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Impact Of Adolf Hitler's Rise To Power

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Adolf Hitler was one of the most infamous dictators in history. He was the leader of the Nazi Party, which rose to power soon after World War 1. His leadership was signifigant in history because of how he was able to take advantage of the economically failing Weimar Republic to take control of Germany, while encouraging nationalism and antisemitism in order to grasp onto the trust of his country. He took neighboring countries and took substantial risks to appeal to German Citizens.
Hitlers Rise to Power
To end WW1, the Treaty of Versailles was created and signed by most countries. This Treaty was made to severly punish Germany. The makers of this Treaty were affected almost catostrophically by the War, so this was a way of “getting them back.” As a consequence, Germany’s terrioty and army was taken, expensive reperations had to be payed, and germany had to take all of the war guilt. They were essentially singled out, and were forced to take all the blame. This crippled not only their economy, but their sense of pride. Hitler took this as an oppertunity to gain power and popularity. He spread the idea of German nationalism using his profound speaking skills. He claimed that Germany could top other countries (www.mtholyole.edu), and this eventully lead to the revival of German nationalism. German citizens were also desperate for a change, since the Weimar Republic was not letting them grow as a country and get past the strict regulations the Treaty of Versailles pressed upon them. Hitler was able to not only break the rules, which appealed to the German people, but able to discard the Weimar republic completely and legitmately help the economy.
After the Treaty of Versailles was created, the League of nations was created as well. This was originally the plan of Woodrow Wilson, the U.S. President, but ironically enough the U.S. was not a part of the League. The Leagues main goals were to prevent any colfict between countries, stop wars, improve peoples living and working conditions, and enforce the Treaty of Versailles. While they had some success, the League as a whole had multiple faults. For example, the League was set up bu the Treaty of Versailles. While all countries who joined the League signed the

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