It could be argued from one’s perspective that the Treaty of Versailles was the main significant force responsible for the political and economic collapse of stability in Weimar Germany. Furthermore another angle of this debate could blame alternative factors for political and economic stability between the years 1919-23 such as the forming of coalition governments causing political instability and the famous Occupation of the Ruhr causing so called economic instability.

Firstly it could be argued that the Treaty of Versailles was the leading factor which caused political instability. A significant element of the Treaty of Versailles which was known as Article 231 stated Germany must admit to starting WW1. This angered the German people. Despite at that moment in time German people united against article 231 and were a collective unit by the time 6 months had passed it was a completely different set of events. The Reichstag were issued an ultimatum to sign the Treaty (all of its terms) or be bombed. Germany understandably had no choice but to sign it. However the government felt no need to explain the Ultimatum to the public which made the public think the government were corrupt which developed the well known “stab in the back” theory. The people felt a sense of betrayal from the politicians which severely threatened the existence and support of the Weimar government, which suggest that it is fairly accurate to assume the Treaty of Versailles was mainly responsible for political instability during 1919-23.

Furthermore despite the fact the Treaty of Versailles arguably caused some political instability it could also be heavily argued that the practice of coalition governments was the main driving force towards political instability. One of the main examples which can be used to suggest that forming of coalitions were mainly responsible for political