How Did The Nazi Party Become Revolutionary Germany
The National Socialist German Workers’ Party, also known simply as the Nazi party, came to power in Germany in the early 1930’s. This radical nationalist party, headed by the infamous Adolf Hitler himself, looked to completely reform Germany. While the policies put in place by Hitler and his supporters drastically changed the nation of Germany, many question whether the Nazi movement can be considered as revolutionary. Through this essay we will examine the German state, both before and after the Nazi Party took control, and determine whether the Nazi Party’s efforts were truly revolutionary.
In order to determine whether or not the change implemented by the Nation Socialist German Workers’ Park was revolutionary, we must first give definition to the word revolutionary itself. For the purpose of this essay we will use the Marxist approach in order to build this …show more content…
From 1919 up until 1933 when Hitler took power, the Weimar Republic faced a great deal of economic hardship. A majority of the post-war economic crisis that consumed Germany at this time can be seen as a result of lost industrial exports, the loss of supplies and goods, and the loss of German colonies throughout Europe. However, the biggest impact on Germany’s economy was due to the reparation payments required under the Treaty of Versailles 1919. As demanded by the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was required to pay a great deal of money, an estimated 33 billion US dollars, in order to cover civilian damages during the First World War. As a result, the German government began to rapidly print money in order to pay off the country’s war debts, as well as, to pay the nation’s workforce. This would ultimately result in a period of hyperinflation as the nation’s Gold Marks were essentially worthless paper note. This would then in turn lead to inflated prices for consumer goods, even greater political crisis, and civil
In order to determine whether or not the change implemented by the Nation Socialist German Workers’ Park was revolutionary, we must first give definition to the word revolutionary itself. For the purpose of this essay we will use the Marxist approach in order to build this …show more content…
From 1919 up until 1933 when Hitler took power, the Weimar Republic faced a great deal of economic hardship. A majority of the post-war economic crisis that consumed Germany at this time can be seen as a result of lost industrial exports, the loss of supplies and goods, and the loss of German colonies throughout Europe. However, the biggest impact on Germany’s economy was due to the reparation payments required under the Treaty of Versailles 1919. As demanded by the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was required to pay a great deal of money, an estimated 33 billion US dollars, in order to cover civilian damages during the First World War. As a result, the German government began to rapidly print money in order to pay off the country’s war debts, as well as, to pay the nation’s workforce. This would ultimately result in a period of hyperinflation as the nation’s Gold Marks were essentially worthless paper note. This would then in turn lead to inflated prices for consumer goods, even greater political crisis, and civil