1924-29 (6 Marks) Perhaps the most important thing Stresemann did to help the Weimar republic‚ who at the time were in a devastating economic crisis‚ was that he abolished the old currency and introduced the Rentenmark. This did help to tackle the problem of inflation in the country. Although the effects of introducing this currency were ultimately short term‚ it brought hope to an otherwise hopeless republic. However money was still an issue. Germany still had to find $6.6bn as reparations
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to jettison certain aspects of early Nazi policy to appeal to a broader base. Many Germans‚ still smarting from the many humiliations of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles and reeling from the effects of the Great Depression‚ were happy to see the Weimar Republic fall. Thus‚ we can see that it was by a combination of some popular promises‚ personal appeal and clever seizure of favourable circumstance that Hitler rose to power. Kershaw has argued that there was a profound cultural crisis building upon a
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dollar. The government didn’t respond to the crisis well either by opting for quantitative easing to make the German public spend more and kick-startg the economy bu8t all this did was worsen the situation. Therefore many in the public viewed the Weimar republic as incompetent for not dealing with the crisis well and also weak for not responding to the French invasion of the Ruhr. As a result many fed up Germans voted for parties that claimed to ‘get the job done’ by more drastic
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of the Nazi Party was Hitler’s personality. However‚ there are other factors that also led to the rise of the Nazi Party. The weakness of the Weimar Government was one of the other main reasons that allowed for the rise of the Nazi Party. There were many problems within the government‚ including multiple disagreements and instability. Thus‚ the Republic was weak and was unable to make decisions that would benefit the people. For example‚ in January 1923‚ Germany had fallen behind in reparation payments
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Account for Hitler’s rise Hitler’s rise to power roots from formation of democratic Weimar Republic in 1918 and is completed when Enabling Act passed in 1933 gave him legal power to dissolve the Reichstag and become the sole leader. Hitler was not sole leader till he merged offices of Chancellor & President to become Fuhrer in 1934. Before that President could still dismiss Chancellor. Enabling Act was only making Germany 1-party state Intentionalists like Hillgruber argue that Hitler’s consistent
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The depression in 1929 was one of the main factors. For Hitler and the Nazis‚ the depression was good. They blamed the Weimar Republic‚ the Communists‚ the Jewish people‚ the Treaty of Versailles and promised to be free of the enemy within who was destroying Germany. The people of Germany felt similarly so they followed Germany. Using teamwork and skills of propaganda in order to get votes Hitler and the Nazis managed to use this time well. The Nazis were very successful in this. In the elections
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GOVT-105-001 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE FOR PLATO’S REPUBLIC Book I: Refutation of definitions of justice. 1. Who are Cephalus‚ Polemarchus‚ and Thrasymachus? Cephalus: Older man‚ father of Polemarchus 2. How does Cephalus define justice? How does Polemarchus? Thrasymachus? Cephalus: Justice is telling the truth and paying your debts. If a person follows this‚ they will be fine‚ and will be okay in the afterlife. Polemarchus: Justice is being good to your friends and doing harm to your
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After his failed Munich Putsch‚ which was a failed attempt at a revolution to overtake Munich in November 8th 1923‚ and his one-year imprisonment Adolf Hitler decided that the only way to overthrow the Weimar government and rise to power would be by democratic means. However‚ after his release from prison‚ the ambitious speaker found himself unable to seize power in a period of political stability and economic prosperity with the enactment of the Dawes
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historians questions how the Nazis came to power‚ despite Weimar creating a “perfect democracy”. The traditionalist viewpoint have said that Hitler was at the core that everything the party did‚ Allan Bullock stresses Hitler’s charismatic abilities which gained the Nazi party so many votes. However Richard Evans argues that that it was not just Hitler that collapsed Weimar. This is the structuralist viewpoint which claims that the foundations of Weimar were rotten and that it was destined to fail from its
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Adolf Hitler‚ leader of the Nazi Party‚ rose to the position of Fuhrer in Germany by using the weaknesses of the Weimar Government. I believe Hitler rose to power largely due to the Weimar Government’s flaws such as the Treaty of Versailles‚ organisation‚ personality‚ propaganda‚ fear and depression. The Weimar Government was generally disliked by a large percentage of the German population. The communists disrespected the government as they were the reason the communists had no power in Germany
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