Hitler's rise to power in Germany was attributed more to the conditions in Germany at the present time rather than any methods used by Hitler or the Nazi party. Due to the failures of the Weimar government,led by Friedrich Ebert, as well as the economic and political conditions led to Hitler coming to power in Germany.
At the close of World War I, Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles and the War Guilt Clause, which placed all the responsibility and blame for the starting of World War I solely on Germany. Although it can be argued that the Weimar government had no choice but to sign the treaty or face invasion by the Big Three, there is no doubt that the signing of the Treaty of Versailles severely crippled the German economy due to the war reparations and the economy hit rock bottom. The Weimar government attempted to print more money in hopes that would help alleviate some of the debt, but instead it only made Germany enter a period of inflation and the currency became worthless. People only stick with you as long as they continue to profit and reap the benefits, so as soon as the Weimar and Ebert began to falter, the German citizens looked for an alternative to replace them. As the economy suffered more and more, support for the Weimar government began to wane and Hitler's Nazi party began to gain support, going from 2.6% in 1928 to 28.6% in 1930. Thus the people listened to Hitler's speeches and began to be sucked in by his posters and propaganda more and more. Hitler was well respected by many, and being a veteran from world War I made him the likely candidate to control Germany. Some may argue, however, that a dictator was not what was needed for Germany and that a democracy run by the people would been the best method. However, because of the economic failures under a democracy created by the Weimar, the people felt differently.
The economic and political instability attributed from the signing of the Treaty of Versailles was a tremendous assistance to Hitler gaining power in Germany because it swayed the people's support from the Weimar government to other wing party's. Hitler was a likely candidate for the position due to his propaganda and his powerful speeches which stirred the German crowd to take action against the Weimar.Because of the failures of the Weimar, the people were more willing to listen to Hitler's plans thus swinging the door wide open for Hitler to take control.
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MATT!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, it's good that I'm seeing a clear thesis. You give very good and accurate details also. Very little analysis. More so, 80% facts, 20% analysis. It's good that you can understand and interpret the facts and what it meant for this time period. You have included others possible arguments, however, you could go in depth more. It's like you touch on each part that leaves the reader, like me, wanting to know more. I have a question also. Do you think that Hitler's wants for dictatorship could better Germany? In my opinion, a democracy was just asking for more problems. *More people, more opinions, more problems. lol!" Over all, this was good. On the IB mark band, I'd give it an 11 :)
Matt; It easy to spot your thesis in this writing and i must say this is pretty good. I feel like you didnt have alot of details, however,the information that you used wasnt irrelevant and you analyzed it well. Its clear that you have an understanding of the infortmation and you do appear as a historian because your not just stating facts. you had about 50 percent facts and 50 percent analysis. also you did well with prevent different viewpoints. Therefore i would give you an 13 on the markband.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you made you thesis clear to the reader so that they wil not have to search around your paper to get it, that should help you to get higher on the mark band, also it is very narrative you should have a lot more analysis in order to receive higher on the mark band. you gave many facts in your essay but let the reader know that your are the historian. i would give this paper 10-11.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, your thesis kinda doesn't make sense the way it's worded....but I think I know what you meant....Anyway, there was some attempt at analyzing, so I would rate this an 11. You did a good job of giving the facts and conditions, but you seemed to almost give up at trying to give the methods. Expand more on your analysis and this paper's score could go way up =)
ReplyDeleteYour paper was mostly narrative, but i'm assuming you've realized that by now. There is a clear thesis, it could just be more specific and i think that focusing it would help strengthen your paper. You obviously know the history part well. The main point of improvement would be adding more analysis since your paper is already factually sound.
ReplyDeleteI agree with jennifer in that your thesis was a little confusing especially with the sentence fragment that is suppose to be the second sentence. I do not know if you meant to continue on with that sentence or if it was suppose to be apart of the sentence before.
ReplyDeleteAlso i agree with mandy in that your writing is very narrative. You did attempt some analysis however, i think there was plenty of room to be more explicit and provide more anaylsis. More background of the economic failures of Germany at the time and anaylsis of how it led to Hitler's rise would have been great to see instead of just saying that the economic situation was why democracy would fail.
i would give your essay an 11 as the question appears to be understood but not all implications are considered.
ReplyDeleteWell, I seem to be going along with the status quo. I'm going to give you an 11. The question was very well understood and you gave a clear and concise thesis (the point of course argumentable)You too were very surface level narrative. It seems like a "soundly focused combination of narrative and analysis" but not as in depth as I believe IB would prefer. But it seems you do understand your facts. =)
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ReplyDeleteyour thesis is made clear in the beginning of your post. It important to be below the the surface. you have the knowledge of your facts but you need to analysis rather than give the narration. ON the markband i will rate your post a 10. be more explicit bur not on the surfcae level and when giving your analysis make sure it is relevant