Germany – The Depression

1. Germany – The Depression From Hope to Sig Heil

2. German Economics • After the First World War Germany had a new government structure imposed upon it • The new government was a democracy, called the Weimar Republic • This Republic gave many Germans their first taste of democracy • The Weimar Republic was in trouble quickly however – the debt incurred from the war and the Treaty of Versailles was crippling

3. Germany – Stamps Tell the Story • The Weimar Republic started with hope and a positive outlook

4. Germany – Stamps Tell the Story • The rapid decline in the economy destroyed the sense of hope

5. Germany – Stamps Tell the Story • Money became worthless and worse than worthless, literally not worth the paper it was printed on

6. Germany – Stamps Tell the Story • A new sense of nationalism began to arise, embodied by the National Socialists and their leader, Adolf Hitler

7. Germany – Stamps Tell the Story • A resurgent Germany, led by the NAZI Party, found new hope and pride in the late 30’s

8. Germany – Stamps Tell the Story • Germany rose to dominate central Europe and gained allies elsewhere in the world