Why was it difficult for the new Weimar government to gain public support?

Because it was formed after war defeat and a harsh treaty

The correct answer is A. The Weimar Republic was established in Germany after the First World War, when Germany had suffered military defeat and the old imperial system had collapsed. The new democratic government was associated in the public mind with the armistice, the Treaty of Versailles, territorial losses, reparations, and other severe post-war conditions. Many Germans therefore blamed the republic for accepting humiliation, even though the government had inherited a crisis it did not create. This made it difficult for the new system to gain trust and stable support.

The republic also faced political conflict, economic difficulties, and attacks from both the revolutionary left and the conservative right. Its birth in defeat gave opponents an opportunity to describe democracy as weak or responsible for national suffering. Germany had not won the war, economic problems did exist, and the parties were certainly not united or satisfied. Hence options B, C, and D contradict the historical context. Option A correctly explains why the Weimar government began with a serious burden of distrust.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Nazism and the Rise of Hitler. Topic: Birth of the Weimar Republic.