How did the Weimar democracy manage to survive its early problems by 1924?

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How did the weimer republic survive its early problems?
- Other factors
  - despite hyperinflation workers didn't suffer as much than they did when there was mass unemplyment
  - German resentment was channeled more to the french than the republic
  - Although there was distress and disillusionment in 1923, hatred for the republic had not yet reached critical
- the weaknesses of weimars opponeents
  - the Failure of the left was because...
    - Most German workers supported the spd who were opposed to revolution
    - Extreme socialists were divided eg. communists and socialists
    - The army and freikorps willing to take strong actions against left wing threats
    - The judiciary passed harsh sentences on left wing activists
    - Left wing attempts wwere badly planned and poorly oprgansised
  - Failure of the right was because ...
    - Nazis had little support in 1923
    - Kapp putsch had quickly collapsed
    - Right wing radicals rarely did well in the elections
    - Right wing groups weren't united
- Actions of stresemann
  - Called off passive resistance in the ruhr
  - promised to resume reparation payments
  - August 1923 government led by Gustav Stresemann leader of DVP
  - Set in motion plans to introduce new currency
- Weimar republic support
  - The fact that it survived the 1923 crisis suggests a sign of political strength
  - Given that both right and left extremists lacked support there was no clear alternative to the republic
- The actions of Ebert
  - Called in the army and freikorps against spartacists 1919
    - And did the same thing whenever the communists threatened the republic in 1920
  - used artical 48 to rule during the munich putsch

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How did the Weimar democracy manage to survive its early problems by 1924?

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