Who benefited from distrust toward the Weimar Republic?

Correct answer: Anti-Weimar groups and Nazi propagandists

Correct answer: A. Distrust means that people no longer have confidence in a government or political system. In Weimar Germany, dissatisfaction grew because of military defeat, the Treaty of Versailles, economic problems, unemployment and political violence. Groups that opposed the Republic used these feelings to attack parliamentary democracy. Nazi propagandists especially presented the Republic as weak and blamed it for national humiliation and hardship. They offered simple slogans and promises of strong leadership, which helped them attract support. B, C and D are wrong because teachers, farmers’ unions and musicians as separate groups did not generally benefit in the specific political sense asked here. The important point is that organised political opponents converted public anger into propaganda and votes. Memory cue: public distrust can become political capital for opponents.