What defect in the Weimar Constitution did Hitler exploit to subvert it?
The Weimar Constitution had three inherent defects (i) It was based on proportional representation, which made achieving a majority by one party virtually impossible. Only coalition governments ruled. (ii) Existence of Article 48 in the constitution, which gave the President the power to impose emergency suspend civil rights and rule by decree. (iii) Due to 20 different coalition governments being formed, people lost confidence in the democratic Parliamentary system, as it offered no solutions to their problems.Hitler exploited these defects to subvert the Weimar Constitution and establish a dictatorship through the Enabling Act of 1933.Hope it Helps!!
Tell me everything you know about Great Britian in World War 1?
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How did England become a democracy from a monarchy?
In 1215, King John was forced by the nobles to sign Magna Carta, which placed limits on the king's power and demanded that he seek the consent of the lesser noblemen over whom he governed before he could tax them. In the early 14th century, the need to consult the noblemen for their consent in an organized fashion had led to the development of a permanent Parliament.In 1649, King Charles I was executed on order of parliament for raising taxes, dissolving parliament for years and starting a civil war. The monarchy was replaced by a republic headed by Oliver Cromwell who proved to be a worse dictator than any King. After Cromwell's death, Charles II (son of the executed monarch) was asked by parliament to become King. In 1685, Charles II died without an heir and his brother, James II, became King. James proved to be as tyrannical as his father, and in 1689 parliament removed him from power and asked Mary II (James’ daughter) and her husband William of Orange to become King and Queen. It was at this point that Britain became a constitutional monarchy as parliament insisted that almost all executive power, including powers over taxation, be given to parliament, leaving the monarch as a figurehead. The final step in Britain’s move to becoming a full constitutional monarchy took place in 1721, under George I, when a single parliamentarian (Robert Walpole) became head of government in the office of First Lord of the Treasury, which later became known as “Prime Minister”. By this time Britain had the largest and most powerful Empire in history and the British people were the freest in the world - sadly they didn't share this freedom with the people of the Empire, which is why it eventurally declined. Finally the democracy came in 1918 with the Representation of the People Act which saw the size of the electorate triple from 7.7 million to 21.4 million. Prior to the passage of this act only 60% of British men had the right to vote and women had no right to vote at all.