These uncertainities were more than just the result of the Great Depression. Attempted putsches and street violence were common even before the Depression.

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Pro: Hitler had attempted a putsch in 1923 which had some support among high level miltiary personnel.

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Pro: In 1920, a group of military members attempted a coup d'etat in what is now known as the Kapp Putsch.

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Con: Prior to the Depression, this instability was the result of extreme parties who were unable to gain significant public support (ch. 3). It was the economic downturn that turned these forces into mainstream ones.

To what extent was the Great Depression responsible for the collapse of the Weimar Republic?

These uncertainities were more than just the result of the Great Depression. Attempted putsches and street violence were common even before the Depression.

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In 1920, a group of military members attempted a coup d'etat in what is now known as the Kapp Putsch.

Hitler had attempted a putsch in 1923 which had some support among high level miltiary personnel.

Prior to the Depression, this instability was the result of extreme parties who were unable to gain significant public support (ch. 3). It was the economic downturn that turned these forces into mainstream ones.

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These uncertainities were more than just the result of the Great Depression. Attempted putsches and street violence were common even before the Depression.

Pro claim 1

In 1920, a group of military members attempted a coup d'etat in what is now known as the Kapp Putsch.

Pro claim 2

Hitler had attempted a putsch in 1923 which had some support among high level miltiary personnel.

Con claim 1

Prior to the Depression, this instability was the result of extreme parties who were unable to gain significant public support (ch. 3). It was the economic downturn that turned these forces into mainstream ones.