Yes, Fredrick Ebert was the German first president elected in 1919. The Germany was called at that time the German Republic or Weirmar Republic. Ebert was elected by the National Assembly in the first round of voting by 277 of 379 votes. The way of the presidential election was because the German Republic constitution with the rules of a direct popular vote, wasn't completed yet. Therefore it was done by the Members of the National Assembly only. However it is a kind of the democracy and that's the reason for using of the word "democratically" in the book. It means that Ebert was elected by voting in the democratic way.
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Does this mean that after the armistice Germany couldn't find peace and were on the verge of another war. Everyone blamed each other for the war. Post-war Germany struggled with the concept of peace in the immediate aftermath of the Armistice . The country was a political melting pot on the verge of revolution with fear and hatred ruling the streets. Everyone was blaming everyone else for the demise of their country and running battles, assassinations, riots, beatings and general civil unrest were daily occurrences.
Generally yes. That time was the moment when the Soviet, October Revolution occured. The idea of the communism became very popular in the Europe, espeially in the Germany. Additionally the Treaty of Versailles made Germans dissatisfied. The econamical sytuation also made that worse. All of that and a couple of other reasons caused what you posted above.
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Without all the detail is what I said correct? I'm reading a simplified book. Does this mean that after the armistice Germany couldn't find peace and were on the verge of another war. Everyone blamed each other for the war..
Yes that's correct. Just a note though .. the war you mentioned.. it wasn't going to be the another war aginst other countries but it would be the civil war in Germany. Also Germans blamed each other for the WW1. So these wars aren't the same one right?
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One of the very real problems that Germany had, immediately post-Armistice, was that many army veterans immediately acted to destroy the civilian government that had replaced the Kaiser and the dictatorial regime of Ludendorff and HIndenburg, the former notoriously refusing to admit the army had actually been beaten, and instead blaming the people of Germany, especially Jews and socialists, for Germany's defeat. The real stab in the back to the German people was by their WW1 military leaders.
The idea that Versailles was hideously vicious just doesn't bear up under scrutiny: it was actually less retributive than the peace treaty enforced by Germany against France after the Franco-Prussian War, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, and the Treaty of Vienna, that ended the Napoleonic Wars.
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Hi i've started reading the book WW2 History in an hour again, but as im reading it im always thinking is this information wrong or is it correct. Should i not think whether it's right or wrong and just learn it? Here's the first chapter.
Germany Invades Poland: 'This is how I deal with any European city'
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, signed on 23 August 1939, allowed Hitler to pursue his ambitions in the east without fear of Russian interference; ambitions that included the destruction of Poland and the subjugation of its people. The attack on Poland began at 4.45 on the morning of Friday, 1 September 1939.
The Germans, not intending to be bogged down again in a war of trenches and stalemate, swept aside all resistance in a lightning war of blitzkrieg, using technological military
advances, co-ordinated attacks and abrasive speed. Following up the rapid advances, German forces engaged in brutality, executions and merciless aggression against the civilian population. Neville Chamberlain, who had been Britain's Conservative prime minister since 1937, and who five months earlier had guaranteed the Poles assistance if attacked, dutifully declared war on Germany on 3 September followed, six hours later, by the French. The British contribution to the Polish cause was not with arms, nor soldiers, nor aid, but with leaflets – by the million, dropped by plane over Germany, urging the population to stand up against Hitler and the war. On 17 September, as the German war machine
advanced its way towards Warsaw, the Soviet Union as secretly agreed in the Non-Aggression Pact, attacked from the east. Crushed between two totalitarian heavyweights, Poland crumbled, and on the twenty-seventh, Warsaw surrendered. Agreeing on the partition of Poland, the Germans and Russians then set about the total subjugation of the defeated population. Villages were razed, inhabitants massacred, the Polish identity eradicated; and in towns, such as Lodz, Jews were herded into ghettos before eventual transportation to the death camps. With his first objective achieved, Hitler visited Warsaw on 5 October, and casting a satisfied eye over the devastated capital, declared: 'this is how I deal with any European city'.
Germany Invades Poland: 'This is how I deal with any European city'
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, signed on 23 August 1939, allowed Hitler to pursue his ambitions in the east without fear of Russian interference; ambitions that included the destruction of Poland and the subjugation of its people. The attack on Poland began at 4.45 on the morning of Friday, 1 September 1939.
