Actually, the Weimar Republic was an attempt at a democratic republic that was destine to fail due to economic situations and they tried to fix it via printing currency (what does that sound like?)
I had thought it was communist-oriented as a result of the Treaty of Versailles hitting too hard on Germany...an attempt to keep the monarchists at bay by raising up communist-minded leaders.
Thanks for the feedback. My knowledge of the WWI era and post-WWI is very lacking. It seems that WWII material dominates the airwaves and other media and WWI-era stuff pales in comparison. And the depression-era material is heavily dominated by the left who continually champion Roosevelt and his policies so I don't think they can be trusted regarding German politics. Can you recommend any good books on the topic?