HST 802 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Article 231 Of The Treaty Of Versailles, Erich Ludendorff, Aryan Race
21 Jan 2019
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Majority of deaths in second world war were russian (27 million) Known as total war, required all states involved to dedicate all resources to effort. Huge empires had fallen and were replaced with new democracies. Hitler and nazis came to power democratically. Germans suffered during and after first world war. State directed all resources to war effort, leaving citizens with nothing. Propaganda stated that all efforts were worth it, everything censored. Kaiser flees and germany government turns to weimar republic (democratic germany) Those responsible for the war had nothing to do with negotiating peace treaty. General ludendorff blames democrats for losing the war and selling out. Creates the idea that germans would have won war if they weren"t sold out by pacifists and jews. Treaty of versailles cuts german territory, demilitarize west of germany, army limited to. War guilt clause forced to assume guilt for war and responsible for paying all damages.
