The Weimar Republic Was The Political System Of Power...

 ¬Ã‚ ¬Ã‚ ¬Ã‚ ¬Ã‚ ¬The Weimar Republic was the political system in power between 1918 and 1933. This political system lasted about 15 years, before giving Hitler the opportunity to rise to power. On October 29th, 1929, the stock market on Wall Street had collapsed, affecting nations worldwide. American investors hurried to sell their shares, withdrawing money from abroad. From this, unemployment rates rose and inflation occurred. Hitler had promised the country government stability and to unite the country as one, receiving support from the Germans. In addition to this, he also promised workers jobs and security, employers profit and farmers higher prices for their food. Aside of this however, there were many impacts under the rule of Adolf Hitler,†¦show more content†¦According to The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, once the Nazi Party had risen to power in 1933 a variety of totalitarian methods were used until 1945. Propaganda was used to publicize support for the N azis, which was communicated through art, theatre, films, book, radio, education and the press. For instance, literature was affected by Hitler’s dictatorship, resulting in over 2,500 writers being banned and millions of books being burned (Barnes, 2003). Moreover, the Nazis ensured that all news came from officially approved agencies in which Hitler’s government passed an editorial law. The government controlled all aspects of the people’s public and private lives. The Nazi Party implemented a number of policies to ensure that Germany was improved. Hitler stabilized the German economy and eradicated all foreign debts. Also, the Four-Year Plan was created in 1936, ensuring that Germany would be self-sufficient in essential materials, enabling the stabilisation. Furthermore, Hitler begun developing and expanding the army, navy and air force and also started to claim lands. During this time, Hitler also ordered the remilitarisation of the Rhineland to Austria, which was motivated by Hitler’s desire to unite the German people (History, n.d). From this, the Germans began building defences. In addition to this, Germany’s rate of rearmament passed Britain and France’s within 18 months