Becki Wittman Before World War I, Germany had territories all over Europe, wealth, influence, and a powerful military. They lost all of this and their dignity after the war, due to the Treaty of Versailles. Once Germany was torn down by other European countries, they were bitter and even vengeful. They had no pride or trust in their nation, until they were inspired by someone to fight for it. Adolf Hitler rallied his country together against the rest of the world. Consequently, this build tensions and helped to set up World War II. In the Franco-Prussian war, Germany had won a territory from France called Alsace Lorraine. They also had a portion of East Prussia and one from Denmark. They had the entire Polish Corridor under their control
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Germany blamed the Allies for their problems as well, but obviously were powerless to do anything about it. They needed a scapegoat of their own, that they could control, blame, and torture. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party came to power by restoring pride and respect in Germany (Doc 7) and blaming the Jews for everything that went wrong. The Germans were angry and needed a leader and a target. Hitler suggested that they could only restore their power by blood and by cutting the hand around their throats (Doc 2). He convinced them to turn their humiliation into revenge. This new sense of nationalism was the start of the tensions that would inspire World War II. Once Germany took back Poland, they were seemingly unstoppable. The Treaty of Versailles destroyed Germany, but gave them enough reason to build themselves back up, with help from the Nazi party. A country that once was full of wealth, military, and territory was robbed of everything that gave them power. They demanded to have their power and influence back, and when they were met with nothing changing, they decided to change it themselves. The Versailles treaty broke Germany, and Germany used their own broken shards to cut to the rest of Europe in World War
Germany blamed the Allies for their problems as well, but obviously were powerless to do anything about it. They needed a scapegoat of their own, that they could control, blame, and torture. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party came to power by restoring pride and respect in Germany (Doc 7) and blaming the Jews for everything that went wrong. The Germans were angry and needed a leader and a target. Hitler suggested that they could only restore their power by blood and by cutting the hand around their throats (Doc 2). He convinced them to turn their humiliation into revenge. This new sense of nationalism was the start of the tensions that would inspire World War II. Once Germany took back Poland, they were seemingly unstoppable. The Treaty of Versailles destroyed Germany, but gave them enough reason to build themselves back up, with help from the Nazi party. A country that once was full of wealth, military, and territory was robbed of everything that gave them power. They demanded to have their power and influence back, and when they were met with nothing changing, they decided to change it themselves. The Versailles treaty broke Germany, and Germany used their own broken shards to cut to the rest of Europe in World War