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The Destruction of the Weimar Republic: Bruno Heilig, "Why the German Republic Fell" (1938)
This document explores reasons for Hitler’s accession to power.
1. What qualifies Heilig to speak on this subject?
2. What economic factors hastened the decline of the Weimar Republic?
3. Why does Heilig think heightened social inequality was the key to the fall of the Weimar Republic?
4. Just prior to Hitler’s ascension to power, which two parties garnered the most votes? Why did this demonstrate the overall lack of public support for the Weimar Republic and pluralistic democracy in general?
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