The effect of the Nazi government on the characterization within After Midnight Anonymous 11th Grade

In the late 1920s, before Nazi occupation, Germany was “crippled” (History.Com Editors) by debt, mainly caused by World War 1 and the Treaty of Versaille; however, the Wall Street Stock Market Crash in 1929 only helped to weaken the already fragile nation (History Editors). Germany was in desperate need of reformation, and the solution to years of instability was, for some, the Nazi party. Adolf Hitler was the leading figure of this party, giving speeches to the working class scorning the Jewish population, and promoting the deadly idea that a revolution was necessary to reshape the nation. His power was steadily growing by the day, and in 1933, Hitler was appointed Chancellor, which then gave the Nazi party total control over Germany (History Editors). Under this new government, strict laws were implemented, banning the freedom of speech and persecuting Jewish citizens. During the 1930s, Nazi Germany continued to grow in power, disestablishing the Treaty of Versaille and expanding the strength of its military (History Editors). The nation was far from perfect, however, as the new Nazi ideologies shifted the previous cultural identity leaving large portions of the German public lost and afraid.

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