The Weimar Republic 1919-1933

The Weimar Republic 1919-1933
ISBN-10
1134786832
ISBN-13
9781134786831
Category
History
Pages
136
Language
English
Published
2002-01-22
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Ruth Henig

Description

This book represents a much-needed reappraisal of Germany between the wars, examining the political, social and economic aims of the new republic, their failure and how they led to Nazism and eventually the Second World War. The author includes: * an examination of the legacy of the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles * discussion of the early years of crisis culminating in the Ruhr Invasion and the Dawes Settlement * assessment of the leadership of Stresemann and Bruning * exploration of the circumstances leading to the rise of Hitler * an outline of the historiography of the Weimar Republic.

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