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Germany was basically a military state where the General Staff (the central 'brains' of the army) ruled the roost and was nominally responsible to the Emperor. It was not under political control. The country ranked first in iron and steel production, international trade, number of soldiers & equipment, and ship production.
The top military barked out orders at the government which was expected to obey! The General Staff determined key areas of foreign policy ...
Before 1914 Germany was a big and prosperous country. (It was a little bigger than modern France, and over 50% bigger than modern Germany). The German states had a first rate education system, widely admired and imitated elsewhere. Scholarly and scientific output at its universities was second to none in quality and quantity, and ambitious scientists and scholars abroad had to learn German in order to keep up with developments in their subjects. The country even had a small scale welfare state (health service, old age pensions, etc). The biggest problem was its under-developed machinery of governement.
Germany's big weakness pre-1914 was lack of democracy. It had a parliament but its powers were limited. It just didn't have the machinery of government that a modern industrial state needs. Instead it was ruled by little cliques around a Kaiser with an adolescent zest for melodrama ...
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∙ 17y agoAfter World War 1 Germany was experiencing an economic depression because they had spent all their money on the war. Also since everyone believed that they were the main reason for the War starting in the first place, both France and Britain wanted Germany to pay for the war and for all the repairs they needed in the their countrys'. Also they had to give back all of the country's they had taken over like cezchslovakia and some other small country's near them.
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∙ 12y agohappy!!!of course
what will life be like in Germany ?
sad?!
angry!?
of course happy!
everbody has land!
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Answerthe first world war. The currency, the Reichsmark suffered high inflation... sometimes elder people told, they had to go and buy any food affordable just the second they got the payment... some day later, the same amount of money could have been without any value anymore.Really bad conditions. the first world war. The currency, the Reichsmark suffered high inflation... sometimes elder people told, they had to go and buy any food affordable just the second they got the payment... some day later, the same amount of money could have been without any value anymore.
Really bad conditions.
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∙ 8y agoThe Weimar Republic was the name of the federal republic and semi-presidential representative democracy that was in place before World War II.
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∙ 12y agopoor and devastated after the conditions of the treaty of Versailles leftover from WWI.
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What was Germany like before the rise of Hitler?
in a state of decline from the last world war it was a batter place for Jews
Who were Austrias allies in World War 2?
Austria was annexed by Germany in 1938 and integrated into Germany before the start of World War 2.
Who was the ruler of Germany just before World War 1?
Wilhelm II was the Kaiser ("Emperor") of Germany before World War I started; he continued to rule until Germany collapsed at the end of the war.
What were living conditions like in Germany before World War 1?
Output and living standards in Germany rose consistently for the two decades up to 1914.
What was Germany doing to other counties before world war 2 before?
Fought
Who declared war in Germany before world war two?
The prime minister of Britain declared war in Germany. The world war 2 started by Germany in a unprovoked attack on poland.
Germany invades whom to begin World War 2?
In the start of world war 2 Germany invaded Poland but before that it also "stole" other neighbouring countries' land like Czech's
Did Germany surrender before or after Japan in World War 2?
Before.
What was Germany called before World War 1?
it was called germania
What was the Japanese media like before World War 2?
Like Germany, it's ally; pro Japan, and pro military.
Did Germany have spies in World War 2?
During World War 2, Germany had spies and practiced espionage. German espionage began before the World War, and dates back to before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
What was Germany like before the rise of Hitler?
in a state of decline from the last world war it was a batter place for Jews
Who was the leader of Germany before the war?
Adolf Hitler was the leader of Germany in the years leading to World War II. He became chancellor of Germany in 1933, six years before the war began.
Did the Polish Jews wage a war on Germany before World War 2?
No
Who were Austrias allies in World War 2?
Austria was annexed by Germany in 1938 and integrated into Germany before the start of World War 2.
Was East Germany communist before world war 2?
no
Who was the ruler of Germany just before World War 1?
Wilhelm II was the Kaiser ("Emperor") of Germany before World War I started; he continued to rule until Germany collapsed at the end of the war.
