How Did The Treaty Of Versailles Contribute To The Rise Of Nazism

The rise of Nazism, which was ultimately the cause of Hitler’s rise to power, was a significant consequence following ww1. The war impacted numerous countries and revolutionized Germany, changing both economy and social factors. Firstly it created the great depression or mostly commonly known as the great economic depression in Germany, It changed the alliance system between the nations, which caused the creation of the treaty of Versailles, and this ultimately triggered the rise of fascism by Adolf Hitler overtaking the political side, which ultimately leads him to become the dictator of Germany. The purpose of this speech is to elucidate how the rise of Nazism was a significant consequence of ww1, and this includes, how did the Hitler’s

The treaty of Versailles was a direct consequence of ww1 and impacted Germany as there was significant suffrage amongst the people due to the great economic depression, and this was the major cause of the rise of Nazism. The treaty damaged Germany’s economy, military, and political system, as, after the war, it was established in the treaty under article 231 ‘the war guilt cause,’ that Germany was required to pay all reparations of the war, as they were the nation that initially started the first world war in 1914. It is evident that the treaty’s influence on Adolf Hitler’s rise to fascism the years following the war was clear and this was a direct consequence of the war. Hitler voiced out his opinion of the treaty in many occasions but typically at Munich where he would famously use extreme nationalism to bring the crowd to a roar. Hitler’s party capitalized on the conditions present in the treaty, and through these means, they were able to rise to power.

His first aim was practically accomplished at the Lausanne Conference 1932, as they agreed to a formal suspension of the treaty of Versailles and this mainly included the war reparations. As seen in this slide, it’s a photo captured of the leaders at the conference discussing the treaty terms. Hitler disliked this, as there were still remaining military and territorial provisions of the treaty. This was a direct consequence of ww1 as Germany initially caused the first ww1, and to prevent war from occurring, Germany was significantly demilitarised, however, once Hitler and his party had control, they seized the opportunity by introducing the military conscription, which matched his second aim, which was to create a greater Germany. They did this by re-arming Germany, contrary to the Treaty and this was an open violation towards the treaty and subsequently, the army rose up to a staggering 500,000 German army troops. This is evident as seen in this slide, a picture taken of the German troops marching with weapons and this obviously being a violation of the treaty. This relevant primary source clearly depicts Hitler’s impact on