com abdopublishing Publishing Abdo of imprint An Library Checkerboard II WAR WORLD DURING TECHNOLOGY MILITARY TECHNOLOGIES HEATHER C HUDAK
WAR AT WORLD THE 1 From 1914 to 1918 much of the world was at war Nations from around the globe fought one another in bloody battles across Europe After nearly four years of fighting the Treaty of Versailles put an end to the war Germany had been a major player in the war But its leaders had been left out of the treaty discussions And they felt its terms were too harsh The treaty required Germany to reduce its army accept guilt for causing the war and pay for war damages It also had to give up one-eighth of its territory In the end Germany signed the treaty But many Germans disliked the treaty Over time German resentment toward the treaty increased Soon a new political party rose to power in Germany The National Socialist German Workers Party or Nazi party was led by Adolf Hitler Hitler blamed the Treaty of Versailles for most of Germany’s economic problems
He promised to end the treaty and help Germany return to its former glory Adolf Hitler gave powerful speeches that convinced people to follow his ideas In January 1933 German President Paul von Hindenberg appointed Hitler chancellor of Germany Hitler gave himself the title Führer which means leader in German He declared himself the supreme ruler of the nation
