Post-war WWI preNazi Germany by https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq Made with communist intent en-us 2022-11-10 14:42:59 UTC 2025-04-06 23:47:15 UTC hello@padlet.com The treaty of Versaille (1918) santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2378744241 Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allied countries and accept the guilt for the war humiliating and debilitating post-war Germany.

This produced revisionism, nationalism, and revanchism. ]]> 2022-11-10 14:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2378744241 The parliamentary system post-WWI (1919) santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2378746939 The Weimar Republic was Germany's government from 1919 to 1933, it was however, weak, dysfunctional and failed to improve Germany's conditions after WWI leaving them powerless against uprisings or the crises that germany faced after the first world war. 

The military have a large control over German politics.]]> 2022-11-10 14:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2378746939 The growth of communism santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2378766132 Fear from the possibility for a communist uprising, especially after the Soviet revolution (1917),  most people sided with Nazism agaisnt the communists to prevent an uprising and a seizing of the middle to higher class power. ]]> 2022-11-10 14:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2378766132 The Nazis take over power (1933) - Hitler becomes the Fuhrer. santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2378779586 With a semi-legal assumption to power, the Nazi party is now in charge of Germany, considering this as a "seizure of power" for fascism. 

The military supported Nazism. ]]> 2022-11-10 15:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2378779586 santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379886305 Key Idea:  The German Republic started with a fragile base for development. German defeat in the First World War, lack of familiarity or even desire for democracy and intrinsically linked to the national humiliation of Versailles.  
  • Spartacist revolt  
  • "Stab in the back" 
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  • "November Revolution"/ "Revolution from above". ("last great maneuver") Lack of Revolution from below implications for new government...  
  • Versailles Treaty, "diktat" war guilt clause 231, other terms (reparations, loss of land/colonies, population, resources and armed forces.)  
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    "The Treaty of Versailles was harsh enough to create resentment so Germany would want revenge, but not harsh enough that Germany would be prevented from doing so"  

    ]]>     2022-11-11 08:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379888700     santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379895271 13% of european territory lost
    12% of citizens and colonies lost
    6600 million pounds (111,110,438,834 today's money)

    limited army of 100,000 soldiers
    navy restricted to 15,000 soldiers
    no airforce allowed]]>     2022-11-11 08:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379895271     Spartacist Revolt (1919) santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379898585 The Spartacists were communists, who wanted Germany to be run by the working classes.

    They wanted to replicate the Russian Revolution of 1917 by:
    • overthrowing the central government
    • establishing soviets (workers’ and soldiers’ councils) in place of central government in German towns and cities
    • using violent methods
    The Spartacists were led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg.

    The revolt
    In January 1919, 100,000 workers went on strike and demonstrated in the centre of Berlin. This demonstration was taken over by the Spartacist leadership. Newspaper and communication buildings were seized and the demonstrators armed themselves. However, many protesters returned home frustrated at the lack of planning by the Spartacists.

    The Government, which had moved to Weimar to avoid the violence, employed the Freikorps to put down the rising. The Freikorps were ex-army soldiers who hated the communists. Over 100 workers were killed, even those who surrendered, during what became known as ‘Bloody Week’.

    The aftermath
    • Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were arrested and killed.
    • The communists and many of Germany’s working class developed a hatred of the Social Democrats.
    The Spartacist Revolt had serious repercussions for the Weimar Government. When its power was threatened by a growing Nazi Party, the Communist and Social Democrat parties could not set aside their differences. 
    ]]>     2022-11-11 08:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379898585     santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379906952 While they were a possible threat for Hitler, the were not able to admit the threat of the Nazi party and were working against each other. 
    by 1918 and 1919 both parties (SPD and KPD) were already in tense relations. ]]>     2022-11-11 08:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379906952     santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379911581 The nazi party while rising in popularity made sure to build up its organization and connections with other movements of the right. 

    The main source of income for the Nazi party was mainly magnates, companies, and anyone holding a lot of money were buying out "political insurance" against the possible threat of communism who would take their power against them. ]]>     2022-11-11 08:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379911581     Nationalist ideas santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379914404 - Totalitarianism party state
    - Expansion of living space (Lebensraum) for the  people
    - View of Aryan superiority over everyone else
    - Hostility towards democracy and communism
    - "Make germany great again" as a main motivator]]>     2022-11-11 08:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2379914404     Hitler tries to achieve power santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2384674176 In 1923 hitler and his party try to take over the government but are stopped and Hitler is arrested. ]]> 2022-11-15 12:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2384674176 santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2384680759 2022-11-15 12:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2384680759 Article 48 of the Weimar republic santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2384684064 Article 48 of the Weimar constitution permitted the German president to declare a state of emergency in times of national danger allowing them to rule as a dictator for short periods of time. 
    Hitler used this when he came to power to ensure he stayed in power. ]]>     2022-11-15 12:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2384684064     The 1923 economic crisis santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2384693771 In 1923 as France held most of the Ruhr area, the majority of German factories left in germany collapsed with production reaching zero. And by November 1923 the (hyper)inflation was so bad that one US Dollar was worth 4.2 trillion Marks.
    This crisis ended with the help of the US Dawes plan of 1924. This led to the beginning of the Golden era (from 1924-1929). 

    This overall event led to the Weimar republic becoming even more noticeably unwelcomed and unloved by the German people.  ]]>     2022-11-15 12:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2384693771     Hitler arrested santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2387890573 As Hitler is arrested during his first attempt to take control of the government in november of 1923 he was treated leniently and allowed him to better his situation:
     
    - He has the chance to speak to the nation as the trial is open publicly (via radio) criticizing the government and inspiring many people to side with him.
    - He was originally going to be in jail for 5 years but only stayed for 9 months (this gave him the opportunity to write Mein Kampf).
    - He also exposed the fact that the judicial system was unsympathetic towards the democracy it had to uphold. ]]>     2022-11-17 08:08:17 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2387890573     The NSDAP 25 point programme santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2387897087 The NSDAP's main goal was to try and appeal to the largest amount of the population to ensure mass support. However with the promises and the policies that they were giving out, they failed, mainly as other parties already had these promises and people weren't necessarily interested in them.

    They did not hold that much support until Hitler was arrested. (see panel above). ]]>     2022-11-17 08:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2387897087     G. Ward Price santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2389585063 When Hitler was being imprisoned during his 5 year sentence G. ward Price commented that the success in the NSDAP had to start with the liberation of hitler from prison.]]> 2022-11-18 08:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2389585063 Hitler's mein kampf santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2389593255 When hitler wrote mein Kampf although it wasn't seen as very appealing to the germans in the 1920s, after 1929 after the great depression most germans agreed with what was being said. ]]> 2022-11-18 08:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2389593255 Businessmen and aristocrats santidlpq https://padlet.com/santidlpq/gtc0rurn8nixs4jq/wish/2394054348 During the height of Hitler's popularity, businessmen and Aristocrats of Germany sided and worked with Nazis against the possibility of communism taking over control of the banks and businesses. 

    The german the military also stated that they could not control both the Nazis and the communists if civil unrest occurred. 


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