Tuesday, January 26, 2010

The Treaty Of Versailles and The Rise of the Third Reich

It's hard to imagine how a whole nation could follow Hitler's ideas for a supreme nation, but when looking back after the first World War it is not improbable to see why the nation followed him blindly. After the first World War The Treaty of Versailles was agreed upon by all the victorious nations. It stated the Germany was solely responsible for the start of the war and needed to repay the Allies for damages. Also the allies feared the Kaiser and replaced him with a democratic nation, which on paper was extremely weak and constitutionally could easily be replaced. This made Germany extremely poor and dove the nation into a great depression, even worse than America ever went through. In the country's desperation Hitler started rallying his country and reminding them of the old glory. It can be said that anger and hostility are the causes of starting another World War. I have posed a link for a clip explaining the points of the Treaty of Versailles and the reparations needed.

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  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FILWw07GNtA&feature=related

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