The period following the First World War was very politically unstable. Many different types of governments, such as fascism and communism, were springing up all over Europe. Germany is a country particularly faced with this political fluctuation. After the war, Germany was forced to adopt a democracy known as the Weimar Republic, but this government quickly collapsed and Hitler's fascism took over. Various factors contributed to the fall of the Weimar Republic, but the three main factors were the lack of popular support for the government, the lack of efficiency and internal organization, and competition from other more conservative parties such as the Nazis. The first major reason why the Weimar Republic failed was that it was extremely ineffective and did not have clear goals set within the government. All the different ideas coming from the parties of the republic created a situation in which the German people were receiving very unclear and vague messages. This problem is visible in the struggle between the German Democratic Party and the Communist Party. Troeltsch, theologian and leader of the German Democratic Party declared: "Development will not stop with democracy, and a 'dictatorship of the proletariat' will take the form of terrorist domination by a minority" (Doc 1). This claim is only partially reliable, because Troeltsch was a politician and would benefit from exaggerating what would happen if the opposing party took control. The view of Clara Zetkin, a member of the Communist Party, is exactly the opposite of this idea. When she explains that the only way for Germany to truly get rid of the monarchy is to provoke an uprising of the proletariat, we can see that she is clearly adhering to communist policies. (Doc 3)....... middle of paper ......racy of his arsenal. We will become members of the Reichstag so that the Weimar ideology itself will help us destroy it. » (Doc 7) This shows another Nazi member speaking about the conservative ideas and military forces that made the party tough competition for the republic. Even the Communist Party encouraged militarization, and they were on opposite ends of the spectrum. This can be seen in George Grosz's political cartoon, depicting a large communist military force. (Doc 5). This proves that overall, conservative values ​​were quite popular and gave the Weimar Republic plenty to follow. Germany's Weimar Republic eventually collapsed and gave way to the Nazi regime due to lack of popular support, lack of party organization, and having to compete with other forms of stronger government..