... too many small political parties in the Reichstag and they took too much time arguing. Another problem was that the German people were not used to voting and didn't have a clue of how to go about it. Germany definitely faced huge problems during the depression. Germany had been known to many of its inhabitants as an economic success for 50 years. When unemployment figures began to increase along with poverty people saw that their country was 'going down the drain'. The Weimar government didn't know what to do and failed to pull the country out of the depression. The government knew that they could not print money as they had done in 1923-this would cause inflation. Instead they raised taxes, which would not please anyone, especially businessmen who had just seen their businesses destroyed and their income fall, and could hardly afford essentials like food or clothing. They also ...

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