10.+Lead+up+to+WWII

Following the Treaty of Versailles and the Great Depression, Germany was suffering politically, economically and socially. It was these political, economic and social difficulties which allowed Hitler to influence the people of Germany so easily, and it was for these reasons that he was able to rise to power. To find out what it was like to live in Germany in the 1920's and 1930's, read pages 154-157 of the textbook and answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 (a) (b) (c) - we will not be discussing these questions as a class.