After World War I, Germany was left decimated. People were homeless, without work, and their nationalistic pride for Germany was crushed. Through the humiliation, bad economic choices and the unsteady politics, Germany was forced into a state of chaos. The German people were desperate for change, which was the main reason why Hitler’s ideas were so popular. By being able to place the blame on someone else, the German people could regain confidence in themselves.
Humiliation by foreign powers was a main factor in the process of Germany becoming dominated by the Nazi party. This stemmed from the harsh terms in the Treaty of Versailles. Many of the victorious powers felt that Germany was at fault for WWI, so they created terms to prevent other
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Following the war, a Great Depression took place in Germany, filling the country with economical turmoil. The Great Depression was widespread around the world. It started in America, but since many big banking companies had given loans to other countries, they had to withdraw. This left Germany’s already unstable economic platform decimated. “The Great Depression affected all capitalist economies in the world….Businesses closed, unemployment rose and inflation was rampant.” (SAHO, 2011) Hyperinflation contributed to money becoming worthless, even though many citizens were starving to death on the streets. To buy a single loaf of bread sometimes required a wheelbarrow load of marks. “Inflation crept up slowly at first, before accelerating rapidly in late 1922. The exchange rate ballooned from 2,000 marks per dollar to 20,000 to a million and beyond in just a few months, riding on a growing wave of economic panic and mistrust.” (Mashable, Hyperinflation) This negatively affected most of the German population, apart from people who had loads of debt. They became increasingly more desperate for change, and therefore many resorted to supporting Hitler’s nationalistic and anti-semitic viewpoints. As Hitler gained more control, the citizens saw a positive difference in employment numbers and they were hungry for his powerful
The Great Depression was among the most important factors in creating the climate that allowed for Hitler’s rise to power, and his eventual beginning of World War II. The Great Depression, in addition to losing World War I, created a German populace that was humiliated. This allowed Hitler, with his soaring nationalist rhetoric, to take win a large share of the electorate in the early 1930’s. This is because Hitler appealed to their humiliation and promised to restore Germany to his past glory. Thus, the Great Depression was absolutely essential in making Germany into an aggressor. However, it was unimpacted by the Treaty of Versailles. In fact, the Great Depression originated in the United States, which did not even sign the Treaty of Versailles. It may not be clear why the Great Depression, which began in and most impacted the United States, caused Germany, and not more negat...
To them, they lost everything and were now forced to sink more into debt to repay their debts. In Germany, they were in a state of political uncertainty as the population did not want a government that led them to defeat. Also, the citizens were facing economic struggles due to the Treaty of Versailles because they were forced to keep printing money, resulting in hyperinflation. However, the whole world would soon face financial struggles after the stock market crash in 1929. This led to a period known as the Great Depression that sent the entire world into a state of economic uneasiness as factories were forced to shut down, resulting in the loss of jobs, which in turn led to people going hungry.
The German government ordered passive resistance but workers needed to be paid. The government printed money and hyperinflation set in. During this crisis in Germany, caused indirectly by the Treaty, when Hitler tried to seize power he was unsupported. Therefore the Treaty of Versailles, on its own, was not a reason why Hitler rose to power. After 1929, the Great Depression acted as a catalyst, igniting the German people's anger for the Treaty of Versailles and it then became a factor in Hitler's rise to power.
The occurrence of the Great Depression was an inevitable economic disaster that was caused by a variety of reasons and events that happened in the U.S. and across the world. The lack of diversification was one of the main causes of the Great Depression as the dependence on only certain industries like the automobile industry began years before; and because of the prolonged success of such industries, their demise could not have been predicted. World War I was an event that had a major impact on the Great Depression because of the complexity of the international debt owed to the U.S, and the decline of international trade. In addition, the failure of the bank system and the reckless investments that banks, businesses and the American public made contributed to the manifestation of the Great Depression.
To the nations rescue, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected and provided many alternative solutions for the repair of America. Roosevelt supplied hundreds of thousands with jobs. He also had acts passed that saved banks and found solutions to protect American jobs. The beginning of World War II marked the ultimate end of the depression.
Many adolescents, In the Great Depression, received the full affects and suffered. Some were left hungry, impoverished, and hopeless, how are adolescents today compared? The 30’s were a time of great distress for many Americans. Events such as the stock market crash, an economy suffering from being inflated, overuse of credit, a farming crisis, and other events led America to the economic downfall known as the Great Depression. During the great depression, the unemployment was high, the wages were low, lines stretched around the city for food, families that lost their house had to live in makeshift homes in communities called hoovervilles, and children had to stop school to work for money. Teens effected by the Great Depression worked hard for low wages to try to put food on their family’s table. Today, teens are gluttonous and live a very care free life style with financial stability of their families. As you can see adolescents in the Great Depression differ much from today.
