Germany was in a similar position during the Post-WWI period and during the Post-WWII period, because in both time periods the nation was dealing with a struggling economy, demilitarization, and either a loss or reorganization of territory. After WWI, Germany was going through the global economic depression and experiencing hyperinflation, and as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, had a great loss of territory, and went through disarmament. A similar atmosphere existed in Germany after WWII. As a result of the Potsdam Conference in 1945, the nation experienced demilitarization, the economy was struggling due to the widespread industry restrictions, and Germany was split into four. The similarities of these two time periods are obvious when
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The whole foundation of his party was opposition to the Weimer Republic and the Treaty of Versailles. In his Proclamation to the German Nation speech, delivered at the Sportpalast in Berlin, Germany on February 10th of 1933, Hitler addresses the economic issues of the nation. He talks about inflation, referring to it as a crime. He states that with inflation, “a ruinous usury set in”. He continues to discuss his discontent with Germany’s economic standing and the “outrageously exorbitant interest rates”. He even elaborates by pointing out how these economic issues affect the people of Germany, stating that “the peasantry starts to become impoverished”. This speech by Hitler further emphasizes the previously mentioned effects of the struggling economy in Post-WWI Germany, specifically in relation to …show more content…
During both of these periods, Germany dealt with a struggling economy due to the depression and inflation after WWI and due to industry restrictions after WWII, territorial issues, specifically loss of territory after WWI and the division of territory after WWII, and demilitarization. During Post-WWI these obstacles are a result of the Treaty of Versailles, and during Post- WWII they are a result of the Potsdam Conference. The similarities between these two time periods are exemplified through the events which occurred, and through primary sources, like Adolf Hitler’s Proclamation to the German Nation, delivered at the Sportpalast in Berlin, Germany in February of 1933, and Joseph Stalin’s Victory Speech Broadcast from Moscow from May of
The whole foundation of his party was opposition to the Weimer Republic and the Treaty of Versailles. In his Proclamation to the German Nation speech, delivered at the Sportpalast in Berlin, Germany on February 10th of 1933, Hitler addresses the economic issues of the nation. He talks about inflation, referring to it as a crime. He states that with inflation, “a ruinous usury set in”. He continues to discuss his discontent with Germany’s economic standing and the “outrageously exorbitant interest rates”. He even elaborates by pointing out how these economic issues affect the people of Germany, stating that “the peasantry starts to become impoverished”. This speech by Hitler further emphasizes the previously mentioned effects of the struggling economy in Post-WWI Germany, specifically in relation to …show more content…
During both of these periods, Germany dealt with a struggling economy due to the depression and inflation after WWI and due to industry restrictions after WWII, territorial issues, specifically loss of territory after WWI and the division of territory after WWII, and demilitarization. During Post-WWI these obstacles are a result of the Treaty of Versailles, and during Post- WWII they are a result of the Potsdam Conference. The similarities between these two time periods are exemplified through the events which occurred, and through primary sources, like Adolf Hitler’s Proclamation to the German Nation, delivered at the Sportpalast in Berlin, Germany in February of 1933, and Joseph Stalin’s Victory Speech Broadcast from Moscow from May of