HIST 1F95 Lecture Notes - Horst-Wessel-Lied, Paul Von Hindenburg, Mein Kampf
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Outline: weimar, national socialism, triumph of the will. Germany 1918- republic with hopes of liberal and democratic government. Weimar republic- civil liberties, universal suffrage (including women). The first five years were a struggle as there was a resistance of taxes. In 1923, france occupied ruhr river valley, a very industrialized area and therefore very important to the german economy. In 1923, there was the weimar inflation- economy was on the verge of collapse. Ruhr valley for two reasons: france decreased germany"s reparation payments, us encourages investments in germany to help them recover. By mid-1920"s weimar republic was doing very well. However, left communists and right nationalists resisted weimar republic. If weimar republic had been able to uphold middle class support, they would have survived. Attempted to become an artist in his teens. Ironically, he joined the german army, where he did very well. After the war he became dedicated to undoing the damage done to.
