Collapse of the Weimar Republic/Rise of the NazisThis essay will examine how the lack of an effective opposition and the weakness of Weimar were a major factor in the Nazis' rise to power between 1919 and 1933. On June 28, 1919, a peace treaty, also known as the Treaty of Versailles, was signed, ending World War I. The treaty had a humiliating effect causing great resentment. Germany had no choice but to accept the terms of the treaty, which later had a considerable impact on the contending countries. Negotiations for this treaty lasted six months, at the Paris Peace Conference. Germany was forced to take all responsibility for causing the war, making substantial territorial concessions along with disarmament, which reduced its army to 100,000 men, with no tanks or submarines and the Rhineland, which previously belonged to Germany, had to be demilitarized . They also had £6.6 billion in compensation to pay. Germany then lost all connections with its overseas colonies and could never join Austria again. They lost a large area of ​​territory to Belgium, France and Poland, this was a significant loss for Germany as these areas were rich in mineral wealth. This would put a strain on Germany's ability to repay the allies. A new constitution was adopted in August 1919 by the Weimar Republic, and brought with it many positive aspects such as a representative parliament, in which the German people had a say in their decisions. political system. They had the ability to directly elect their president giving them the ability to choose the best person to govern the country. Another advantage of the Constitution was the introduction of the Bill of Rights which guarantees them freedom of speech, legal equality and the right to have a minimum...... middle of paper... that they would be the only party legal remained standing. In 1934, during the Night of the Long Knives, Hitler managed to destroy the SR and obtain the support of the army which further consolidated his position. In conclusion, the reasons for the failure of the Weimar Republic were many, primarily due to the Treaty of Versailles, in which the Weimar Republic was blamed for everything that happened as a result. This then caused a lack of trust and the German people began to question their government during the period of hyperinflation and economic crisis. The Garman people found the Nazis and slowly elected them into government. Hitler took advantage of Germany while it was vulnerable and succeeded using clever tactics. For the German people it was certain that there was no way to overcome the events that occurred, which ultimately led to the collapse of Weimar.