... its failures, evident through its eventual collapse. The very nature of Weimar democracy and constitution, the political, social and economic instabilities as a result of the Treaty of Versailles and the Great Depression, as well as the contribution of the Nazi Party were all equally contributing factors to its collapse. After the war thousands of weary troops returned to a suffering country after the effects of total war had exhausted the society. Unemployment was high with 450 000 unemployed ... of this success, the period of stability was built on weak foundations with the over depen...

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... of 1929 the stock exchange collapsed in New York. This was one of the major factors in Hitlers rise to power. This was a heavy blow for Germany because they were borrowing money from America to try and pay back the reparations which were made from The Treaty of Versailles'. These were World War One payments, which Germany had to pay for the Great War. This caused the great German depression, unemployment soared. In the ... September 1928, there were 650,000 people out of work in Germany, but by January 1933 there were 6.1 million ... Germans out of work. This made the German public fed ...

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The Great Depression in Germany The Great depression of 1929 affected not only the USA but the whole world. In fact, Germany was said to be the most affected by this horrific experience. The effects of the great depression lead from economic to political affairs, destroying the strength of many of Germany's aspects. Before the depression itself, Germany had many up leading background problems. After WWI had finished, Germany was faced with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was forced to follow many orders ... by decree, Hitler's own chance had arisen and was taken on in a fashi...

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... Hitler was forced to wait until economic conditions worsened to propel his Nazi agenda. In 1929 Hitler finally got his chance, the American stock market crash of 1929 affected nearly every nation in the world and German prosperity soon came to an end as a result of the Great Depression, vast unemployment and hunger that followed. President Hindenburg's Weimar Republic soon found itself obligated ... to repay debts owed to countries that once provided assistance during times of prosperity. Discontented German people ... last seven days after his suicide and surrender to the Allies in Ma...

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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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... and complex, they can be well summarized as World War I outcomes, political conflict, economic depression, and the rise of Hitler. Although the Central Powers consisted of multiple nations, at the close of World War I, Germany was blamed for the entirety of the destruction the conflict had brought about. The Treaty of Versailles had separated large German territories from the mainland and the entire German people were unhappy with this. However, it caused political conflict between ... of the glory days of Bismarck's imperialism. Many still had great feelings for nationalism, militarism...

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... the country. The country faced great economic problems. Germany borrowed large sums of money during World War One to help them out. Because of this, they owed a large amount of money to other countries. Unfortunately, Germany's businesses and industries weren't expanding. They were in debt. Germany began to print more money. This caused serious inflation. Germany also faced depression and unemployment. The U.S. stock market crash in 1929 marked the beginning of the depression ... . Many people in Germany lost their jobs because businesses went bankrupt. The Germans that still had their j...

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... power, as well as his popularity in Germany. These incidents include the great depts. Germany had after the Treaty of Versailles (Political Deal making), the great depression of 1929 (Germany at the time), and the fear of Communist rule in Germany, which increased the Nazi followers (Nazi Popularity). All these conditions aided Hitler to rise into power in Germany, however, the relative importance of these conditions, lay on Germany's deal making post WWI, then Germany ... , trade deficit, unemployment, and food shortages, gave Hitler a golden opportunity to gain followers and attempt to...

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... for another war even before Hitler came to power. Before the First World War the United States was very active in foreign affairs in Europe, but after experiencing the horrors of the war the United States wanted to stay out of foreign affairs and concentrate on their own affairs. In 1929 the stock markets crashed and the great depression hit America causing the worst economy the United States has ever had. This happened around ... the world not only in the U.S, except for Germany whose economy continued to recover. The United States struggled through the depression as more and more peop...

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... . These loans could be removed at any time, resulting back to economic ruin. The biggest sector, which faced trouble, was farming, where all farms were in a loss throughout the 1920's. Even though economic stability was acquired by 1929, Germany's economy was entirely dependent on foreign countries. Thus, by the coming of the Great Depression in America, Germany was also affected as America stopped all loans and recalled some ... , which had already been given. Germany's economy again collapsed with high inflation and a stop to most industrial sectors. The collapse of the Weimar Republic ...

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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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... 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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... government tamed inflation. In 1925, Paul von Hindenburg became president. He tried his best to keep Adolph Hitler out of office, being that Von Hindenburg and Hitler were practically enemies. Things were going rather well for the economy, until around 1929 when the Great Depression hit. As Germany yet again sunk into chaos, they were desperate for a leader who could rescue them. When von ... Hindenburg died in 1934, Hitler was promoted from chancellor to president. Germany was eager for an energetic leader who they thought could save them, and Hitler was the chosen one. He ... state,...

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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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