Germany Post War
World War II caused many problems for Germany. After the war, Germany had to rebuild and clean up many towns as well as perform many tasks instructed by the Allies . Many German citizen's loved ones died causing grievances within the country. The people of Germany wanted to reconstruct there country because it was in ruins. However the Allies split their country making two governments. This split caused many changes in the German government.
Germany was required to take many steps to rebuild after World War II. After the war, during 1949 to 1958 some people immigrated to the United States. These citizens had many worries, but among the worst, was the Allies and the immigrant's security. In order for Allies to not worry, they arrested many German citizens. This caused these individuals the loss of money, food and created unemployment (Background of Post War World War II) .
World War II caused many deaths, including, 500,000 to 2 million people who died because of famine and disease. Another common way to die, at this time, was at death camps, also known as concentration camps. Depending on where you lived and your ethnic group determined which concentration camp you would go too ( Expulsion of Germans after a World War II) . Among the two million who perished included many women, children and the elderly. Many of the German men who died were prisoners of war. Also, there are those Germans who were hungry, fighting disease, cold, and who had been affected by murders left their homeland. (Mass Starvation of Germans).
The aftermath of the war caused divisions of land to take place. Both Berlin and Germany had to be divided into four parts and included Great Britain, France, the United St...
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After World War I, there was a spiritual void left within the people of Germany. The outcome of the war had ripped the German society along the class lines causing great stress and tension among the people. The people of Germany had believed all along that they were winning the war, and therefore the news of surrender came as a great shock to them. To make things worse, the peace treaty established placed the entire fault of the war on Germany and left them responsible for paying for the costs of the war for all who were involved. This sparked a conflict between the middle and working classes in society. Then, the depression followed, creating even more unhappiness among the people. With all of this unhappiness because of the class divisions and the depression, the Nazi...
After World War II, Germany was separated into four different sectors assigned to the triumphant Allied forces: the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. (Wolski) The capital was located one hundred fifteen miles into Soviet territory. (Kenny) The Western Allies believed this was unfair because Berlin was the only large city at the time. They agreed to separate Berlin into quadrants as well. (Wolski) The United States, Britain, and France joined their sectors together as a democratic state called the Federal Republic of Germany. (Taylor) Meanwhile, Russia kept their portion separate and it became known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR). However, this caused a problem because the democratic West Berlin was entirely surrounded by Soviet land. (Wolski)
The main reason was that people were discomposed that Germany had lost a war and most of the people blame for the defeat. On the other hand, during 1929-1933, the worldwide Great Depression, which impacted Germany, and there was no leader of Weimar could solve the economic problem.
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World War II was one of the most deadly wars we know in history, having as many as sixty million casualties, most of whom were civilians. It impacted a lot of countries, almost all the world, which is why the name is given. This war impacted many countries in the world, and damaged almost all of the countries involved greatly. It also led to the downfall of Western European countries as world powers, leaving it to the Soviet Union, and the United States. The war started in 1939 and ended in 1945, with the invasion of Poland and the Axis surrender, respectively. It changed the economy and the growth of big countries, including Germany, Great Britain, United States, Japan, Russia and France. Aside from this, Jews were greatly influenced too. They were damaged, but then gifted.
Throughout the 1930s, Germany went under the control of the anti-Semitic Nazi Party and its leader, Adolf Hitler. “I could see the danger, being so close to Hitler and the Nazi's in Munich. Many of my school friends, former school friends, were becoming big Nazi's.” (Lowen) Most Germans did not agree with this form of ideology and could see the danger that would come of it so, in strong opposition to the system, they left the country. The Germans who opposed to the changes or the country but didn’t leave were either, forced to leave, held in concentration camps, or put to death. The transition for Germans from Nazi Germany to America--in obligation to the fact that they were German-- was fairly easy, even with the lowering exception of immigrants. In America, Germans, particularly scientists, musicians, and novelists were offered good jobs which allowed them and their families to blend in communities and strive. The immigration of Germans during this period was believed to be a benefit to the American culture which, at the time, was going through a Great Depression.
The National WWII Museum (2016) estimates that over 100 million people, military and civilian, worldwide were killed during the war. The ferocity that was exhibited by German leader, Adolph Hitler, was legendary as was his alliances that made up the Axis powers. As the war loomed on, it became increasingly more evident that the US would have to enter into the war as well.
MODERN HISTORY – RESEARCH ESSAY “To what extent was Nazi Germany a Totalitarian state in the period from 1934 to 1939?” The extent to which Nazi Germany was a totalitarian state can be classed as a substantial amount. With Hitler as Fuhrer and his ministers in control of most aspects of German social, political, legal, economical, and cultural life during the years 1934 to 1939, they mastered complete control and dictation upon Germany. In modern history, there have been some governments, which have successfully, and others unsuccessfully carried out a totalitarian state. A totalitarian state is one in which a single ideology is existent and addresses all aspects of life and outlines means to attain the final goal, government is run by a single mass party through which the people are mobilized to muster energy and support.
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World War II caused astonishing amount of death, warfare, and loss. A large portion of the death caused occurred in Nazi Germany as the terrible war waged on. Keeping the horrendous actions hidden from other countries, and even their own people was one of their largest successes with terrible results. When Germany surrendered in World War One the German population was not aware of the terrible consequences there would be, or that there would be any consequences at all. They were shocked and appealed to find that they were in such big trouble. This set the stage for two very infamous figures in German history, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Gobbles. They would create a sense of unity between German citizens again. However this would happen at a huge cost. The Nazi party used many different tactics to form a fatal sense of nationality in Germany.