Germany Economy In The 1900's Research Paper

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Germany had a very weak economy throughout the 1900’s. After the first world war, no one knew how to fix Germanys economy. Due to the blame being placed on Germany for world war two, they were forced to pay their debts back to the other countries such as the US. The treaty of Versailles was what lead to all of the blame and debt being placed on Germany. The people of Germany were in need of a leader, and that is where Hitler came in and was able to get his power. He told everyone he would be able to fix the economy and bring Germany back to how powerful it once was. Due to the amount of pressure and debt put on Germany after World War one, all of Germany was in ruins. Hitler had been able to come to power by putting blame to a group of people for the devastation the country had experienced. He also was giving them a plan to bring the country back to greatness. Although many factors had contributed to the rise of Hitler, the economic state of the country was the main reason for Hitler’s rise. Germany was forced to pay reparations and reduce their military to a maximum of 100,000 men. Territory that was taken in the war was transferred back to the countries that it had been taken from as well. All of the debt and restrictions in Germany after the first world war lead to the people wanting someone to have hope in and the ability to change the country to how it once was. The German government was also full of disagreement which lead …show more content…
The party promoted German pride and showed a distaste to what had been done at the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler did not become the leader of the party until 1921, but had been in it since the start. The party had always shown a strong anti-Semitism view, and claiming themselves to be the master race. Hitler gave speeches that talked about unemployment, inflation, and hunger, and he claimed that Germany needed a full revolution to be back to the power it once