... of the First World War. Ebert, the German Chancellor, was reluctant to sign the treaty, but had no choice, as Germany was not in a military or economic position to continue the war. The Treaty contributed to the growth of the ...

... act as his elite bodyguard in 1925. Its leader Heinrich Himmler transformed it into a powerful army in 1929. By 1933 the SS numbered 52,000. The SD, a violent security service, was formed in 1931 and commanded by Reinhard Heydrich. It ...

... If a problem emerged, then Hitler would often just set up a new body. Also, Hitler may have made some long standing Nazis a bit disappointed since they thought that he would simply promote them to high ranking positions such ...

... explains that although the Nazi press described Kristallnacht as 'a spontaneous wave of anger' the truth was that SS men and Stormtroopers carried out the violence. He uses his own experience of the events to comment and also information he ...

... whilst the other account, Source H, is from Goering who is giving an account during his trial for war crimes. This would make him lie and he would be strongly biased. Sources B, D and I agree that Kristallnacht was ...

... the loss of WWI and obviously the devastating Treaty of Versailles. The biggest enemies of Hitler are obviously the allies, who forced Germany to take the whole responsibility for the war; in addition, Hitler believed that the Communists and the ...

... the loss of WWI and obviously the devastating Treaty of Versailles. The biggest enemies of Hitler are obviously the allies, who forced Germany to take the whole responsibility for the war; in addition, Hitler believed that the Communists and the ...

... were left defenceless and became preoccupied by other powers. These nations realised they could no longer look to the league for security. Aggressors, on the other hand, kept their stolen territory and faced no penalty and this encouraged them to ...

... armed forces were 100,000 men, six battleships, no submarines and no air force. All of Germany's colonies were taken away and became mandates of the League of Nations, and perhaps the most hated by the Germans, they were held responsible ...

... been promised the boom of 1924 would continue, meaning that Germany would grow to become more stable and powerful. Therefore, when the depression happened, the citizens realized that their expectations were not going to be met, and understandably, many citizens ...

... and that it was a failure or that in it's own right was a success influencing the power of the Nazis. Both sides of the argument shall be looked at and considered. No the Beer Hall Putch and the National Revolution ...

... with violence and chaos. The fact that the nazi's had to use violence shows that they weren't expecting an easy ride on the night so they just resorted straight to violence. Hitler may have used violence because he wanted everything ...

... Fuhrers power was the product of everyone's needs and therefore Hitler demanded absolute loyalty and unlimited power resulting in a totalitarian state. Hitler successfully united the nation under his leadership by uniting them under a common goal, creating a Voltsgemeinschaft. ...

... collapse in the fledgling democracy. Under this strain, the Weimar system, having been deserted by its principally middle-class supporters, who had been hit the hardest by the financial collapse, lost almost all of its popular backing. The political instability and ...

... message Home. Goebbels' most spectacular form of propaganda was the mass rally. The most famous of the rallies were held each year in Nuremberg. Goebbels was a brilliant organiser of propaganda, but he could not trust propaganda alone to win ...

... message Home. Goebbels' most spectacular form of propaganda was the mass rally. The most famous of the rallies were held each year in Nuremberg. Goebbels was a brilliant organiser of propaganda, but he could not trust propaganda alone to win ...

... SS,) however there was still opposition. It can be argued that Nazi Germany was totalitarian, but not as much as Stalin's Russia. Hindenburg's death marked the end of democracy and this was replaced with chaos of conflicting agencies and ministries. ...

... restore trade between the two countries and thus help Britain's economy. Influential figures such a John Maynard Keynes strongly supported this view, as increasingly did Austen Chamberlain. These two men can in a sense be seen as appeasers. It could ...

... the Treaty Of Versailles. The Treaty Of Versailles, a peace treaty with the allies, meant harsh terms for Weimar; compulsory military service was to be abolished, the army was to be reduced from 600 000 to 100 000, naval personnel ...

... 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 ...

... German economy. But Stresemann still decided to pay them. By doing this he was rewarded with firstly the French moving out of the Ruhr which gave the economy a lift and also many plans gave Germany more flexibility in paying ...

... Germany's rising population. Another problem was that Employers complained about the money the government spent on welfare benefits for the poor and unemployed. They said taxes were too high. There were extremes of wealth and poverty in Germany. Yet out ...

... them to embrace a new leader who could promise them a brighter future. The Germans didn't want to be blamed for the war; they didn't want to pay reparations, to be demilitarized or lose territory. It seemed as if it ...

... * Upper Silesia (1921) - Germany and Poland quarreled over the industrial area. The League decided to partition the area between the two countries. * Greece and Bulgaria (1925) - Greek troops invaded Bulgaria after some shooting incidents on the ...

... worth. Hitler finally came to power in a country that was suffering from national humiliation, economic depression and mass unemployment. As he went slowly about fixing these problems his popularity soared. Hitler was the first leader to fully exploit the ...