The Cause Of The War Guilt Clauses
The treaty of Versailles had a large impact against Germany. It significantly slowed down the economy, colonies were lost to the Allies, industrial areas were taken over, German soil was lost to other countries. War reparations were created to lock down Germany’s economy so it could never recover, which in turn lead to the great depression. Because the Treaty of Versailles caused the great depression, it allowed Hitler and the Nazis to take advantage of
The War Guilt Clause was a significant political factor that took place from the treaty of Versailles. It forced Germany to take the blame for causing the first war, and that it had fix what was caused. While the Aliens considered the Clause a mundane addition to the treaty, it caused a large political storm in Germany. Germany refused to sign away their honor until army commander Paul von Hindenburg stated that Germany was in no condition to resume the war, and had to surrender. …show more content…
Ludendorff called for peace in 1918, and resigned his power to the civilian government.
However, he used the government as a scapegoat for signing it, causing the German military to stand back, and that these socialist leaders had betrayed Germany. Hindenburg stated that the army had been stabbed in the back by the civilian government, and claimed that they only accepted the war guilt clause in order to defend themselves against the Allies.
Hitler and the Nazis took advantage of these events in the 20s by empathising with the public, military, and Right Wing, that they were stabbed in the back by the government and gained their support.
As well as causing the public to lose trust in it’s government, the treaty of Versailles caused Germany to collapse economically, leading to the great depression, which was also a significant factor that helped Hitler rise to
power.
Great Depression
Because the Treaty of Versailles occurred,
In September 1929, US Share prices drastically fell, leading to unemployment rates of 25%, a drop of international trade by 50% and caused global GDP to fall by 15%. This became known as the great depression.
While the US economy was the first to fall victim, it had a larger impact on Weimar Germany. The depression forced America to stop giving Germany loans that had been funding the repayments of the the war reparations. While Germany was starting to recover from the events of WWI, it was not capable of paying the war debt alone. Banks began shutting down. The US, which was Germany’s largest importer stopped buying goods from Germany in order to protect their own companies. In 1929, 6% of Germans were unemployed. In 1932, 30% had no job
The War Guilt Clause was a significant political factor that took place from the treaty of Versailles. It forced Germany to take the blame for causing the first war, and that it had fix what was caused. While the Aliens considered the Clause a mundane addition to the treaty, it caused a large political storm in Germany. Germany refused to sign away their honor until army commander Paul von Hindenburg stated that Germany was in no condition to resume the war, and had to surrender. …show more content…
Ludendorff called for peace in 1918, and resigned his power to the civilian government.
However, he used the government as a scapegoat for signing it, causing the German military to stand back, and that these socialist leaders had betrayed Germany. Hindenburg stated that the army had been stabbed in the back by the civilian government, and claimed that they only accepted the war guilt clause in order to defend themselves against the Allies.
Hitler and the Nazis took advantage of these events in the 20s by empathising with the public, military, and Right Wing, that they were stabbed in the back by the government and gained their support.
As well as causing the public to lose trust in it’s government, the treaty of Versailles caused Germany to collapse economically, leading to the great depression, which was also a significant factor that helped Hitler rise to
power.
Great Depression
Because the Treaty of Versailles occurred,
In September 1929, US Share prices drastically fell, leading to unemployment rates of 25%, a drop of international trade by 50% and caused global GDP to fall by 15%. This became known as the great depression.
While the US economy was the first to fall victim, it had a larger impact on Weimar Germany. The depression forced America to stop giving Germany loans that had been funding the repayments of the the war reparations. While Germany was starting to recover from the events of WWI, it was not capable of paying the war debt alone. Banks began shutting down. The US, which was Germany’s largest importer stopped buying goods from Germany in order to protect their own companies. In 1929, 6% of Germans were unemployed. In 1932, 30% had no job