... and British for reparations, who in turn is paying that money back to the U.S for their help in the war. (Lecture) This is not sustainable and the resulting burst caused the stock market to crash in 1929. This starts the great depression and results in the United States to call in all their loans. This breaks the circle of funds to Germany and a return to hyperinflation. Once again massive unemployment plagued ... Germany. They could not compete agriculturally, Industrial production output went to 38% of pre World War 1 levels and foreign ... ...

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... long; on October 29, 1929 the Stock Market crashed leaving worldwide effects with companies going bankrupt, banks failing, and people losing their life savings. People lost their jobs and starvation become even more apparent. The government had no power and so the Great Depression had started. As the German government started to break apart and lose its stability, the German people were tired of the politics, of the suffering, and especially tired ... of being weak. In these desperate times, they had to turn to someone, and that was Adolf ... ...

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... skilfully made his way up to the soul leader of the Nazi's. His strategy was to develop a highly structured party that could compete in Germany's elections. The great depression began in 1929. The democracy proved to be unable to cope with the national despair as unemployment doubled form 3 million to 6 million by 1932. The existing "Great Coalition" government collapsed while arguing about the rising costs of unemployed benefits. The government by this stage in ... time had no idea what to do about the huge unemployment rate growing everyday. The Nazi's were forcing more and ... ...

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... long; on October 29, 1929 the Stock Market crashed leaving worldwide effects with companies going bankrupt, banks failing, and people losing their life savings. People lost their jobs and starvation become even more apparent. The government had no power and so the Great Depression had started. As the German government started to break apart and lose its stability, the German people were tired of the politics, of the suffering, and especially tired ... of being weak. In these desperate times, they had to turn to someone, and that was Adolf ... ...

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... he needed was a distraction. "What Hitler needed was some form of crisis to break. In October 1929 the first rumblings of that crisis were heard far away in New York." The Wall Street Crash marked the beginning of the end for the Weimer Republic. Hitler came to power after the worst of the Depression. Hitler exploited the unemployed from the depression with election posters appealing to the unemployed by saying things like: "Hitler-Our last hope." Propaganda ... hit and how much force to hit them with. Propaganda was one of the main factors in the 1930's; people listened to the misinfor...

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... Hitler was in power. By the end of the 1920s, Germany was impoverished again. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 led to the Depression. The economy slumped as America asked for its loans to be repaid. By 1931, there were 5 ½ million unemployed. Poverty became commonplace again, and homelessness became a far greater problem. Economically, Germany was the worst hit country in the world during the Great Depression. On the 5th of May 1931, the German banks crashed. Twenty ... thousand businesses closed. The middle class suffered, and ... ...

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... 1929 the American Stock Market crashed, a powerful symbol of the growing depression. Germany was particularly badly affected, since Germany's economy was partly dependent on Americas prosperity and a large number of loans made by America to Germany were called back and the German economy crashed (Shirer 168-169). Since the German government suffered badly in the depression, the existing Weimar government, put in place by the victorious allies, was blamed (John). Throughout the depression the ... 1101). Declaring war on the US was another of Hitler's critical errors, which led to his down...

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... in a trench with members of the German government standing on the ground above them, the one standing in the front holding a knife over the soldiers, to symbolize them "stabbing the army in the back" by signing the Treaty of Versailles. This tells us that the Germans, especially the army, felt betrayed and stabbed in the back by their government. The Germans felt very negatively towards the Treaty and blamed the government for its implications ... In 1929, the US stock market collapsed and American loans were recalled. Germany had loaned a large amount from America. The German foreign s...

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... the Great War. The Treaty of Versailles crippled Germany and laid the foundation for another World War. Germany, ravaged by war, was facing a crisis caused by rising unemployment, substantial inflation, famine, allied control, and outrageous war reparations. Moreover, the growing dissent in Germany caused by the Treaty of Versailles and the Weimar Government's failure to restore order prompted the rise of one of the ... the fears of the German people, especially on the issue of Communism. Hitler even charged admission for his speeches. His impressive ability as a public speaker was anothe...

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... meant that money had to be carried in suitcases instead of wallets. A person could pay of an outstanding loan of thousands of Deutschmark but could not afford to buy one egg. In 1929, the German industry had been hit by the great world depression and by 1932 six million people were un-employed. In despair the German people turned to the numerous and varied political parties that come forth during this ... time of social upheaval who said they had answers to the complicated problems and questions the people had about the economic depression. One of the parties was the Nazi party (Nationa...

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... "Two weeks after his release from prison, the ban on the Nazi Party was lifted, and they started to reorganise themselves. They officially relaunched on the 25 of February, 1925. They started to organise public meetings and rallies, and they discovered their anti-Jew sentiment was popular among the working class. " After the Great Depression in 1929, the number of votes the Nazis had grew rapidly high. From an original ... of 12 seats, it rose to 107 seats in 1930; in 1932, ... it rose to 230 seats. This really helped and showed how the Legitimate Tactics were able to help Hitler and hi...

