Going off of our discussion during class, do you think that Hitler would have come to power if the Treaty of Versailles hadn't existed/ was a lot less severe?
I think that the Treaty of Versailles helped Hitler come to power faster than he would have otherwise. The Treaty was something that all of Germany was mad about since it was so unfair. It resulted in Germany being forced to take all the blame of the war, which angered the German people. This allowed Hitler to place the blame of Germany's troubles on something else. The treaty also allowed Hitler to separate himself from the rest of the political parties. He placed the blame of the treaty being signed on the social democrats. Hitler was still popular with the people and did good things to benefit Germany, like jump starting their economy, so I think he would have still came to power it just would not have been as quick.
I think that if the Treaty of Versailles was not drafted up to be so against Germany, there would have been more stability and less of a chance for a radical party to seize power. Also the people in Germany would have not given so much support to the movement.
I think Hilter might be less radical if the Treaty of Versailles had not exist. Apparently, the treaty was unfair and unjust, which was the main cause of the rise of the Nazi. Germany lost a lot of territories after world war I. Hilter used the excuse of national racial unity to seize Austria and Czechoslovakia. He wouldn't be that eager for power if these former lands still belonged to Germany after world war I.
I agree with Treazure and Carson. I think that the treaty helped Hitler come to power because it gave him a specific historic event that he could point his finger to. First of all, it was extremely unfair to Germany and greatly angered the people of Germany. Hitler took this anger and funneled it towards the Social Democrats which he labeled the November Criminals. Also, the treaty left Germany with a tremendous debt that forced them to rely on the US for money. When the stock market crashed in 1929, Germany's economy was destroyed. Hitler greatly improved the economy which allowed him to gain so much popularity with the people. However, I am not sure that if the treaty did not exist that Hitler would have not come to power. He was a power-hungry, charismatic and pretty smart leader that would've gotten his way somehow.
I agree that the Treaty of Versailles definitely helped Hitler come to power and gave him something and someone to blame, but I think Hitler's coming to power also depended on the result of World War I and the condition it left Germany in. Hitler and many of his followers wanted to continue fighting in World War I and he blamed the social democrats ("November Criminals") for the downfall of Germany. If Germany didn't surrender on Armistice Day, I think the fighting would have continued but still end in defeat for Germany; either this defeat would result in such a drastic loss of men that the German soldiers, including Hitler, had no choice but to accept that they were not going to win the war, or it just would have delayed Hitler's rise to power
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ReplyDeleteI think that the Treaty of Versailles helped Hitler come to power faster than he would have otherwise. The Treaty was something that all of Germany was mad about since it was so unfair. It resulted in Germany being forced to take all the blame of the war, which angered the German people. This allowed Hitler to place the blame of Germany's troubles on something else. The treaty also allowed Hitler to separate himself from the rest of the political parties. He placed the blame of the treaty being signed on the social democrats. Hitler was still popular with the people and did good things to benefit Germany, like jump starting their economy, so I think he would have still came to power it just would not have been as quick.
ReplyDeleteI think that if the Treaty of Versailles was not drafted up to be so against Germany, there would have been more stability and less of a chance for a radical party to seize power. Also the people in Germany would have not given so much support to the movement.
ReplyDeleteI think Hilter might be less radical if the Treaty of Versailles had not exist. Apparently, the treaty was unfair and unjust, which was the main cause of the rise of the Nazi. Germany lost a lot of territories after world war I. Hilter used the excuse of national racial unity to seize Austria and Czechoslovakia. He wouldn't be that eager for power if these former lands still belonged to Germany after world war I.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Treazure and Carson. I think that the treaty helped Hitler come to power because it gave him a specific historic event that he could point his finger to. First of all, it was extremely unfair to Germany and greatly angered the people of Germany. Hitler took this anger and funneled it towards the Social Democrats which he labeled the November Criminals. Also, the treaty left Germany with a tremendous debt that forced them to rely on the US for money. When the stock market crashed in 1929, Germany's economy was destroyed. Hitler greatly improved the economy which allowed him to gain so much popularity with the people. However, I am not sure that if the treaty did not exist that Hitler would have not come to power. He was a power-hungry, charismatic and pretty smart leader that would've gotten his way somehow.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that the Treaty of Versailles definitely helped Hitler come to power and gave him something and someone to blame, but I think Hitler's coming to power also depended on the result of World War I and the condition it left Germany in. Hitler and many of his followers wanted to continue fighting in World War I and he blamed the social democrats ("November Criminals") for the downfall of Germany. If Germany didn't surrender on Armistice Day, I think the fighting would have continued but still end in defeat for Germany; either this defeat would result in such a drastic loss of men that the German soldiers, including Hitler, had no choice but to accept that they were not going to win the war, or it just would have delayed Hitler's rise to power
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