About the book
Originally published in 1971. Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic examines reparations in Germany following the First World War. Financial reparation was the most difficult and dangerous of the conditions imposed upon Germany by the Versailles Treaty. The amount of reparations - three times the country's annual income - was beyond Germany's capacity to pay. The United States, by insisting on the payment of Allied war debts, forced the Allies in turn to insist on reparations. Postwar polemics concentrated on German aggression and war crimes, but the real issue was the damage done to the world's economic mechanism. In the end all nations suffered, including the United States.
Editions of Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780801811753
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781421435510
- EBook
- ISBN 9781421435527
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Originally published in 1971. Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic examines reparations in Germany following the First World War. Financial reparation was the most difficult and dangerous of the conditions imposed upon Germany by the Versailles Treaty. The amount of reparations - three times the country's annual income - was beyond Germany's capacity to pay. The United States, by insisting on the payment of Allied war debts, forced the Allies in turn to insist on reparations. Postwar polemics concentrated on German aggression and war crimes, but the real issue was the damage done to the world's economic mechanism. In the end all nations suffered, including the United States.
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What is Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic about?
Originally published in 1971. Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic examines reparations in Germany following the First World War. Financial reparation was the most difficult and dangerous of the conditions imposed upon Germany by the Versailles Treaty. The amount of reparations - three times the country's annual income - was beyond Germany's capacity to pay. The United States, by insisting on the payment of Allied war debts, forced the Allies in turn to insist on reparations. Postwar polemics concentrated on German aggression and war crimes, but the real issue was the damage done to the world's economic mechanism. In the end all nations suffered, including the United States.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic?
History and Archaeology > History > European history
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How long is Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic and how many pages does it have?
Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic has 226 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic?
David Felix
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Walther Rathenau and the Weimar Republic is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780801811753) and paperback(ISBN 9781421435510) and ebook(ISBN 9781421435527)
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