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... ." With the return of his sight ended the depression and mental instability Professor Edmond Foster believed was caused by the blindness. At the time nothing was known about mustard gas and Hitler's recovery was remarkable. The doctor linked the histeria with blindness one effecting the other. Sight also caused Hitler to have hope again. Rumors of revolution and a government take over by the communist shattered Hitler. " I lay there broken with great pains ... 1919, while an army political agent, Hitler encountered the German Worker's Party ( Deutsche Arbieterparter) A small grope attemp...

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... . Throughout the 'Golden Years' of the Weimar Republic, Hitler had little to offer the majority of Germans. The treaty of Versailles was gradually being amended, and the economy was picking up. Extreme views, such as those held by the Nazi party, were not popular within this period (Adolf Hitler internet). The Wall Street Crash of 1929 provided the spark that allowed the Nazi's to gain support (Rhodes 3). All of a sudden the support of the American's and the aid pans ... political leanings, turned to him and his party, partly through desperation. The end of the Weimar republic was near, ...

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... Socialist German Workers" Party (Nazi Party). Hitler quietly sat in the background and waited for his opportunity to regain national influence. The Great Depression of 1929 was just what he needed. Hitler grabbed the stage and promised jobs to the unemployed and national prosperity. Hitler was subsequently restored to power after the election of 1930 and his plan was set into effect. Immediately upon becoming chancellor, Hitler focused on gaining ... power and spreading his "word." One of the first things Hitler did was to order ... ...

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... military. Then in 1929 the world economic depression hit Germany. This opened the doors to Hitler's party, and for them to begin to take over the country. Many people began to support Nazism. It promised economic help, political power and national glory. Another reason why people began to support the party is because of Hitler himself. Adolph Hitler is known as one of the best speakers of all time. He ... Jews died by firing squad, in a gas chamber, and several other methods. The mass murders of the Jews later became known as the Holocaust. In 1944 Hitler's military began to weaken. He ...

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... military. Then in 1929 the world economic depression hit Germany. This opened the doors to Hitler's party, and for them to begin to take over the country. Many people began to support Nazism. It promised economic help, political power and national glory. Another reason why people began to support the party is because of Hitler himself. Adolph Hitler is known as one of the best speakers of all time. He ... Jews died by firing squad, in a gas chamber, and several other methods. The mass murders of the Jews later became known as the Holocaust. In 1944 Hitler's military began to weaken. He ...

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... he failed his entrance examination. In 1908 his mother died. After her death Hitler returned to Vienna, where for some time lived quite well. While living in Vienna lived of the money left to him by his parents and also government grants issued to him for being classified as a orphan student. But these financial resources were soon exhausted and he drifted ... autobiography, Mein Kampf (My struggle). While in jail Hitler realized that his ways of illegally trying to gain power would no longer work for the time being. In December 1924 he rebuilt his NAZI Party without interference from tho...

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... staggering gifts as an orator - "a mass psychologist of really diabolical genius". (Schacht). J Fest draws attention to a final mystery - the sterility of Hitler's legacy. In spite of the recent emergence of Neo-Nazism, the Nazi Party as such disappeared with its Fuhrer. He bequeathed no monument in terms of buildings or viable ideas. The great demagogue left behind him not so much as a ... in their history which somehow has to be reinvented. Twinned with this problem is the puzzle of Hitler's personal responsibility for two of the greatest catastrophes in world history - World War Two ...

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... German leader. Hitler did many good things for Germany, the most prominent being the way in which he brought the country out of economic depression after the Wall Street crash of 1929. For example, after the crash, government and private institutions lost faith and money and had to withdraw most of their investments from companies. Under the Nazi regime, within six years, investment rose from 2 billion Reichmarks to ... in Nazi Germany would have strongly differing views of how good a leader Hitler was. To try to fathom the overall opinions of the people, you have to study different cla...

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... against Paul Von Hindenburg. He almost beat Hitler, who gained 36.8% of the vote. The depression worsened, and violence in the street became common. In 1932 there were 6 million unemployed people in Germany. The President of Germany had responsibility for appointment of a chancellor, this man would run the government. That was the job that Hitler wanted and the only job he would take but, Hindenburg did not want anything to ... expert jockey in his spare time, and a great socialite. Hitler did not think Papen was right for the job. During the summer of 1932 Nazi`s and communists fought i...

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... against Paul Von Hindenburg. He almost beat Hitler, who gained 36.8% of the vote. The depression worsened, and violence in the street became common. In 1932 there were 6 million unemployed people in Germany. The President of Germany had responsibility for appointment of a chancellor, this man would run the government. That was the job that Hitler wanted and the only job he would take but, Hindenburg did not want anything to ... expert jockey in his spare time, and a great socialite. Hitler did not think Papen was right for the job. During the summer of 1932 Nazi`s and communists fought i...

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