The Weimar Republic was the democratic government that controlled Germany's politics during 1919 to 1933; its greatest achievement was the partial recovery of Germany's inflation problems after WWI, but other major problems such as the effects of Article 48, the inevitable Great Depression and the fact that it was created by the Treaty of Versailles led Weimar Republic to its end.
Article 48 stated that the President of Germany is enabled to gain full control over the German army regardless of the Reichstag's (the German Parliament) power in extreme situations. …
