UCSB Hist 133C, L
6:
The Experiences of Weimar and Nazi Germany
by Prof. Marcuse, Jan. 16, 2004
(superceded by Jan. 2006 version)
Weimar: important events
The reactionary Freikorps preyed upon German fears of invasion after World War I. |
When the French and Belgians occupied the Ruhr, they ensured that German factory production went straight to France. The occupation was ended with the acceptance of the Young Plan in 1930. |
Nazi period: Duality
The Good, I: German "Mt. Rushmore": Postcard from the 1933 Nuremberg Nazi Party Rally
The good 1930s II: The Autobahns--today still seen as Hitler's achievement
1938 Anschluss referendum: The reversal of what was bad about the 1920s
The "Bad" 1940s