ABSTRACT

It is often assumed that the Weimar Republic was bound to fail due to the harsh terms of the Versailles Settlement. Professor Hiden dispels this simplistic view and shows that it was a complex set of factors which finally brought Hitler to power. This clear and balanced study is now fully revised - for the first time since its publication in 1974 - to take account of the latest research.

part |14 pages

Background

part |43 pages

Problems

chapter |8 pages

Foreign Policy

chapter |6 pages

Economics and Reparations

chapter |6 pages

Leftist Opposition

chapter |8 pages

Rightist Opposition

chapter |8 pages

Reichswehr and Politics

part |14 pages

Conclusion

chapter |14 pages

The Crisis and Hitler

part |29 pages

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