After the terrible causes of World War I, Germany was stuck in the ruins. They were still trying to rebuild and recover from the war. The Treaty of Versailles, along with the Great Depression severely affected Germany. The unemployment lines increased, and food was scarce. Money was a huge hassle too, the factories were all closed and the savings were completely wiped out. Due to all these economic is what made Hitler’s rise to p...
...After we consider all these points mentioned we begin to see how everything worked and connected to form one huge disaster for Germany. We start to see how all these things played a part, the reparations led to unemployment that led to no money that led to overprinting of money. How the huge consequence of the reparations led to the unsuccessful paying of it leading to the French invasion of the Ruhr which led to strikes and therefore no products to trade with. How the unstable Weimar government led to extremist parties that damaged the economy further and brought inflation to its highest. The effects were probably the worst, the starvation coupled with the disease epidemic that killed people off and the worthless tonnes of paper notes roaming around the nation. It all in all was a very bad time in Germany one that they always found it hard to recover from.
Severe economic problems arose in Germany essentially due to the punitive provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. “The German government began to print money to pay its bills.” (McKay, 872). In order to make up for the massive debt and reparations connected to the Treaty of Versailles, the government started to print loads of money. The influx of money across Germany due to newly printed bills caused prices to rise. Money became rather worthless with an abundance of it, which hurt many people’s incomes. Hyperinflation soon occurred, which put the economy in a weak position and further contributed to the downfall of the Weimar Republic.
Unemployment rose to 25%, no less than fifty percent of school children were undernourished and annual meat consumption fell from 52kg to 26kg per person. In general, the German standard of living has decreased dramatically. The terms of the hated treaty angered and frustrated people. Hitler, intensely detesting the November criminals1, promised to build a powerful nation, the German public, in a state of disillusionment, responded positively to this claim and began to support the Nazi Party. Hitler’s ability to take advantage of the Treaty of Versailles and the hardship that it brought to the German nation contributed to Hitler’s rise to power and the collapse of the Weimar Republic.
...itory. Germany was left weak in every aspect. The people of Germany were left emotionally disconnected, which was why Adolf Hitler was able to easily preach his ideas. The unjust treatment towards Germany was a cause of World War II. This was something far worse than World War I, which was unimaginable at the time.
In 1920 Germany’s economy began to fail. After WWI, Germany was being blamed for everything that went wrong in the war. The Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany’s army was restricted to 100,000 men, they were to pay 132 billion in damages from the war, and they could have no air force. Germany was in a depression. Hitler became the hero; he promised the German people financial stability and his promise came true. Germany was finally out of their depression and working great, thanks to Adolf Hitler. Hitler was loved by many, he had saved Germany, and he was greatly admired by Germans nationwide. However, many events lead up to him becoming a villain, and basically ruining the world in the 1930’s.
The Wall Street Crash and The Great Depression When the stock market collapsed on Wall Street on Tuesday, October 29, 1929, it sent financial markets worldwide into a tailspin with disastrous effects of the sand. The German economy was especially vulnerable since It was built out of foreign capital, mostly loans from America and was dependent on foreign trade. When those loans suddenly came due and when the world market for German exports dried up, the well oiled German industrial machinery quickly ground to a halt. As production levels fell, German workers were laid off. Along with this, banks failed throughout Germany.
First the War caused The Treaty of Versailles which placed an unfair agreements against Germany. Shortly after the treaty was signed the German government was in a state of chaos until the Weimar system was introduced into Germany, which was in place for a little over a decade and the system had great success even after the Hyperinflation and Depression happened in Germany. The German people were in need of a type of savior after the many bad events, then Hitler came in promising to re-instil power in the German people and their nation, the Nazi party gained more votes due to Hitler giving the German people a sense of
The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downfall in the history of the United Sates. No event has yet to rival The Great Depression to the present day today although we have had recessions in the past, and some economic panics, fears. Thankfully the United States of America has had its shares of experiences from the foundation of this country and throughout its growth many economic crises have occurred. In the United States, the Great Depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors ("The Great Depression."). In turn from this single tragic event, numerous amounts of chain reactions occurred.