Germany WWII
1. How did the Treaty of Versailles impact them?
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace agreement between the Allies and Germany at the end of the first world war. The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to lose some of its land, as well as changed the geography of Eastern Europe. It also declared that Germany should take full responisbility for the causing of the war. Reparations were to be paid to the Allies monthly to pay for the damages of the WWI, and their military was substantially reduced. Thus, the German economy suffered greatly, not to mention that the country lost nearly 2 million soldiers during the war. As you can imagine, the Treaty of Versailles greatly upsetted Germany.
2. What type(s) of government did this country have in the interwar years(1919-1938)?
After the end of WWI, Germany agreed to adopt the German Weimar Republic, which is a parliamentary republic form of government. A parliamentary republic has a head of state separate from a head of government, whom has a majority of the power. A head of government is more commonly known as a prime minister.
3. How did their leader, that led them throughout WWII, come to power?
Germany was led by President Friedrich Ebert, whom was a moderate socialist. He had to even order army officers to control people to prevent any revolts, but was rather unsuccessful. Adolf Hitler was elected to be the ruler of Germany by the Weimar Republic in 1933, 14 years after its origin.
4. How did this leader change their country(for the better and worse) prior to WWII?
As much as it pains me to say it, Hitler was good for the slumping Germany before WWII. People were living on the streets as the economy was down, and things couldn't get much worse. Hitler was enthusiastic and got them standing once again.
This is the infamous dictator of Germany, Adolf Hitler
5. What were the goals of the leader?
When running for politics, Hitler strongly expressed that he would try to return Germany to its title as the superior European power. He also wanted to rid of the pesky Jews (joke), which as I can say now that this idea was a bit questionable to say the least.
6. What was the military strategy of this country in the inter-war years(1919-1938)?
During this time, Germany practiced what's called a "Blitzkrieg" military strategy. What would happen is that the German infantry and forces would invade the defending lines at an overwhelming speed. This would both surprise the opponent as well as keep them off-balance, because the battle would be in constant motion.
7. What role did they play in WWII?
They once again became an imperialist power in Europe, and the blitzkrieg tactic helped the German army nearly conquer all of Europe. They were truly the movie's antagonist, and not the Heath Ledger "Joker" kind, which you still love when the day is over.
8. Who were their allies in WWII?
The Axis Powers, that fought alongside Germany, consisted of Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, and even Iraq and Finland for brief times for causes that applied to themselves.
This is a picture of Allied vs. Axis Powers during World War II
9. How did WWII impact/effect the country?
Germany's economy again suffered after the war, as Hitler used most all of the country's prosperity to fund the war. The economy also suffered due to the lack of trade that would occur, as they were shunned by the rest of the world in fault of Hitler attempting to destoy the Jewish race.
I personally think that Germany got what was coming to 'em after what they did. We should dig Hitler out of his grave and kill his already lifeless corpse. Too much? I also think it's horrible that the Jewish people were killed merely because they were different.
http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/ASLevel_History/week4_versailles.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/adolf_hitler.htm
http://www.essortment.com/axis-allies-during-world-war-ii-21935.html
Comments
It is true that Hitler did do many things to help Germany in the 1930's.
Well done!