Near the start of the twentieth century, the first world began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. World War I was the war known for the killing of people both on and off the battlefield, as well as trench warfare. Because of these two reasons, the war was the result of millions of deaths from both the Central and Allied powers. This was taken into consideration when the Treaty of Versailles was drawn up. Under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was required to pay reparations which costed them billions of dollars. The treaty also placed a limit on the German military, as they were only allowed to have 100,000 soldiers, 6 battleships, and no air force or U-boats. At the End of the War, it was when the Weimer Republic …show more content…
came to power in Germany as the first Democratic gov’t Germany has had. However, when the republic was in power, it was unstable due to the multiple political parties and the beliefs they hold, such as the Communist and National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi), but pro-republic people still attempted to instill the ideas of the republic into the people through the use of writings. One of the problems of the Weimar Republic was the amplitude of political parties that were represented in the gov’t. For example, the Communist Party rallied against democracy, including the Weimer Republic. Clara Zetkin, a representative member of the Reichstag, is against the republic as she says that it is the cause of “bloody class terror” since democracy allowed industrialists to dictate over the bourgeoisie or to exploit them as well (Doc. 2). Clara Zetkin as a member of the Communist Party, believed that a nation should be ruled by the working class, and for everyone to be equal. Thus, she would be against the ideals that the Weimer Republic represent, since it promotes capitalism, which would continue the exploitation of workers. Furthermore, the communist party used propaganda, and political cartoon. For instance, the artist, George Grosz created a collection of propaganda images promoting communism in the Weimer Republic, leading to the spread of the communist ideas going against the republic (Doc. 3). One of his works had the chant “Arise, you wretched of the earth”, as is also depicted the soldiers on the side of the communist, promoting their communist ideas (Doc. 3). Political cartoons such as ones made by Grosz, helped the spread of communist ideas throughout Germany. World War I had caused a depression in many countries, including in Germany leading to the unemployment crisis. Communist ideas appealed to many of the lower class because under communism, all people would have a job, ending their unemployment issues. Another party, the Nazi, also had ideals that went against the Republic. For example, Adolf Hitler says that if all the German people were to see the ideology of the Nazi, then the German State would be a world power, rather than the struggling country it is at the time (Doc. 8). Hitler is saying this since he believes in fascism. As a fascist, he would oppose democracy, such as the Weimer Republic. He also blamed the Weimer Republic for signing the Treaty of Versailles as he says that it caused the problems that Germany was in, fueling his distaste for the current gov’t. Also, Joseph Goebbels, a Nazi party member, like Hitler, opposed the republic, and said that the people should “use all legal means to revolutionize” Germany (Doc. 5). The reason that he would say this is because he was a Nazi propagandist, so he would be bias in what he says since he was making a speech to other Nazi Party members. His job as a propagandist was to promote Nazi ideals, so he would have to speak well of the Nazi party, as well as speak out against the republic. Although communist and Nazi ideas had spread throughout Germany, some democratic ideas were too.
For example, Ernst Troeltsch, the leader of the German Democratic Party published in a magazine of public affairs, that said that democracy would be inevitable due to the current situation of Germany and that as Germans, they should secure the democracy internally along democratic ideals (Doc. 1). The reason why he might have said this is because he is a leader of the German Democratic Party, and it would be his responsibility to spread positive ideology about the republic. Another reason might have been to counter the opposing views, which is why Troeltsch published it a magazine of public affairs, to spread the democratic ideals. Furthermore, Carl von Ossietzky says that the real threat of Germany is the lack of “ideas in the concept of the German Republic” as well as the people not fulling believing in the gov’t to be a real threat to Germany as well (Doc. 4). This shows how he supports the current gov’t since he believes that the people of Germany are risking their nation with the lack of faith in their gov’t. In addition, Heinrich Mann shows his anti-Nazi views in his writing “The German Decision”, such as saying that the Nazi were deceiving the German people and taking advantage of the current economic situations that the people were in (Doc.
7). The many parties in the Reichstag, represented and spread many of their own ideals that opposed the Weimer Republic and democracy. The Communist showed that the working class would be exploited under the republic and used propaganda to spread their ideas. The Nazi party also told the people that under their rule, Germany would become a world power. The supporters of the republic had also refuted these topics, saying that the Nazi are taking advantage of the people struggling. All in all, parties like the Communist and Nazi Party contributed to the instability of the Weimer Republic.
