Nations of Change in Germany and Russia

The Nazi group had a major impact on the government and influenced the decision for the next Chancellor of Germany. “...Paul von Hindenburg, had appointed Hitler Chancellor. Having won more than 37 percent of the vote in the previous year's legislative elections, Hitler's Nazi party had enough power to effectively paralyze Germany's democratic government, which had been in place since 1919,” Smith says (pg.15). This shows that Hitler's Nazi group was extremely powerful and explains how Hitler arose to power. This quote reveals that Hitler had the most power since 1919, which demonstrates how powerful Hitler will become in the future. “By the early 1930’s, Germany was in desperate shape. Its defeat in World War One and the harsh conditions imposed by the United States, Britain, and France in the 1919 Treaty of Versailles - included debilitating reparation payments to the victors - had left Germany humiliated and impoverished, with ruinous inflation eating away at its economy. The worldwide Depression that followed the 1929 U.S. stock market crash exacerbated the situation as banks

1) Germany before the Fuhrer. Germany’s defeat at the end of World War I left the nation socially, politically, and economically shattered. The reparation agreements inflicted upon Germany without its’ consent at the end of the war meant that the nation was in complete financial ruin. In the wake of Germany’s defeat, public decent climaxed on the 9th November 1918 during the revolution that took place on Berlin’s Postdamer Platz. This revolution transpired as a result of the public’s culminating discontent towards the imperial monarchy, and lasted up until August 1919, which saw the establishment of the Weimar Republic. In attempts to guide Germany out of economic

Germany was unified by “blood and iron” in the Prussian wars before Germany was one nation. The Prussia war campaign against Denmark, Austria, and France led to the creation of the German Empire. After each victory against these countries the German Empire gained more and more territories and continuously expanded. The idea of nationalism was not only used to fuel these wars, but also afterwards in creating a limited government. In fueling these wars, the citizens were promised that a unified German Empire will lead to prosperity and peace. They were only too happy to go on the offensive and try and claim new lands in the name of their great nation. Once they had conquered these lands and claimed a small piece as a prize, they set up Kaiser Wilhelm as the Emperor on July 18, 1871. After this the Reichstag was formed as the limited government with the illusion that they could make a difference. In truth, Kaiser Wilhelm would shoot down any bill he seemed to disagree with. Also they all reported to Wilhelm and could easily be fired for causing too much trouble for them. With the German

Between 1930-1933 Germany suffered from cruel conditions after they had to sign the Treaty of Versailles. The Great Depression also lead Germany into economic despair and the weakness of the Weimar

There was no strong leader in the government. The president, Von Hindenburg, was over 80 years old and was suffering from dementia making it difficult for him to be seen as an influential political figure. The system of proportional representation meant that small parties had a share of seats along with the large parties. This resulted in no party ever having more than half the seats and coalitions had to be formed. These seldom worked, the individual parties often disputed and had difficulty making large decisions. Many of these political parties had constricted views and were focused on protecting and fulfilling their personal interests. This made the government seem weak in the eyes of the public. The president was given great power over the country, they were the commander of the armed forces, appointed the chancellor and could call elections. In the case of crisis in Germany the president could use the armed forces to take control. Giving this much power to the president was dangerous as he could potentially turn himself into a

The Weimar Republic's Failure and Hitler's Gain of Power in 1933 After the failure to win World War I, Germany was faced with a new government, the German people hoped that this government would set Germany on its way to recovery in terms of economically and as a country. The new government was set up in a small town outside Berlin; this is where the government took its name from. The Weimar republic was formed in 1918. The government only lasted 14 years, until it failed and the Nazi party took charge in 1933. I am going to examine why the government failed and consequently how Hitler gained power.

