internal-government conflicts, the Weimar Republic was slowly breaking down. It was weak and vulnerable, and that was a great opportunity for Hitler and the Nazi party to take control.