Despite the Weimar Republic lasting fourteen years some historians viewed it as merely an interlude between imperial and Nazi Germany, and believe that it was doomed from the outset. It had been described as a 'republic without republicans', which to have been introduced immediately after the war was 'a gamble standing virtually no chance of success'. There are many factors that have drawn them to this conclusion, primarily the long-term weaknesses it faced. These included …
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…shortages and inflation were war induced. The government did undoubtedly make some unwise decisions such as focussing so much on the fear of a communist uprising and ignoring the long term damage they would cause by using those from the right. But this was really 'fuel to the fire' which was already out of control with so little support from the people when it needed it most there really did seem to be no hope.