It was known as a makeshift democracy and as a result the Weimar Republic were unable to take care of any social, economic and political issues. The darkest day for the Weimar Republic came in 1923 when France tried to invaded Germany to make them pay for reparations from The Treaty of Versailles and it is because of the following things Hitler’s Nazis were seen has a new hope for Germany. Hitler kept his promise: he provided employment, he restored German pride and nationalism, Germany’s economy improved, factories increased production, Hitler thought discipline with the SA, Gestapo and the SS, Hitler introduced youth programs called Hitler Youth, Berlin hosted the 1936 Olympics, Hitler gave everyone a car called the VW and Hitler built Germanys highways or autobahns. There life was better for

1918 was a particularly tumultuous year for Germany, and ultimately served as a catalyst in the creation of the Weimar Republic, which spanned from 1919 to 1933. For starters, in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated after a mutiny formed regarding the German decision to launch a “suicidal assault against the British navy in an attempt to salvage some honor” following World War I . To avoid future chaos, a new constitution was created in the spring of 1919. The result was a compromise, intended to appease both sides of the German political spectrum. Specifically, “the basic format of the government was based around a president, a chancellor, and a parliament or Reichstag”. Furthermore, the president was an elected official, which indicated that the Germans were moving away from a monarchy towards a democracy (“The Weimar Republic”).

The Weimar government had been challenged from the start by factors such as the Kaiser and the coalition government and this greatly affected the political state of Germany as it was meant to be the ruling power. The Weimar government came into power as a direct result of the forced abdication of the Kaiser which was

The Weimar Republic was created in 1919 with the abdication of Wilhelm II. The new government was the body that signed the Treaty of Versailles, and to many, this was a betrayal. The consequences of Versailles were severe to Germany, and many were looking for someone to blame, the government was the ideal scape goat. Communists and the right saw an opportunity to create a state that they wanted, and were prepared to challenge the new republic for this. Many richer Germans had lived well under the Kaiser, and distrusted the new government. This began a long line of challenges that would become the

The Weimar Republic was a period of time between 1919 and 1933 where a short period of peace between Germany and the rest of Europe was held. Suffering from the strains of war and widespread rebellion spread across the state, Germany was forced to make peace in the face of grave defeat. Kaiser Wilhelm II, the last ruler of Germany, abdicated and fled the country and so the socialist leader Friedrich Ebert became the new leader. There he signed an armistice with the Allies and a new constitution was drawn up. The success of this new system of government depended on acceptance from the public to an almost instant change from the traditional, autocratic system they were used to. The Weimar Republic was created due to three main drivers of change that motivated and underpinned change in Germany after World War 1.

The Weimar Republic failed as a result of many significant and underlying factors. The problems included politics, economics, and the popularity of the Nazis along with the effect of the Great Depression. However, besides all these faults that appeared after the establishment of Germany’s first Democracy, Weimar was handicapped from the beginning due to the effects of the First World War. Alongside the repercussions of the war, the Treaty of Versailles further lowered the chance of success for the Weimar Republic.

One of Bismarck’s more modern biographers states “Otto Von Bismarck made Germany but never ruled it” (Steinberg, 2011). To begin with, any study of pre-World War Europe would be incomplete without a thorough assessment of Bismarck and his work, especially when someone like Adolf Hitler in his Mein Kampf talks about “Bismarck’s Empire”, “Bismarck’s Reich” and “Bismarck’s Germany” (Hitler, 1971). Bismarck is credited with the unification of the German states in the late nineteenth century. But how did he do that? And what was “Bismarck’s Reich”? These are some of the questions we will be answering.

Germany faced serious problems after signing the Treaty of Versailles in WW1. US once lent money to Germany, but stopped doing so after the Great Depression had begun. Britain and France kept demanding Germany to pay its indemnity. As a result, Germany economy collapsed. It also faced serious economic problems after the Second World War. Yet the republican government was unable to solve these problems. This created an opportunity for Hitler to seize power. Once in power, Hitler turned Italy into a totalitarian state.

The socioeconomic environment of the Weimar Republic, the German Government between 1918 and 1933, was instrumental in facilitating the rise of the Third Reich. The chaotic aftermath of World War I, ending in November of 1918, caused such economic downturn that the people of Germany were desperate for a stronger government, which ultimately lead to Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. Weimar Republic, named after the city of Weimar in Germany, where the national assembly took place to draft a new constitution, was the governing body of the German nation. After WW1 in 1918 the leader of the nation, German Kaiser Wilhelm II, abdicated the throne due to civil unrest and a loss of support, which ultimately paved the way for the Republic of Weimar. Once