The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, was an insult to the German nation. It forced Germany to take full responsibility for WW1, and required them to pay enormous reparations. Germany was not consulted on the terms of this peace treaty, but merely called to sign the final document. The conditions of the Treaty of Versailles state, among many injustices for Germany, that the German empire was to be divided amongst the victors, restrictions were placed on the size of the German army, and the German government were forced to pay 6,600 million pounds

On January 30, 1933, Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. He declared himself “der Fuhrer”, meaning the leader. On February 27th on the same year, Hitler orchestrated the arson of the Reichstag, enabling him to enact the “Emergency Decree”, allowing him to dismiss the constitution and become a dictator. On the 7th of July, a new law declaring nazis as the only legal party in Germany, was passed. Slowly but surely, Hitler began to take over every aspect of the German people’s lives; employment, education, entertainment, etc. He also began, little by little, to breach the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles, claiming “this is all I want, I won’t do anything else.” He secretly built up the German army, navy, and aircraft. He began invading various neighbouring countries including Austria and Czechoslovakia. In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland. This was the final straw. On September 1, 1939, World War Two had begun.

The situation in Germany between 1918-1932 was so weak and unstable that Adolf Hitler, a fascist and a dictator, was able to come to power. Through promises of political, economic, and social improvements in Germany, Hitler and the Nazi party were voted as the leaders of Germany. This began the

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