Germany n Hitler
The 1920's and early 1930's found Germany unstable socially economically and politically. The government was more often in a state of disarray than not, the populace was disillusioned and scared, and the Great Wall Street stock markets crash of 1923 saw the economy crumble before the population's eyes. These unfavorable factors combined to create a nation of precarious stature, a country which was looking for a savior. This came in the form of fascism, an ideology in which the individual is dominated by an all-powerful state under the control of one supreme leader. The hand to lead the people of Germany out of all the problems and deceptions of these terrible times was Adolph Hitler, fascist dominator. These difficulties gave Hitler and the Nazi party the opportunity to employ their propaganda skills to capture this disenchanted nation and win their hearts, but more importantly, to manipulate their minds. By the mid 1920's Adolph Hitler was the undisputed leader of the Nazi Party. Much of Hitler's success as a politician during his pilgrimage to higher power in Germany was due to his powerful and dominating personality. A master orator, not only was Hitler a charismatic speaker, but his public speaking was so passionate an
During its early years the Weimar Government faced many problems, which came to a head during 1923. Due to economic fragility, Germany didn't keep up with its reparation payments, and the French were determined to make them pay. Legally, under the Treaty of Versailles, in January 1923 French and Belgium troops marched into the Ruhr valley to seize coal and raw materials for themselves as a form of reparation. The Germans reacted to the 'Occupation of the Ruhr' with passive resistance, involving refusal to work, since armed rebellion was not an option due to military restrictions. Germany was now losing everything the Ruhr would have normally produced, which meant Germany was becoming even poorer. To pay for the costs of Passive resistance, the government simply printed more money - a detrimental action which meant the value of money went down, and prices go up. The net result was hyperinflation. Where once the German mark was worth 4.5 to the American Dollar, by November 1923 a dollar brought 4.2 billion marks! The rate of inflation was staggering, and the economy was ruined. For many Germans hyperinflation caused more suffering than the war, which resulted in festering anger and resentfulness. The blame was not laid on the Kaiser's war government which had started the inflation by its borrowing trend. Instead, they blamed the Weimar government, which had agreed to pay reparations under the Versailles treaty. This exasperation meant that many people were more willing to listen to extremist party's who called for its over throw. One of the more successful was the Nazi Party and Adolph Hitler.
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Approximate Word count = 2977
Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)
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