I never knew that countries who had a monarchy and the people became dissatisfied and wanted a change created the possibility for a different type of ruler.

The Weimar Republic was similar to the United States, as it had a president and parliamentary system that was after 1918. When you read different accounts of what happened during this time, you realize the similarities to today.

We live in an age of information and can learn to move forward when we encounter the similarities of the past that took away so many lives.