What happened in Germany as a result of the Great Depression spreading throughout the world, and because of resentment toward the Treaty of Versailles? Question 36 options: Germany had to grant independence to its colonies because they were too expensive to maintain. Germany had very limited paper currency. Germans turned to fascist leaders who rallied the country around nationalism. Germany was no longer required to pay war reparations.

Answer: Germany turned to fascist leaders who rallied the country around nationalism.

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The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles, coupled with the effects of the Depression, put Germany in a situation that allowed the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, leading to World War II.

The Treaty of Versailles, which came out of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, was very punitive towards Germany. Germany was forced to admit responsibility for causing the Great War (World War I). We now call that "the war guilt" clause of the treaty. Germany also was forced to pay large reparation payments to the llies (who opposed Germany in the war). Germany also had to give up large portions of its territory and lost colonial territories. And the German military had major restrictions imposed on it - - it had to be a volunteer military only, of no more than 100,000 men, and they could not have an air force.

The German economy and national pride were deeply wounded by the terms imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. Coupled with that, the Great Depression (which had worldwide impact) made the economic situation even worse. The bad situation in Germany made it possible for a radical leader like Hitler, making all sorts of bold promises, to win over enough people to rise to power. Hitler promised a return to national greatness and fiercely rebuilt Germany as a military machine. The rise of Hitler and the Nazis brought about World War II in Europe.

The Great Depression result in Germany was the turn of the country to fascist leaders who rallied the country around to nationalism. In Germany this situation took place because of the punishments that the country recieved after losing in the Second World War. Such punishments were: To pay many of the war reparations and the session of some territories. These facts created a weaker German economy, a huge inflation and a lack of aquisitional power on different society members. With these panorama, an important number of German supported nationalist movements (situation that spread among other countries that were facing difficult situations).