Hitler's rise to power
Hitler came to power in 1933 due to a combination of events, some due to his political ability, others due to luck. An important reason for Hitler's rise to power was the Treaty of Versailles. He constantly made reference to the Treaty using its terms, and the hatred of the Diktat (Dictated peace) to continually attack and undermine the Weimar government. The treaty of Versailles occurred after World War I. The Treaty was the terms of peace to end the war, although it became clear that the peace terms would be mostly decided by the allies, headed by 'The big three' - Wilson (USA), Lloyd George (Britain), and Clemenceau (France), who had destroyed Germany in the war and could do pretty much what they liked. In early 1919 the Allies discussed the terms of the treaty, and on the 28th of June 1919 the Weimar government signed the Treaty. The Treaty itself was seen as very unfair by the German people, who reacted with anger and bitterness. The main effects of it on Germany were -· Germany lost a lot of land - Many areas of Germany, including the Alsace-Lorraine, the Saar, Posen, Danzig and Upper Silesia amongst others - were taken from Germany either with or without a plebiscite (a vote among the local population) and th
However, Hitler could still demand a chancellorship. Overall Germany lost 13% of its land, and 12% of its population (that lived on that land. This was attempted on the 8th of November 1923, but the plan backfired and Hitler ended up in prison. This was a major event on the stock market in the USA, but the repercussions were felt all over the world. · Much of Germany's resources were lost - 17% of its coalfields, 75% of its iron and zinc deposits, and 20% of its grain and potato crops. The areas taken by the allies were given to other countries and the League of Nations. they went on strike, bringing the country to a standstill. Because of the banks crashing, people lost their money and unemployment rose. By the time the Treaty was signed, the country was in economic collapse and had massive unemployment, with 25% of its population unemployed. Hitler used this situation to his advantage, saying that if the Weimar government hadn't signed the Treaty of Versailles, Germany wouldn't have needed the Dawes and Young plans and they wouldn't have been so hard hit by the Wall Street Crash. Because the Nazis were now stronger than ever before, Hitler decided that the situation was right to attempt a Putsch, or a takeover using force. However these people still had to be paid and the German government decided to solve this by printing more banknotes.
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