... used for long-term investments. Although it was seen at the time the Republic was at a stage of relative stability, economic disaster and the death of Stresemann, who had been a key figure for the Republic in 1929, left the Republic destabilized once again. Once the Wall Street Crash occurred, any loyalty had been broken and the Republic was left to suffer its own demise. The Weimar republic was successful for some time but people always felt resentment towards the republic due to the Long-term implications of the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles. The German people didn't want communism, which was the other option so they turned to Nazism, as it was the only alternative. People feared that, since they had established themselves from the lower or skilled working classes and they now had a small stake in the world, economic chaos brought about by Communism ...

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