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The Versailles Treaty: Economic Strain and the Rise of Authoritarianism in Germany

The Versailles Treaty imposed heavy reparations on Germany, crippling its economy with a staggering amount of 33 billion dollars. As the Weimar Republic struggled with hyperinflation and unemployment, the public's discontent led to the rise of extremist ideologies. Hitler capitalized on national resentment, blaming the Treaty, Jews, and Communists, fostering extreme nationalism and totalitarianism. Meanwhile, appeasement policies allowed aggressors like Germany, Japan, and Italy to expand their territories, leading to WWII. This interplay of economic despair and political turmoil reshaped global dynamics.

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The Versailles Treaty: Economic Strain and the Rise of Authoritarianism in Germany

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  1. Versailles treaty • Germany pay reparations • Give up colonies • Reduce military • War Guilt Clause • Germany loses Alsace Lorraine parts of Belgium, Poland and Denmark

  2. Reparations main problem • Weimar republic • 33 Billion • Print more money/ causes inflation/unemployment/hunger • Hyperinflation • Weakened by reparation payments • The Great Depression

  3. Hitler • Versailles Treaty • Economic Problems • Fear of Communists • November Criminals: Hitler blamed the Jews and Communists for signing the Versailles • Severe economic depression-> authoritarianism/Totalitarianism

  4. Fascism • State over the Individual • Extreme nationalism • Terror • Propaganda • Censorship • Government control over economy • Hitler violates the Versailles treaty in order to rebuild Germany

  5. Imperialism • Germany: take over of Austria and Czechoslovakia • Japan: Manchuria and Korea • Italy: Ethiopia • As a result all three nations leave the league of nations\ • Japan needs raw materials

  6. Appeasement • Giving in to an aggressor to stay out of War • Munich pact • France and Britain give Germany the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia • Hitler realizes that the allies are afraid allowing him to start WWII

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