There are two video clips and one documentary:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CFWH4Fhkak&NR=1
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITz72sRcpzU
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7_O6qhn5cQ
2. Treaty of Versailles Main Terms: Lost territories Forbidden to ever unite with Austria Forced to reduce the size of its armed forces Bear the blame for causing the war Hand over Saar Coalfield for 15 years
3. Rise of Nazi Party Long-term bitterness Ineffective Constitution Money Propaganda Attacks on other parties Personal Qualities Economic Depression Recruited by Hindenburg Enabling Act (1933) Video Clip
4. Political Structures (1920s-1930s) Method of voting: Number of seats = percentage of votes Disadvantage: It encourages the formation of many small parties Most governments of the Weimar Republic were made up of politicians from various parties. Some were weak and did not last long. It results in helping others who were coming out with different form of government.
38. Sensitive and critical issues get censored awayRegarding to strict Singapore’s political policy and structure, Singaporeans are unable to express their feelings and ideas freely. Feedbacks to the governments are not taken seriously.
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40. Singapore launches a surprise attack and captured water-rich southern Malaysian.
Lost territory:Alsace-Lorraine was returned to FranceEupen and Malmedy were given to BelgiumNorthern Schleswig was handed to DenmarkPolish Corridor and Upper Silesia were incorporated into the new state of PolandBaltic port of Danzig was to ruled by League of Nation (LN)Forbidden to unite with AustriaGermans complained that they had not been allowed to decide their own futureGermany lost all the colonies it had once ruled in Africa, Asia and the South Pacific – given to Britain, France and their allies (LN was to keep a close eye on how these colonies were governedReduce the size of armed forcesNo more than 100,000 menProfessional soldiers and not just youths who served for a couple of yearsWere not be able to build up a large reserve forceNot allowed to have an air force or submarines (just a small numbers of ships)Rhineland (along Germany’s western borders) was permanently demilitarized – Allied forces were to occupy for 15 yearsBear the blameGermans were upset with this war guilt clauseCompensate the Allies for what they had lostPayment (reparations) were eventually fixed at 6,600 million pounds (50 years)Hand over the Saar CoalfieldRun by LNProfits from the coalmines were to be given to France as part of reparations15 years later, people living in the Saar region were to decide whether they wanted to become part of Germany or to be incorporated into France
http://www.johndclare.net/Weimar7.htmThe recovery was due to Gustav Stresemann, Chancellor (Prime Minister) and Foreign Minister of Germany (1923-1929)Died in 1929 and the American economy collapsed with the Wall Street Crash. USA was unable to extend aid to Germany.Germany had come to rely on US loans and with the collapse of the US economy, these loans were withdrawn.Nazi Party: wanted Germany to recover the lands and powers lost after World War I, attacked the rich and wanted to spread wealth evenly across the different classPresident Hindenburg died in 1934. Hitler became Chancellor in 1933.
Hitler: Hated JewsHitler was trying to become an Architect or to make himself a name in field of arts. He was twice rejected from the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. The second rejection by the Academy was one of the most traumatic experience of his life; all his dreams were shattered. After discovering that four out of seven professors that rejected him were Jewish he blamed the Jews for his failure.
Political apathy meaning the prejudice against jews eg. Seize of jewishpropertises etcOversea exchange program: exchanging cultural (some)