to power 1930-1939 Germany was in an exceedingly unpleasant state after the WW1. The Treaty of Versailles meant the people had to take full blame for the war. Reparations were even harder to pay since Germany was in the midst of one of the worst depression the world has ever seen at the time. Not to mention a brand new government‚ one that had nothing to do with the signing of this treaty‚ had taken over power. All of the people of this once superpower of a country was in a state of perplexity
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ˈhɪtlɐ] ( listen); 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP); National Socialist German Workers Party). He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany (as Führer und Reichskanzler) from 1934 to 1945. Hitler was at the centre of Nazi Germany‚ World War II in Europe‚ and the Holocaust. Hitler was a decorated veteran of World War I. He joined the German
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about the history of Germany‚ published in 2009. On the evening of 27 February 1933‚ the Reichstag building was destroyed by a massive fire. A young Dutchman‚ a Communist supporter called Marinus van der Lubbe‚ was caught on the site. Van der Lubbe was put on trial‚ found guilty and executed. But his execution was not enough for Hitler; he saw the Reichstag fire as an opportunity to attack the Communists. He used the Reichstag fire to make President Hindenburg declare a State of Emergency. What
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Nazi officers and politicians had a great influence over what beliefs and principles were ideal during WW2 in Germany. In 1940‚ a series of quotation posters were issued by the Propaganda Office of the Hitler Youth Headquarters in an attempt to persuade the youth of Germany into working towards the future success and maintenance of Hitler’s “empire”. One poster reads‚ “German currency is today no longer the object of speculation by the Jews and financiers‚ but rather the reward of labor. What our
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Impact of Nazi Policy on Jews 1933- 45 Once the Nazis came to power‚ Jews were subjected to increased discrimination‚ though anti- semitic policy developed in a typically haphazard manner. In 1993 some Jews were deprived of their jobs and in 1935 all lost their citizenship. The pogroms of the Night of Broken Glass in November 1938 symbolised the radicalisation of the regime. The Nazis‚ by then politically and economically secure‚ were free to pursue their aim of Jews out of German life. Jewish
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of government was more prominent in earlier centuries of Europe. However‚ a new‚ radical‚ and ruthless form of absolute monarchy arose during the 20th century when Adolf Hitler became the ruler of the Nazi Party‚ Germany‚ and several other countries. Nazism
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in particular Article 48‚ which permitted Hitler to contain power to gradually force his ultimate goal of dictatorship upon Germany. The Reichstag Fire of 1933 further provided Hitler with the perfect opportunity to further strengthen his control‚ using it to his advantage; blaming a communist for the destruction and introducing the decree for the protection of people and state. The SA’s use of unnecessary and overpowering violence‚ resulted in the SA and Hitler having the power to intimidate and manipulate
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Germany – Summary Notes Weimer Republic Emergence of the Democratic Republic: • On 2 October 1918‚ the Reichstag was told that Germany could not win the war. This was a shock to the German people who were led to believe that they would win. • The Allies demanded that the defeated Germans have a democracy before peace could be discussed‚ and that meant that the Kaiser had to abdicate. He refused to. • The German revolution started at Kiel‚ where there was a mutiny in the navy. Workers and
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Kristen Alberty Mr. Pfeiffer APUSH‚ hour 1 7 April 2013 Chapter Summary: Chapter 27 I. Chapter 27‚ “The New Deal: 1933-1941‚” discusses the United States during the years of the Depression and President Roosevelt’s response with the New Deal. During the New Deal‚ Congress passed a multitude of new laws and created new administrations to try to combat the effects of the Depression. The chapter talks about how the New Deal affected a variety of groups‚ including women‚ blacks‚ Native Americans
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International Peace Collapsed by 1939? When Hitler came into power in 1933 he had three main aims. His first was to destroy the Treaty of Versailles. He believed that the treaty was unfair and it reminded him of Germanys defeat in World War One. Hitler promised he would abolish the Treaty of Versailles if he came into power. He wanted to expand Germanys territory as much of their land was taken away from them after World War One. Hitler wanted Austria to join Germany and for German minorities in other
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