Treaty of Versailles

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This paper focuses on the reasons for Hitler's rise to power over the Weimar Republic. In particular, it discusses how the failure of the Weimar Republic was due in part to the Treaty of Versailles and how it caused social unrest, economic upheaval and lastly, political tension within the Republic itself. It attempts to show how all of these factors led to the eventual downfall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Adolf Hitler.

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"Because Berlin was still rife with revolutionary tension, the meeting for the drafting of the new Constitution for the new Republic was held at Thuringian town, Weimar. The National Assembly passed the Constitution on July 31, 1919. It was accepted by "265 to 75 votes". Power was derived from the people and the state (Reich) was a democratic Republic. The German Parliament (Reichstag) was where sovereignty resided and it was elected every four years. The vote was extended to men and to women over 21 years of age. Each party was allowed one representative for every 60 000 votes cast in its favour. The former states were renamed into provinces, Lander. The former federal council was replaced with the Reichsrat. The executive power, formally vested in the Kaiser, was shared between the Rech President and the Reich government. "

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