Stresemann – strengthening or weakening the Weimar Republic? ( = concerning central question) - Weimar 1923-1929 = “Stresemann Era” - Germany’s Foreign Minister - successful foreign policy needed to reduce public hatred (of Versailles Treaty) and help economy grow - “Ludendorff’s young man”: supported unrestriced submarine warfare and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - he formed the German People’s Party (DVP) ( conservative; wanted constitutional monarchy - Aug. 1923:
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Why did Hitler gain power in 1933? The Weimar Republic established at the end of the First World War in 1018 was flawed from the outset‚ and this was a major reason why Hitler was able to gain power in 1933‚ along with the worldwide economic depression after Wall Street crashed‚ and a political deal set up by the “Old Gang”. Initially‚ the Weimar government was unstable because the constitution introduced a system of Reichstag elections based on Proportional Representation‚ in which the per cent
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How did the Weimar Republic come about? Why did it face difficulties in its first 6 months? In November 1918‚ Germany had clearly been defeated by their allies; Britain‚ France and the U.S.A. The allies offered Germany a peace offering‚ but under very strict conditions. The armistice that the allies wanted Germany to sign was called Article 231 and it consisted of the Kaiser taking the entire blame for World War 1. The Kaisers confidence had already been crushed because of their defeat so he refused
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to the circumstances that bestowed an opportunity for the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Hitler appealed to German population‚ who were desperate for change‚ especially the lower middle class‚ the unemployed and young. Through his powerful and spellbinding speeches‚ he pledged a better life and a superior Germany. So because of his popularity‚ for examples through his beer hall speeches‚ which gave him a lot of practise‚ in 1933 Hitler was appointed Chancellor‚ ultimately making him the
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Throughout World War II‚ the Nazi government‚ run by Adolf Hitler‚ ruled Germany with their extremist views. Because Germany was in the middle of a Great Depression‚ they had no one else to believe in but Hitler. He took advantage of Germany’s hopeless population by putting blame on the Jews for all of Germany’s problems. The Nazi Party and the Gestapo controlled Germany’s population‚ and sent Jews and other races that were deemed undesirable to the concentration camps. Hitler’s views inspired many
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The Nazi Party was not started by Adolf Hitler. But‚ without this popular politician‚ neither Hitler or the Nazi Party would have grown to be as big a success without one another. Hitler became a part of the Nazi Party or National Socialist German Workers’ Party in 1920. The Nazis called for the union of all German citizens to end the suffrage of what the Treaty of Versailles was doing to their country. This treaty stated that the country of Germany was to pay war damages to the countries who
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Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start? It had a promising beginning: A constitution guaranteeing federal rights‚ seven year presidential terms and proportional representation was passed in Weimar on the 19th July 1919. This should have meant a good foundation for democracy and sound government. Article 48 stopped (in theory) the major politicians from arguing. It was supported by the Big 3 world Superpowers (Great Britain‚ USA and France). The Constitution meant that everyone as
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ideologies of the Nazi Party and the Norsefire Party portrayed in V for Vendetta? Nazi ideology or Nazism was the ideology developed by Adolf Hitler and other prominent Nazis in Germany. There were many existing ideologies that influenced Nazism such as Fascism and Nationalism‚ however Nazism was a unique ideology in many ways. It combined many ideas‚ values and morals that were key to Hitler’s vision of Germany‚ such as Lebensraum‚ the Fuhrer and Autarky. These core elements of the Nazi regime show
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“The Nazi rise to power was essentially linked to the Great Depression” (Holtfriech). To what extent do you agree with this statement? After all the hard work put in by the Nazis over several years in order to access rise to power‚ President Hindenburg finally appointed Hitler as Chancellor of Germany on 30th January 1933. Many historians have argued about how this all came about‚ however one in particular‚ Holtfriech‚ believes their rise to power was all due to the Great Depression‚ which was
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20/09/2014 Explain how the Nazis increased their control over Germany from 1933-4. Hitler had become Chancellor of the Weimar Republic on 30th January 1933 but this was still a weak position and was under threat from the Reichstag‚ President Hindenburg and the army. All of them could prevent his rise to power. Each of these would have to be dealt with in turn if he was to set up a successful dictatorship. He was also under threat from other groups especially the Communist Party. After the Wall Street
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