June 28th, 1914, is the day that will be remembered as the worst day in history. It was the day that sparked the beginning of World War 1, which was said to be “The War to end all Wars”, however soon proved to be the cause to so much more tragedies in the future. Ending on November 18th, 1918, it caused the death of 17 million people, and so many other tragedies. Back in 1914, on the day of June 28, the archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated by a member of a Serbian terrorist group, the Black Hand. A man named Gavrilo Princip, a member of this group shot and killed Ferdinand, and essentially began a war. But the assassination of Ferdinand did more than just start the First World War. As mentioned before, this was supposed
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This treaty stated that Germany had lost the war, and that they were to blame for everything that happened. The reactions of most Germans during this time affected Germany greatly. Most soldiers were unsatisfied by the way they backed out of the war, and felt like they still had a fighting chance to make a difference, but instead surrendered and sufferer the consequences of defeat. They believed that the army had been cheated on, and Adolf Hitler later phrased this as “The Stab in the back”. The Germans looked for people to blame, and instinctively turned to the Kaiser, while others looked at the new …show more content…
There was a rising rate of unemployment and started economic crisis. Hitler took advantage of this and started National Socialist German Workers ' Party, or Nazi party for short. Hitler had a powerful voice in which he used to persuade people to follow him. In 1924, his Nazy party was not particularly known, and only got 3% of the votes to the Reichstag, however in 1932, the worst times for Germany’s economy, he participated again. He won 33% of the votes, which was the most out of all other parties. By January 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor, the head of the German government. Many Germans did not know any better, as they were simply looking for anyone that might have been able to help and save them, and because of Hitler’s talent for persuasion, the people had believed that they had finally found a savior for their nation. He promised a better life and a new and glorious Germany. The Nazis appealed mostly to those who were unemployed, or young people, and members of the lower middle
This treaty stated that Germany had lost the war, and that they were to blame for everything that happened. The reactions of most Germans during this time affected Germany greatly. Most soldiers were unsatisfied by the way they backed out of the war, and felt like they still had a fighting chance to make a difference, but instead surrendered and sufferer the consequences of defeat. They believed that the army had been cheated on, and Adolf Hitler later phrased this as “The Stab in the back”. The Germans looked for people to blame, and instinctively turned to the Kaiser, while others looked at the new …show more content…
There was a rising rate of unemployment and started economic crisis. Hitler took advantage of this and started National Socialist German Workers ' Party, or Nazi party for short. Hitler had a powerful voice in which he used to persuade people to follow him. In 1924, his Nazy party was not particularly known, and only got 3% of the votes to the Reichstag, however in 1932, the worst times for Germany’s economy, he participated again. He won 33% of the votes, which was the most out of all other parties. By January 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor, the head of the German government. Many Germans did not know any better, as they were simply looking for anyone that might have been able to help and save them, and because of Hitler’s talent for persuasion, the people had believed that they had finally found a savior for their nation. He promised a better life and a new and glorious Germany. The Nazis appealed mostly to those who were unemployed, or young people, and members of the lower middle