3. Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918–45 - History

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Contents

1: The establishment of the Weimar Republic and its early problems

3: The rise of Hitler and the Nazis to January 1933

4: Nazi Germany, 1933-39

5: Germany and the occupied territories during the Second World War

1: The establishment of the Weimar Republic and its early problems

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The Last Years of the War

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The German Revolution

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The Spartacist Uprising

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The New Constitution

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The Treaty of Versailles

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

The Kapp Putsch

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

Hyperinflation, the Ruhr Crisis and the Beer Hall Putsch

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE EARLY YEARS OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-23

Conclusion

Dr Nadine Rossol, Essex University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Introduction

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

The Beginnings of Weimar Germany

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Political Fragmentation

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

The Politics of Republicanism

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

The Appeal of the Nazi Party

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Crisis and Destruction of a Polity

Prof. Benjamin Ziemann, Sheffield University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Was Weimar Germany doomed to fail from the start?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Why did Weimar fail in the early 1930s?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

How much of a problem was political extremism for the Weimar Republic?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

What kind of elections took place in Weimar Germany?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

How did the design of the West Germany constitution aim to avoid the problems faced by Weimar Germany?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

What was the impact of hyperinflation in Weimar Germany?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

How successful was the Weimar economy in the years 1924-29?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

What was the impact of the Wall Street Crash on the Weimar Republic?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Did living standards improve in the Weimar period?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

What was Weimar culture?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

Did the lives of women improve in the Weimar period?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

GERMANY – THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC, 1918-33

How did ethnic minorities fare in the Weimar period?

Prof. Matthew Stibbe, Sheffield Hallam University

3: The rise of Hitler and the Nazis to January 1933

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Timeline

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Did Proportional Representation Cause Political Instability?

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Did the Power and Personality of the President Undermine the Republic?

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Was the Weimar Republic Undermined by Inflation?

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Was the Republic Destroyed by the Depression?

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

GERMANY – THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY, 1918-33

Did Hitler Come to Power Legally?

Prof. Sir Richard Evans, University of Cambridge

4: Nazi Germany, 1933-39

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

The Rise of Nazism

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

The Great Depression

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Who voted for the Nazis?

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Propaganda and the Hitler Myth

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Coercion and Terror

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Women in Nazi Germany

Dr Lisa Pine, London South Bank University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

The Ideology of the Nazi Party

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

The Nature of the Nazi Government

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Establishing a Dictatorship

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Foreign Policy

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Opposition and Dissent

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Terror and Repression

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Consensus and Support

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Women

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

Education and Culture

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

GERMANY – NAZI GERMANY, 1933-45

The Holocaust

Prof. Neil Gregor, Southampton University

5: Germany and the occupied territories during the Second World War

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

Introduction

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

The Early Camps

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

Perpetrators

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

Prisoners

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

The Holocaust

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS, 1933-45

The Public and the Camps

Prof. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck College, London

GERMANY – PERSECUTION AND THE HOLOCAUST, 1933-45

Historical Debates

Prof. Mary Fulbrook, UCL

GERMANY – PERSECUTION AND THE HOLOCAUST, 1933-45

First Phase, 1933-37

Prof. Mary Fulbrook, UCL

GERMANY – PERSECUTION AND THE HOLOCAUST, 1933-45

Second Phase, 1938-41

Prof. Mary Fulbrook, UCL

GERMANY – PERSECUTION AND THE HOLOCAUST, 1933-45

Third Phase, 1942-45

Prof. Mary Fulbrook, UCL

GERMANY – PERSECUTION AND THE HOLOCAUST, 1933-45

Reckonings

Prof. Mary Fulbrook, UCL