Most historians point directly to the aftermath of World War I as the catalyst for the sudden success of the Nazi party in Germany. The Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended the war, required Germany to accept full responsibility for the war and compensate its allies for their losses. In addition, as a penalty, the country had its territory reduced, its military weakened, and its colonies revoked. In general, Germany's loss of the war shocked the German people. Many felt betrayed by the German Republic, the democratic government that formed after the war ended. The country experienced tumult, with communist uprisings, worker strikes, and tensions between political factions often resulting in violence.
About this time, in the early 1920s, Adolf Hitler, chairman of the National Socialist German Workers party, called Nazi,.....
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