... laws passed, therefore article 48 began to be used, this meant that the Reichstag did not have to be consulted in the passing of laws, this contributed to the decline of parliamentary government. The economic problems happening at this time introduced bad feeling among the German people. The Treaty of Versailles caused hyperinflation due to the reparations payments that Germany had to make leading to the French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr. This made wages, bank savings and the German Mark worthless. People could not afford to buy food and had to take their wages home twice a day in a wheelbarrow. It also initiated the desperation which eventually led them to turning to the Nazi party. The closures of banks and industry left many people unemployed and a lot of people who had savings in banks lost there money. The Treaty of Versailles caused a lot of hatred toward ...

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