Open AccessThe War Guilt Clause and the Rise of Adolf Hitler
Author(s) -
Stella Zhu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of humanities and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2736-5522
DOI - 10.24018/ejsocial.2021.1.3.68
Subject(s) - german , nazism , world war ii , political science , economic history , first world war , law , economics , history , ancient history , archaeology
After the fall of Nazi Germany during World War II, the allied powers issued harsh reparation payments that burdened the German economy and humiliated the Germans. Most importantly, the War Guilt Clause led Germany into an economic and social turmoil, which in turn paved the path for the rise of radical extremists like Adolf Hitler.