Sunday, 12 August 2012

Money Makes the world go round?

     Money makes the world go round, and in the case of Germany in 1933, it allowed a certain Adolf Hitler to rise to power. I disagree with this statement as i feel that besides money issues, the constitution and the system of proportional representation, being opposed by the right.

     Germany faced money issues mainly because they lost a capable leader. Gustar Stresemann was the one that helped Germany survive financially after the war. However, He died of an heart attack. Without him, Germany became a country vulnerable for attack. Having lost a capable leader, the country faced money issues and they needed someone to ensure them that they were safe and protected. Therefore, having believed Hitler's promises to keep their country protected, Germans trusted him and placed their votes for him. Thus, money issues is one of the reasons that made Hitler rise to power.

     The constitution and the system of proportional representation also made Hitler rise to power. The Germans were controlled by authoritarian rulers. A new government had to be set up. There were violent riots in the capital, Berin, forced the politicians responsible for setting up the government to meet in the smal town of weimar. The weimar had a system of proportional government that was not effective. Germans over the age of 20 could vote. This was a democratic system that allowed many parties to gain seats and no single party could gain dominance. However, the governments did not last long. The chancellors had no time to make changes to the government. This made the country unstable and vulnerable for attack. And made the people insecure, Thus people began to doubt their abilities. 

      The weimar government was opposed by the right, leading to Hitler's rise to power too. Germans were angry with the weimar government as they believed that the army had not been defeated. The top army officers told the German people that the army could have fought on but were betrayed by their politicians. They claimed that the German Army had been 'stabbed in the back'. Even top military leaders did not support the new democratic system and were determined to obstruct the work of the weimar government . The people have lost confidence in the Weimar Government. The people have lost confidence in the Weimar Government , thinking they were weak and useless.

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