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However, the Weimar Republic was still not incredibly popular and the populus was still upset over the Treaty of Versailles. Meanwhile, the National Socialist German Workers ' Party, or Nazi party was growing, focusing on issues such as, “the union of all Germans within a greater Germany, repeal of the Treaties of Versailles and St.Germain, establishment of colonies for Germany’s surplus population, exclusion of Jews from citizenship”. The party had fallen under control of a man named Adolf Hitler and in November of 1923, the party attempted a coup d 'état and failed. Hitler was sentenced to jail for five years but ultimately only served one; none the less, the party continued to grow and gain support. When the Great Depression hit Germany, the Weimar Republic lost even more support while the Nazi’s grew and continued to gain