The Great Depression

Question 1

How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to the rise of the Nazi Party? What did German people believed about the actions of the German politicians?

Answer 1

The Treaty of Versailles caused widespread economic hardship and national humiliation, leading to resentment among Germans. The Nazi Party exploited this discontent by promising to overturn the treaty and restore Germany’s former glory.

Question 2

In what year did the Great Depression begin?

Answer 2

1929

Question 3

How did the Great Depression impact Germany economically and politically? (think unemployment and propaganda)

Answer 3

The Great Depression led to massive unemployment and economic instability in Germany. Politically, it caused widespread discontent and allowed extremist parties like the Nazis to gain support by promising economic recovery and national rejuvenation.
Nazis used propoganda to manipulate the germans into believing they will get jobs

Question 4

What did German people believe about the actions of the German politicians regarding the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 4

Many Germans believed that their politicians had betrayed them by signing the Treaty of Versailles, referring to it as the “stab-in-the-back” myth.