The Routledge Dictionary of Politics, Third Edition
The Weimar Republic was the official name for the German political system formed in the aftermath of the First World War in 1919, and lasting until the coming to power of Hitler with his ‘Third Reich’ in 1933.
It was quite unstable, attempting to operate a competitive party-based democracy in a country which had not only no tradition of such politics, but was also deeply divided by internal social and political cleavages, especially between the communists and the fascists. The period, though short-lived, has remained one of great importance and fascination to social scientists, historians, and indeed novelists, because it was the breeding ground for Nazi politics, and because it represents one of the best cases for theories of revolutionary activity and democratic stability.
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