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=Germany & World War I=

====On May 7th,1919 the Treaty of Versailles was presented. The treaty forced Germany to concede vast European territories and overseas colonies. Article 231 was the most humiliating part, the " War Guilt Cause" which forced Germany to accept responsibility for initiating WWI. World War I then marked the first great international conflict of the twentieth century. During World War I, Britain, France, Serbia, Imperial Russia, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Romania, and the United States fought the Central Powers.==== =Economic and Political= ====Germany dealt with many both economic and political problems. Their main economic problem was the currency. At the start of WWI the worth of a dollar was 4.20 marks after that their currency slowly declined. Then in 1923 the dollar was worth 4.2 trillion marks.==== ====They also dealt with some political issues. Some reparations were imposed after WWI. There was some disillusionment with national and international political caused a sense of distrust in political leaders.==== =The Nazi Party=
 * [[image:map.jpg caption="An Example of a Propaganda Map"]] || [[image:howardgeography/poularity.jpg width="294" height="256" caption="Children Giving the Nazi Salute"]] ||
 * [[image:campaign poster.jpg width="350" height="380" caption="One of Hitler's Campaign Posters"]] || [[image:nazi party.jpg width="297" height="333" caption="The Nazi Party at a Nurnberg Rally"]] ||

====The Nazi's rise in power brought an end to the democratic system slip in response to the economic crisis. on February 28th,1933 the Reichstag Fire permitted the suspension of civil rights. Then the Third Reich became a police state. Within the passage the German Parliament transferred power to Hitler's cabinet.==== =Anti-Semitism=

====Anti-Semitism means prejudice against or hatred of Jews. The persecution and murder of European Jews was state-sponsored by the Holocaust. The most common manifestations of Anti-Semitism were violent riots and pogroms. Several events added to this problem including Kristallnacht, which marked the beginning of the genocide era.====

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