HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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The German people prospered by getting government jobs rebuilding the war-torn country.
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The German people spent money on art, music, and shows to forget the horrors of war.
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The German government paid veterans bonuses, and that money boosted the economy.
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The German government printed extra money to pay protesting workers, causing hyperinflation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1933 and 1939 the total revenue of the German government amounted to 62 billion ℛℳ, whereas government expenditure (up to 60% of which consisted of rearmament costs) exceeded 101 billion ℛℳ, thus causing a huge deficit and rising national debt (reaching 38 billion ℛℳ in 1939).
Detailed explanation-2: -German blamed the loss of Germany on the Weimar Republic after their loss in Versailles. This would begin a new political dark era where Germany would lose their 12-year experiment with democracy and come under an established dictatorship with the Nazis coming into power on January 1933.
Detailed explanation-3: -The period 1923-1929 was a time when the economy boomed and cultural life flourished in Germany. It is known as the Golden Age of Weimar. This dramatic turnabout happened because Germany was saved by two people, Gustav Stresemann and Charles Dawes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Political turmoil and violence, economic hardship, and also new social freedoms and vibrant artistic movements characterized the complex Weimar period. Many of the challenges of this era set the stage for Adolf Hitler’s rise to power.