Why was the Weimar government on the verge of collapse by November 1923?
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Why was the Weimar government on the verge of collapse by November 1923? By 1923 Germany had reached a crisis point, politically, socially and economically. I will be explaining how the affects of different situations changed the country and how Germany dealt with such problems. First there was the flu epidemic, or Spanish Influenza. This killed thousands, merely within the first few days of its outbreak. It brought the country to social ruin, for so many died little hope was left. It was just after the war had been ended, and due to the lack of heating systems, food and clothes-because of the Blockade and payment in reparations, the German public were faced with a very long, cold and painful starvation. Because Germany had been left so poor after the war, they had to pay reparations not only in money but in coal and wood, etc. So although for the first...


