German Worker's Party

One of Germany’s greatest downfalls during this period was the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, in early 1919. With this, the country was forced to cede some of its best industrial areas to the victors of the war, as well as pay huge reparation costs. In fact, in 1923, one million marks were needed to equal the buying power of just one pre-treaty mark. Due to this, Germany lost much of its prestige and power, which has a trauma like effect on all citizens and people. Eventually, ‘legend’ grew that the defeat was due to select civilians back-stabbing the country, in a sense. Such people include the Jewish, liberal politicians, and communists. Eventually, the myth became an article of faith among all Germans, because of their craving for

This gave the country an opportunity to join the Britain and the United States in a democratic government system. However, multiple new parties had begun to grow during Germany’s politically vulnerable period, such as the communists, socialists, and Bavarian separatists. This also included the National Socialist German Worker’s Party. The party, more commonly known by its abbreviation, Nazi, and its previous name, German Workers’ Party, was a major core/element in the upbringing of the Third Reich. The party had spawned in about 1918, a year before Adolf had become a member, by a man named Anton Drexler. It was founded upon the idea of a nationalist party, that would appeal to middle and high class citizens, known as working classes, for major financial and general support. Any obvious motives of the party were sparse. Most notably, however, they hoped to rid of Jewish participation in their nation, and to enforce progressive reforms in health and education. According to some, it was “based more on the use of force to get its way than on any clear-cut original ideas”. All were considered to be against communism, socialism, democracy, and