History 2147A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Volksgemeinschaft, Beer Hall Putsch, Erich Ludendorff
6 Apr 2017
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Hermann goerring- head of luftwaffe and office of the four-year plan. Heinrich himmler: head of ss, architect of the holocaust. Reinhard heydrich: head of ha, hi(cid:373)(cid:373)ler(cid:859)s right-hand man. Germany army on the verge of victory (1 point) Politicians who brokered peace stabbed german army and citizens in the back (1 point) Resonates with germans and is one of the key ideas hitler plays on (2 points) Treaty of versailles- 1/7th of their land is lost, have to pay reparations mostly to france to pay for damage war has cost. Land lost was very rich in natural resources, within the treaty, it says that. Germany started the war which is why germany has to pay for it. Economic instability- already in instability but war worsened it. They have to pay reparations on top of their bad situation. Germans divided- soldiers returning home from war, whether physical or mental.