The Germans, not intending to be bogged down again in a war of trenches and stalemate, swept aside all resistance in a lightning war of blitzkrieg, using technological military
advances, co-ordinated attacks and abrasive speed. Following up the rapid advances, German forces engaged in brutality, executions and merciless aggression against the civilian population. Neville Chamberlain, who had been Britain's Conservative prime minister since 1937, and who five months earlier had guaranteed the Poles assistance if attacked, dutifully declared war on Germany on 3 September followed, six hours later, by the French. The British contribution to the Polish cause was not with arms, nor soldiers, nor aid, but with leaflets – by the million, dropped by plane over Germany, urging the population to stand up against Hitler and the war. On 17 September, as the German war machine
advanced its way towards Warsaw, the Soviet Union as secretly agreed in the Non-Aggression Pact, attacked from the east. Crushed between two totalitarian heavyweights, Poland crumbled, and on the twenty-seventh, Warsaw surrendered. Agreeing on the partition of Poland, the Germans and Russians then set about the total subjugation of the defeated population. Villages were razed, inhabitants massacred, the Polish identity eradicated; and in towns, such as Lodz, Jews were herded into ghettos before eventual transportation to the death camps. With his first objective achieved, Hitler visited Warsaw on 5 October, and casting a satisfied eye over the devastated capital, declared: 'this is how I deal with any European city'.
It is correct Ash. The only inaccuracy is the date of the Warsaw capitulation. It should be " on the twenty-eighth, Warsaw surrendered". But the process of getting the Warsaw surrendered lasted from 26th to 28th when the agreement was signed and started being followed. So the 27th also can be as the ceasefire started on that day.
I don't know what your problem is with what you posted. Hitlers strategy was one going back to the ancient conflicts in the middle ages. Cities that resisted a siege were "sacked" the people brutalised killed and raped and property destroyed, cities that didn't resist were spared. The problem comes when you sack a city that surrenders, then no city surrenders again, this is what happened to Hitler at Moscow and Stalingrad.
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hi im reading about the winter war, was it fought because Russia wanted land from Finland?
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Hi aswel as the book im reading called History in an hour WW2, im also looking at a sample of an ebook called A Layman's guide to WW2, it covers a lot more topics of ww2 than the history in an hour and to be honest i prefer the Layman's ebook. The only problem i have with the Layman's book is is that the wording is hard to read. What do i do about the wording, do i just read it without worrying what certain bits mean because it's hard to understand the wording?
Not sure about how to help with the wording, Dear Mate. I would suggest finding a good dictionary. In the way you may check on meaning of each word you can't understand. Or you have to find another book with wording that can be readable by you. Unfortunately it is not possible to avoid the kind or words because there are things that can be discribed just with these words only.
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I'm reading about the Treaty of Versailles from my book. It says,
Many believed that the settlement at the end of World War One was neither clean nor decisive. The treaty signed at Versailles didn't make much of an allowance for peace as it punished Germany by confiscating territory and forcing the people to pay reparations to help rebuild France and reduce the Allied debt to America. The German army was to be almost completely demilitarised, deprived of its modern weapons and slashed to a fraction of its former size. So instead of negating Germany as a threat, the settlement led to deep-seated anger and resentment among its people. These feelings
were only heightened when the country's economy spiralled out of control in the early 1920s. The downturn left millions penniless and contributed to more bitterness in what was the country's darkest hour.
Does it mean that, the Treaty of versailles punished Germany by taking land away and giving to France, then it forced people to pay to rebuild France? Also all the military weapons in the German army were got rid of and it led to the German people being very angry. Then Germany became bankrupt in the 1920's because of the reparations they had to pay which turned the German people very bitter. Am i correct in thinking that that is what the treaty of versailles was about?
Many believed that the settlement at the end of World War One was neither clean nor decisive. The treaty signed at Versailles didn't make much of an allowance for peace as it punished Germany by confiscating territory and forcing the people to pay reparations to help rebuild France and reduce the Allied debt to America. The German army was to be almost completely demilitarised, deprived of its modern weapons and slashed to a fraction of its former size. So instead of negating Germany as a threat, the settlement led to deep-seated anger and resentment among its people. These feelings
were only heightened when the country's economy spiralled out of control in the early 1920s. The downturn left millions penniless and contributed to more bitterness in what was the country's darkest hour.
Does it mean that, the Treaty of versailles punished Germany by taking land away and giving to France, then it forced people to pay to rebuild France? Also all the military weapons in the German army were got rid of and it led to the German people being very angry. Then Germany became bankrupt in the 1920's because of the reparations they had to pay which turned the German people very bitter. Am i correct in thinking that that is what the treaty of versailles was about?
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i want to write a list of things to remember about the Treaty of Versailles. Shall i put in my list that it was signed on June 28 1919, It brought an end to world war one, it punished Germany by taking land away, made Germany pay money to rebuild France which left Germany bankrupt. The treaty also cut down on weapons,
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How does this sound?
Treaty of Versailles signed – 28 June 1919,
Treaty of Versailles set out in 3 groups – Territorial, Military and Economic.
Territorial – took land away from Germany
Economic – Forced German people to pay to help rebuild France,
Military – Germany forced to disarm of its weapons
Here is the chapter from my book, do i need to add more about the treaty?
