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  • Defeat in WWI
  • Treaty of Versailles
  • Economic Problems
  • Fighting Factions
  • Rise/Fall of Hitler
  • Fall of the Soviet Union
  • Idiosyncratic
  • No Singular Cause
  • Not able to Generalize
  • All apply
  • Each have value
  • Other causal factors
  • Certain climate is needed

Democracy and Authoritarianism in Germany

Authoritarian Regime 1871-1918

Conclusion

History of Germany's Tumultuous Regime Changes

(A.K.A Era of the Mustaches)

Germany in the Present

Democratically elected federal republic

Administrative Divisions: 16 Länder(states)

Executive Branch: Chancellor (head of government)President (head of state, ceremonial)

Selection of Executive: Selected by Bundestag

Legislative Branch: Bicameral:Lower chamber Bundestag members elected by mixed system of districts, proportional representation

Upper chamber Bundesrat members selected by Länder

Political Party System Multiparty, with frequent coalitions

Main parties: CDU (center- right), SPD (center- left), Greens (left), Liberals (right), Left. Of these, the CDU and the SPD have historically

Questions to Consider

Why did Germany see so many transitions in the 20th century?

Does the German case help us understand why transitions happen more generally, or is it idiosyncratic?

These transitions occurred back and forth in the same country. What are this fact's implications for theories about why regime change happens?

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