Germany felt that the treaty of Versailles was exaggerated and the allies make responsible for the outbreak of the first world war, stopping their expansionism and colonialism.

Source 1:  Weimar Republic ("The Treaty of Versailles", "The Weimar Constitution", and "The Weimar Renaissance")

1. Germany felt that the treaty of Versailles was exaggerated and the allies make responsible for the outbreak of the first world war, stopping their expansionism and colonialism.
2. The Weimar constitution promotes a democratic government, and we can see some ideas of the social contract, that the government must be attentive of the necessities of the people.

1. The Weimar constitution attempted to create a federal republic that tried to combine aspects of presidential and parliamentary systems, also focus in the social equality.

1. It can be say that the Treaty of Versailles and its consequences, help Germany to improve in different senses, from the form of government until the cultural sense, making more modern forms of works.

Source 2: Weimar Republic, "The End of the Republic"

1. Hitler took advantage of the economic crisis to make publicity about his party and ideals, especially in the Germans that were desperate because unemployment, promoting a super nationalism concept.

1. People were adjusting to democratic politics and modern ideas, but they were also adjusting from their losing in the First World War when crisis show up, so the people could have seen Hitler like a new alternative to improve.

1. Capitalism start losing its popularity between the people because crisis and because the expansion of ideas of Stalin’s control in Russia with a communism government.

1. But Hindenburg wanted a parliament with most capitalism to stop communism and deal with the economic crisis and the Treaty of Versailles.

1. Despite the great crisis, Nazis didn’t win the elections and that caused a great depression in the party, Germany wasn’t ready for a socialism or communism model.

References

• Frederick Watkin, The Use of Emergency Powers under the Weimar Constitution (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1938)
• “1923 Germany’s Hyperinflation:  Loads of Money,” The Economist, December 23, 1999.
• Fragment of American Historical Review (University of Chicago Press). Link: file:///C:/Users/mjose/Downloads/weimar.pdf

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