World War I, also referred to as the Great War, was global conflict among the greatest Western powers and beyond. From 1914-1918, this turf war swept across rivaling nations, intensifying oppositions and battling until victory was declared. World War I was immediately triggered by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, however several long-term causes also contributed. The growing development of militarism, the eruption of powerful alliances, as well as the spread of imperialism, and a deepening sense of nationalism, significantly promoted to the outbreak of the Great War.
“War is unorganized murder, and nothing else” (Harry Patch). In World War 1, which was first called the Great War, there were many causes of the war breaking out. The Great War started August 1st 1914 days later after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia, when they visited Bosnia. Many soldiers went to war for no reason but to fight for their country. The Great War was not only affected by the soldiers, but also by the civilians as well. Women replaced men in factories, offices, and shops while the men were at war so that everything would be working smoothly. The main underlying causes of World War 1 were the alliances and imperialism in Europe.
World War 1 was a deadly battle with millions dead, but do you ever wonder what caused world war 2? There are many causes for world war 2, but the item that caused an impact on the war the Treaty of Versailles. World war 1 started on August 1914 and ended on November 1918 it lasted for 4 years and 3 months. World War 2 lasted for 6 years with even more people dead and injured. So how did the versailles treaty help cause world war 2. The treaty of versailles punished Germany too harshly in four key ways: Territorial losses, showing how Germany is weak, and vulnerable, making the Germans pay, and the germans also wanted to destroy the treaty.
In 1914, with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife from Austro-Hungarian Empire caused an enormous war called World War I, that killed and injured about thirty million lives. It also destroyed the economy later on. World War I changed combat tactics in a whole new way, where people would die in a blink of an eye. Commanders and soldiers did not know about the capabilities of their new arsenals. The new industrialized developed weapons devastated the battlefield with blood, mountain of corpses, and small craters. Some of the weapons that were used were machine guns, poison gas, mortars, and tanks. Soldiers described the battlefield as a nightmare. This was the start of a new era arising through warfare. A very dangerous way to bring great change to the world but was not intended. World War I brought great changes to the world but, considering the countless deaths, it was the worst war ever, an inhumane war.
Sister Claire Evelyn Trestrail was the eldest of five being born on the 10th of December, 1877 in Clare, South Australia. Trestrail served in the First World War as a nurse following in her mother’s footsteps who was a trained nurse, Acting Matron of King Edward Hospital in Perth and also had involvement within the Red Cross and the Saint John’s Ambulance Services. Trestrail’s younger siblings also had involvement within the First World War with her two younger brothers; John Henry and Amarald Glen, serving in the royal Flying Corps and respectively, 1 Machine Battalion. Amarald was also presented with a Military Medal for Gallantry at Villaret. Sister Ella also served as a nurse, got married, but tragically returned as an amputee. It was only her youngest sister Amy who did not serve during the war.
Prior to the Nazi takeover of Germany, the nation had been suffering deeply. An economic depression, large-scale unemployment, and the shame of losing World War I had put Germany in a dark place. The Nazi’s were incredibly aware of this, and their propaganda at the time reflected a need to reunite the German people. Propaganda appealed to national pride, and putting ones country before themselves. Of course, a strong united people needed a leader that was just as strong, and the “myth of Hitler” would create that leader. Slogans like “One People, one Fuhrer, one Reich!” promoted national unity, and a Wochenspruch from February 1938 states, “The greatest of all sacrifices is to give one’s life to preserve the existence of the community.” Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will comes from this time period and helps form the mythological image of Hitler. Propaganda also focused on the good the Nazi party was doing. It discussed how well the Nazi welfare system was working, newsreels showed happy German people enjoying the benefits of the Nazi regime.
The Main Opposition to the Nazi Regime Introduction - An introduction to an answer for this type of question should consist of some background information, mainly about the strength and the fear factor of the Nazi’s. Including details of how the German people were the main opposition to the Nazi regime and not any specific group. Moving on to say how there were many reasons why the Nazi’s didn’t face more opposition but not stating them yet. This section of the essay would start to delve into what was the main opposition to the Nazi regime. The people.
