Essay On The Effects Of World Wars On Germany

Germany and the Outcome of the World Wars. The outcomes of World War One and World War Two had profound and lasting effects on Germany. Germany’s defeats in World Wars had effects on the governmental structure, Germany’s place in the world, and geography and demographics. The suffering and unrest of the German people at the end of World War One untialmatley lead to the uprisings of the Nazi party and World War Two. The Outcomes of the war were different but both presented the German people with significant problems. The greatest amount of change came to Germany’s political structure with the abdication of the Kaiser. As William II fled Germany the SPD, Center and Liberal parties took over and turned Germany into a full-scale democracy. The SPD and Center part had been the opposition parties to the Second Reich. In 1919 a national assembly was held in Weimar where a new constitution for the German Reich was written. Weimar was associated with German High culture and the enlightenment. The seats in the republic were based on proportion so all the different political views were represented The new government was known as the Weimar republic. Unfortunately the Weimar republic was met with …show more content…
Most importantly, World War One did not destroyed German. At the end of World War Two most cities in Germany had been bombed and reduced to ruins. The Volk Nationalism that carried throughout both wars was finally broken by the destruction and loss. The moral of the people was broken, where as the First World War brought anger. The other vast difference was the loss of life. An estimated 10 million died in world war one; there was an estimated 60 million in World War Two. Germany had to rebuild the entire country after WWII in comparison to the governmental and economical rebuild that was needed after the First World