Question

how was the first world war responsie for the rise of hitler....

Answer 1

a. Humiliating treaty of Versailles- ​The end of First World War witnessed a host of Peace treaties being signed the most important being Treaty Of Versailles with Germany which was imposed by the victors on the vanquished and compelled Germany to give away all its territorial claims and  it imposed huge economic burden on it.  The War guilt clause made Germany reponsible for all the damage war had inflicted on the Allied and made it pay for the damage . This made Weimer Republic highly unpopular among the Germans. Germany was finacially crippled after the fisrt World War, little could Weimer Republuic do to recover its economy.Treaty of Versailles proved to be a national shame and physiologically damaging for the Germans as they were held responsible for the war and were subjected to harsh terms.

b. Political instability- Germans were also apprehensive about Parliamentary style of functioning as the Republic faced political instability, with Weimer Republic witnessing 20 different cabinets in less than an year. Thus, people lost confidence in the democartic government as it had also failed to solve the problems of the Germans.

c.  Economic crisis-  Germany was financially crippled after the first World War, little could Weimer Republic do to recover its economy.It had to suffer inflation, unemployment, poverty that added to the misery of common people.Germany was made to pay war damage and compensation which directly impacted the common people.The Great Depression of 1929, made Germany the worst sufferer and aggravated its economic problems. There was unemployment, fall in German's currency, rise in crime rate creating great disillusionment among the masses.