ld. The Nazis were a strong party without doubt, but no one could have imagined they would plunge Germany, and so many other lives in such a traumatic catastrophe. “Nazi strength was the most important reason for hitler’s rise to power” to what extent do you agree with this statement? 800-1000 words deadline: 15May
When Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, people thought he was just the leader of another party, soon to be overthrown. What they didn’t expect was a totalitarian ruler who turned their lives 180 degrees around and made Germany the center and origin of the greatest war ever to be fought. The world wasn’t entirely prepared for what he had to bring and certainly underestimated the power and effect he had on his …show more content…
Most of the public had still not gotten the fact that the Kaiser had failed in leading them to victory, that Germany had lost, when the new system was introduced as a replacement of the old one. People hated the Weimar because it was based on an idea the allies created, which was an insult to a lot of the public as they did not believe Germany had deserved to lose the Great War. The Weimar Republic’s inability to get them out of crisis during the post war period worsened the image of the Republic, as they were unable to solve the most immediate issues at that time. Unemployment was at an all time high, the general strike in protest against the French in 1920 completely destabilized its economy, and later lead to hyperinflation when the government started printing bank notes to pay its debts. Hyperinflation affected all the classes in Germany, with the middle and higher class suffering the most in particular, their savings reduced to such an amount it was worth virtually nothing. Although Gustav Stresemann was able to solve the economic crisis at the end, it was clear that hyperinflation had done great political damage to the government. They lost the support of the middle class, and at the same time made the right wing policies look more appealing than
When Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, people thought he was just the leader of another party, soon to be overthrown. What they didn’t expect was a totalitarian ruler who turned their lives 180 degrees around and made Germany the center and origin of the greatest war ever to be fought. The world wasn’t entirely prepared for what he had to bring and certainly underestimated the power and effect he had on his …show more content…
Most of the public had still not gotten the fact that the Kaiser had failed in leading them to victory, that Germany had lost, when the new system was introduced as a replacement of the old one. People hated the Weimar because it was based on an idea the allies created, which was an insult to a lot of the public as they did not believe Germany had deserved to lose the Great War. The Weimar Republic’s inability to get them out of crisis during the post war period worsened the image of the Republic, as they were unable to solve the most immediate issues at that time. Unemployment was at an all time high, the general strike in protest against the French in 1920 completely destabilized its economy, and later lead to hyperinflation when the government started printing bank notes to pay its debts. Hyperinflation affected all the classes in Germany, with the middle and higher class suffering the most in particular, their savings reduced to such an amount it was worth virtually nothing. Although Gustav Stresemann was able to solve the economic crisis at the end, it was clear that hyperinflation had done great political damage to the government. They lost the support of the middle class, and at the same time made the right wing policies look more appealing than