Many believed that the settlement at the end of World War One was neither clean nor decisive. The treaty signed at Versailles didn't make much of an allowance for peace as it punished Germany by confiscating territory and forcing the people to pay reparations to help rebuild France and reduce the Allied debt to America. The German army was to be almost completely demilitarised, deprived of its modern weapons and slashed to a fraction of its former size. So instead of negating Germany as a threat, the settlement led to deep-seated anger and resentment among its people. These feelings
were only heightened when the country's economy spiralled out of control in the early 1920s. The downturn left millions penniless and contributed to more bitterness in what was the country's darkest hour. The people believed that they hadn't been beaten in battle and had actually been betrayed on the Western Front by incompetent leaders and at home by cowardly and weak politicians. They needed someone to turn to who would relieve them from their suffering and who would avenge the humiliation heaped on them by the West.
Treaty of Versailles signed – 28 June 1919,
Treaty of Versailles set out in 3 groups – Territorial, Military and Economic.
Territorial – took land away from Germany
Economic – Forced German people to pay to help rebuild France,
Military – Germany forced to disarm of its weapons
Here is the chapter from my book, do i need to add more about the treaty?
Many believed that the settlement at the end of World War One was neither clean nor decisive. The treaty signed at Versailles didn't make much of an allowance for peace as it punished Germany by confiscating territory and forcing the people to pay reparations to help rebuild France and reduce the Allied debt to America. The German army was to be almost completely demilitarised, deprived of its modern weapons and slashed to a fraction of its former size. So instead of negating Germany as a threat, the settlement led to deep-seated anger and resentment among its people. These feelings
were only heightened when the country's economy spiralled out of control in the early 1920s. The downturn left millions penniless and contributed to more bitterness in what was the country's darkest hour. The people believed that they hadn't been beaten in battle and had actually been betrayed on the Western Front by incompetent leaders and at home by cowardly and weak politicians. They needed someone to turn to who would relieve them from their suffering and who would avenge the humiliation heaped on them by the West.
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Thank you. what can i say about the League of Nations please? Here is the chapter from my book.
The Americans, British and French drew up proposals for a League of Nations that would resolve international disputes by
diplomatic rather than military means. The old and worryingly powerful Austro-Hungarian Empire was dissolved into smaller, weaker states like Czechoslovakia, but there were still underlying issues that needed to be addressed, such as the allegiance of the millions of Germans living in these new states. It was this desire to be reunited with their brothers throughout central Europe that was the time-bomb waiting to explode. President Woodrow Wilson was overruled by congress on his return to the US and America was forced to withdraw from the League of Nations. Without its most powerful member, the league was bereft of the strength it would need should territorial disputes arise. Germany's fledgling Weimar Republic was immediately threatened when right-wing nationalists clashed with revolutionary communists. Tension escalated when ordinary people's savings were wiped out during the hyperinflationary years and economic turmoil. The time was right for a skilled orator – who worked receptive audiences by preaching extreme right-wing views – to begin his ascent to power. Adolf Hitler had been born in Austria but
he'd fought for Germany with distinction in the First World War. After the conflict he returned to Munich and was soon recruiting followers to the once-marginalised National Socialist Party. In October 1923 Hitler believed he had enough support to overthrow the republic but he was stabbed in the back by supposedly loyal followers and the coup failed. He was imprisoned for nine months, during which time he wrote Mein Kampf (My Struggle), which blamed Germany's weak economy on the Jews and claimed the way to solve the country's problems was to seize territory in Eastern Europe.
The Americans, British and French drew up proposals for a League of Nations that would resolve international disputes by
diplomatic rather than military means. The old and worryingly powerful Austro-Hungarian Empire was dissolved into smaller, weaker states like Czechoslovakia, but there were still underlying issues that needed to be addressed, such as the allegiance of the millions of Germans living in these new states. It was this desire to be reunited with their brothers throughout central Europe that was the time-bomb waiting to explode. President Woodrow Wilson was overruled by congress on his return to the US and America was forced to withdraw from the League of Nations. Without its most powerful member, the league was bereft of the strength it would need should territorial disputes arise. Germany's fledgling Weimar Republic was immediately threatened when right-wing nationalists clashed with revolutionary communists. Tension escalated when ordinary people's savings were wiped out during the hyperinflationary years and economic turmoil. The time was right for a skilled orator – who worked receptive audiences by preaching extreme right-wing views – to begin his ascent to power. Adolf Hitler had been born in Austria but
he'd fought for Germany with distinction in the First World War. After the conflict he returned to Munich and was soon recruiting followers to the once-marginalised National Socialist Party. In October 1923 Hitler believed he had enough support to overthrow the republic but he was stabbed in the back by supposedly loyal followers and the coup failed. He was imprisoned for nine months, during which time he wrote Mein Kampf (My Struggle), which blamed Germany's weak economy on the Jews and claimed the way to solve the country's problems was to seize territory in Eastern Europe.
