Summary 2 - The problems with coalition government

Question 1

Give two problems with coalition governments during the Weimar Republic?

Answer 1

• Many of the coalitions were unstable , if the governing parties disagreed regarding certain issues then the coalition would fall.
• As political extremism grew and more parties became anti-democratic and anti-Republic, centre parties found it more difficult to increasingly difficult to reach an agreement with various parties to create a government.

Question 2

How many different coalition governments were formed between February 1919 and November 1923?

Answer 2

10