ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Dictatorship in Europe: Dictatorship in Germany: Germany 1919 – 1945
Introduction
- This topics looks at the problems faced by Germany after World War I
- It describes the economic and political developments of Germany
- and the characteristics of Nazi dictatorship
- as well as Hitler’s domestic and foreign policy
- Beware of the common error that students make when spelling German and Germany
- The country is known as Germany in English
- Citizens of the country are known as Germans (plural) and German (singular)
The Weimer Republic
- After the end of WWI, the central powers were defeated and Germany was given harsh terms in exchange for peace
- Germany had to put a democratic government in place
- The Kaiser during that time refused but Germany lost its ports in Kiel and this led to uprisings in the country
- The Kaiser later abandoned his throne and took refuge in Holland
- Fedrich Ebert a socialist then became the leader of Germany
- The first elections in the Weimer Republic were held in January 1919 and were won by Ebert
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