1. Thursday, February 14th HW: Read pages 910-914. Answer 1, 2, 6, and 7.
Aim: What P.E.S. conditions in Germany led to the rise of Hitler?
Do Now: Complete handout.

2. Germany after World War I
Kaiser Wilhelm II stepped down
Germany was in chaos

3. Weimar Republic Democratic government set up in 1919
Weaknesses of Weimar Republic:
- Germany lacked democratic tradition
- Several political parties
- Germans blamed Weimar govt. for defeat and postwar humiliation

4. Economic conditions in Germany
To pay for war and
reparations Germany
printed money
Value of mark fell
set in:
Inflation

5. In 1918, a loaf of
bread cost less
than a mark.
In 1922, a loaf of
bread cost 160
marks.
By 1923, a loaf of
bread cost 200
billion marks.

6. American loans and investments sustained Germany’s economy
Great Depression negatively impacted Germany’s economy

7. Social conditions in Germany
Germans lose faith in Weimar Republic (Democracy and Capitalism)