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The The War Guilt Clause and the Rise of Adolf Hitler

Stella Zhu
Northfield Mount Hermon School, USA
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DOI icon 10.24018/ejsocial.2021.1.3.68

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Submitted 2021-06-01
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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.

Keywords: Adolf Hitler; Germany; Treaty of Versailles; War Guilt Clause

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