In 1923, the scene was set for the emergence of fascism yet it took another decade for fascism to take its full grip of the nation.

... In 1923, the scene was set for the emergence of fascism yet it took another decade for fascism to take its full grip of the nation. In 1918 to 1924 Germany was facing changes. They had just surrendered and lost a war. After the war Germany suffered a great depression. The depression led to high unemployment and inflation, and as Germany had no history of democracy, the problems got worse. Instead of democracy, Germany had a Kaiser, who was born into the role. Germany was a strong industrial nation with an empire, and the depression suffered Germany greatly. Germans felt they had been stabbed in the back as the Government were the ones who surrendered the country. The Germans were very angry. The Treaty of Versailles damaged Germany even more. The treaty limited Germanys army to 100,000, gave land back to countries surrounding Germany. The treaty also de-militarised Germany in

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