Resentment towards the peace treaties at the end of the first world war made the rise of fascism inevitable Discuss with reference to Germany

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"Resentment towards the peace treaties at the end of the first world war made the rise of fascism inevitable" Discuss with reference to Germany

The effects of World War One and the Treaty of Versailles had huge implications for Germany and her people, both long and short term. The end of World War One ended abruptly and took both the allied troops and the people of Germany by surprise. The allies had operations planned far into 1919 and the people of Germany found it hard to accept as their army remained relatively intact and Germany remained unoccupied. This led to two factors which played an equally important role in the rise of fascism in Germany; Firstly the sudden end of the war and the harsh treaties imposed on her, and secondly the belief that Germany had been betrayed by her own people and 'stabbed in the back' in order to obtain a soft peace. Other factors arising out of World War One that could have played a part in the rise of fascism was the global economic crisis, which combined with diplomatic instability both internally and internationally hit Germany especially hard. Arguably some of the economic and internal political