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The German Empire became the Weimar Republic after the disaster of World War One, as Germany embraced democracy. However, economic crisis led to Hitler’s dictatorship, and ultimately to World War Two.

Germany was a newly formed and growing nation in the period before 1914. It pursued expansionist policies, led by Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm, which contributed to the causes of the First World War.

Defeat in 1918 led to the Kaiser’s abdication, a republic and a new constitution. The new Germany faced huge problems up to 1924, not least those caused by its punishment in the Treaty of Versailles.

Revise and learn about the end of World War One in Weimar Germany from 1918 to 1924 with this quiz.

Under Stresemann’s leadership, from 1924 onwards Weimar’s economy recovered, Germany regained international credibility and social change accelerated, until the disaster of 1929’s Wall Street Crash.

Hitler was appointed Chancellor in January 1933. His rise to power was the result of many factors: the impact of the Depression, the weaknesses of Weimar democracy and the strengths of the Nazi party.

Revise and learn about the impact of the depression on Germany during Hitler's rise to power from 1929 to 1934 with this quiz.

Nazi Germany was a totalitarian state, meaning all aspects of Germans’ lives were controlled by the government. It was also one in which those deemed ‘enemies of the state’ were ruthlessly persecuted.

Revise and learn about employment and living standards in Nazi Germany with this quiz.

War greatly affected Germans, who had to cope with rationing and bombing, leading to opposition to the war. Persecution of Jews ended in the Final Solution, before Germany was defeated and divided.

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