Political Weakness of Weimar Government

Political Weakness of Weimar Government 

People showed their unhappiness with multiple revolts that added to the instability of Germany.The Government had no choice but to crush them using unemployed soldiers returning from the war. Germany was finding it difficult to pay reparations. Germany was late on several reparation payments as well. As a result France invaded the Ruhr Valley, Germany's industrial heart, to get the coal that was due as reparations. As the French occupied the Ruhr Valley, humiliating the Germans. The workers in Ruhr valley want on strike with the support of the Government. To show their support, the Government printed more money to pay wages to the workers. This only further exacerbated the hyper-inflation.

Children playing with money as it was worthless due to hyper-inflation.(http://alphahistory.com/nazigermany/weimar-germany/)

Opening ceremony of the Weimar Republic.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_(Weimar_Republic)

A crowd of people with a flag.
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/germany/weimarproblemsrev1.shtml)

How did this help Hitler in his rise to power?

Hitler's rise to power was based upon long-term factors - resentment in the German people, the weakness of the Weimar system - which he exploited through propaganda , the terror of his stormtroopers, and the brilliance of his speeches.