The Versailles TreatyThe Versailles Treaty

A Weak League of Nations

A Weak League of Nations

The Ineffectiveness of the League of Nations

The Ineffectiveness of the League of Nations

• No control of major No control of major conflicts.conflicts.

• No progress in No progress in disarmament.disarmament.

• No effective military force.No effective military force.

Decadence of the Weimar Republic

Decadence of the Weimar Republic

• This poster is from the March 1933 Reichstag election, the last one in which Germans had a choice.

• The poster shows President Hindenburg and Chancellor Hitler.

• The caption: "The Reich will never be destroyed if you are united and loyal." Courtesy of Dr. Robert D. Brooks.

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• This poster is from the March 1933 Reichstag election, the last one in which Germans had a choice.

• The poster shows President Hindenburg and Chancellor Hitler.

• The caption: "The Reich will never be destroyed if you are united and loyal." Courtesy of Dr. Robert D. Brooks.

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• Just as a dove descended on Christ when he was baptized by John the Baptist, so what looks to be an eagle hovers against the light of heaven over an idealized Hitler.

• The text: "Long live Germany!."

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