Following Germany’s defeat during WWI, the country transitio…
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Fоllоwing Germаny’s defeаt during WWI, the cоuntry trаnsitioned from a monarchy to a democracy called [BLANK-1]. This German government lasted from 1919-1933, and initially had the markings of a successful democratic state. A number of issues worked against this fledgling democratic government, however. Due to the peace agreements that emerged from WWI, Germany was forced to cede its industrial heartland in the Ruhr Valley to France. It was also forced to pay massive reparations even when the state fell into economic and political disarray. It suffered from an incredible amount of post-war hyperinflation (for example, in 1919, nine German Marks would purchase one American Dollar but in 1923 it took 4.2 trillion Marks to purchase one American Dollar). These crises doomed the government, allowed extremism to flourish, and paved the way for Adolf Hitler’s rise to power.
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