The first World War is recorded down as one of the “deadliest conflict in human history”. With over 16 million dead, it was one of the first wars with a high amount of casualties. However, the one that tops the list with around 60 million deaths was World War II. What caused such a large scale war to happen in the first place? Seven and a half months after World War I, a treaty was signed between the victorious countries, Great Britain, France, United States, and Germany (Overview). It was created with the intention to create peace Europe and ensure that another war like World War I doesn’t happen again. However, the peace was short lived before the second World War engulfed Europe and the rest of the world in a brutal bloodshed. Instead of lasting peace, the Treaty of Versailles contributed greatly to the cause of World War II as it caused humiliation and anger within Germany. The pent up emotions eventually led to the rise of the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler, who were angered by their loss in territory, military restrictions, economic reparations, and the war guilt clause.
However, the consensus view of Carsten and similar historians writing at the time is that the far-left were not as politically strong as first thought, so consequently there was a lack of any serious opposition to the established order and in turn they were allowed to have more independence and self-determination in implementing Germany’s first republic. So the social basis for a constitutional government in Germany is a lot more widespread than previously thought. Furthermore, the apprehensiveness of the social democrats can be interpreted in terms of distrusting the unstructured mass movements that existed in the pressing post-war years, and placing their trust in the old elites. However, works such as Feldman’s, ‘The Great Disorder’. The German inflation 1914 – 1924’ argue that the perspective representative potential of soldiers and workers unions and councils were in fact decisively contentious.
The War of 1812 was a military conflict, lasting for two and a half years, fought by the United States of America against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, its North American colonies and its Native American allies. Seen by the United States and Canada as a war in its own right, it is frequently seen in Europe as a theatre of the Napoleonic Wars, as it was caused by issues related to that war (especially the Continental System). The war resolved many issues which remained from the American Revolutionary War but involved no boundary changes. The United States declared war on June 18, 1812, for several reasons, including trade restrictions brought about by the British war with France, the impressment of US merchant sailors into
During the 1910’s decade, a famous and well known war began to take place. This war is World War I, also known as the Great War. Although the war had been going on since 1914, the United States didn’t officially enter the war until April 6, 1917. But before all of that, there were some details that led up to all this commotion. During this decade there were two presidents, William Howard Taft (1909-1913), and Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921). 1910’s was a decade of tension throughout the world. In America, the decade began with an intense election between Democrat Woodrow Wilson, Republican Taft, Progressive Roosevelt, and the Socialist Eugene Debs. Since the Republican voters split between Taft and Roosevelt, Wilson won 42 percent of the
The world created after the Great War, and especially during the Great Depression, was one of economic depression and political instability. People were looking for radical solutions to these radical problems, and many began to believe that the answer could be found in ideology. During the interwar years, nationalism was still extremely prevalent throughout the world as colonies sought independence, successor states struggled to establish legitimate governments, mandates were created, and Zionism moved into the Middle East. North America’s goal was the spread of democracy, but many people held the capitalist economy associated with democracy responsible for the Great Depression. In the relatively strong countries, governments eventually stepped in to provide relief for their citizens, shifting many democratic governments decidedly toward socialism. In the weaker countries, however, the military took
What was the underlying cause of World War 1? In the late 19th century leaders of Europe believed that by creating a balance of power, which means no one can over dominate each other, they could eliminate the thought of war happening.But Otto von Bismarck disliked the idea of having the same amount of power as Russia and France. Von Bismarck decided to create an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy. After trying to reassure Russia and England, in 1890, France, Russia, and Great Britain formed their own entente, or agreement. With all the tension in and between countries, some ethnic groups in the Balkans revolted. This region was known as a “powder keg”. All it needed was a spark to set it off,
Throughout history, there have been several conflicts that have disturbed the peace in various areas. One of these gruesome events happens to be World War I, which was evoked by many different causes. The most significant and immediate causes of this catastrophe was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie. Numerous nations were involved in this war, and two examples of opposing forces are Germany and Russia. World War I was resolved to an extent with the Treaty of Versailles, but it was not entirely settled. This is clear because World War II was a result of World War I.
The First World War was expected to be short, with a quick triumph on either side. On the contrary, the war caused a giant massacre to all the countries involved, and lasted for four years. Also against the expectations of political leaders and military commanders new techniques of fighting were used, as well as new weapons (for example the chloric gas, tanks and aircrafts). Due to all this, 13 million people were killed, of which 2 million were Germans, 1.75 million Russians, 1.5 million Frenchmen, 1 million British and 0.5 million Italians. But death was just one of the worst consequences of the First World War.