CCOT OF GERMANY 1850-1975 By: Lily Vigtel, Zeke Day, and Cade
Lawson
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BEGINNING SITUATION 1850 Prussia was ruled by Otto von
Bismarck. He used Prussian industry and German nationalism to rise
as a dominant power. In 1866, Prussia defeated Austria. However,
Prussia did not take any Austrian territory. Prussia and several
smaller states formed the Northern German Confederation.
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CONTINUITY #1 Unification of Prussia. Germany created and
remains to this day. In 1871 most of the German speaking people
unified into a single state. German speaking countries consisted of
Prussia, half of Austria, and several smaller states. Unification
of Prussia leads to a national sense of an individual identity. In
1933 Hitler became the dictator of Germany. The Treaty of
Versailles humiliated Germany, so Hitler promoted German
nationalism and gained popular support as leader of the Nazi
party.
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CONTINUITY #2 Same cultural makeup of citizens An Aryan race
provided the German citizens a sense of unity and homogeneity.
Hitler unified Germany in WWII under this same idea. Japan also
used this idea to unite its culture in the years prior to WWII,
shutting down trade and immigration.
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CHANGE #1 Economic Depression after World War The Treaty of
Versailles caused Germany to get rid of its air force and greatly
reduce its army. Germany was also forced to give up large portions
of land to Poland Germany was forced to take full responsibility
for World War1, so they were forced to pay 132 billion gold marks
to cover civilian damage during the war. German government printed
so much money that caused severe inflation. German money had lost
its value, so it took a wheel barrow full of money to buy a single
loaf of bread.
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Change #2 Rise of the Nazi Party: Economic depression in
Germany after WWI allowed Adolf Hitler to begin a strong campaign
with his Nazi Party, eventually becoming chancellor of Germany in
1933. Before the Nazi Party took over, Germany was under the
control of the Communist Party. People became frustrated with the
low income and lack of food across the country. They remembered the
days of totalitarian rule in Germany as being much more prosperous,
which fueled their support of the Nazi Party. Hitler was able to
use German hatred of the Jewish race to rally support in his favor.
People across the nation already thought of them as biologically
and racially distinct and struggling for control of power, but
Hitler was able to persuade the public that they were the reason
for Germany losing WWI and for the economic crisis. This would lead
to the Holocaust.
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CHANGE #3 Division of Germany after World War II After the end
of the war in1945, Germany split into different sectors. East
Germany and West Germany. East Germany became an ally of the Soviet
Union and West Germany became an ally the US and Britain. The US
and Western Europe established the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) in 1949. This was a military alliance against
the Soviet Union. However, the Soviet Union establishes their own
military alliance known as the Warsaw Pact. West Germany was part
of NATO whereas East Germany was part of the Warsaw Pact. In 1961
the Berlin wall was built to separate East and West Berlin. People
from East Berlin tried to escape into West Berlin because the
conditions were so bad.
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END SITUATION 1975 By 1975, Germany was nation still trying to
rebuild from the massive losses of population and resources that
they sustained during World War II. Sanctions from the Allied
Powers reduced the army and navy of Germany, all but demilitarizing
the country. Citizens of Germany were still living under the terms
of the Yalta Conference in 1945 which divided the nation into East
and West Germany. Specifically, the Berlin Wall was still dividing
the capital people in Soviet-controlled communist East Berlin
struggled to live, lacking necessary things such as food and basic
freedom, while West Berlin remained under the control of democratic
nations. Germany was a nation divided, and would stay that way
until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990.
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