From Kaiser to Fuehrer

Series: Twentieth Century Series

Duration: 0:25:28

Genre: Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1959

Creator: CBS News.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Depicts through use of newsreel footage the conditions in post-World War I Germany that led to the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Adolf Hitler. Enumerates the struggles of the Germans to set up and maintain a democracy after their defeat in World War I; describes the chaos resulting from the many parties vying for power, the unfamiliarity of the people with the democratic concept, the attempts by the Communists to stage a Russian-style revolution, the wildness of the early 20s, the prosperity of the later 1920s, the results of the Great Depression, and the rise of Hitler to power. Recounts the attempted revolution by Hitler and his followers and the jailing of Hitler, his release from jail in nine months, his unsuccessful campaign for president, and his appointment as chancellor., The story of the Weimar Republic, set up after World War I, and the stresses leading to its fall.

Complete Record: , The story of the Weimar Republic, set up after World War I, and the stresses leading to its fall., Depicts through use of newsreel footage the conditions in post-World War I Germany that led to the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Adolf Hitler. Enumerates the struggles of the Germans to set up and maintain a democracy after their defeat in World War I; describes the chaos resulting from the many parties vying for power, the unfamiliarity of the people with the democratic concept, the attempts by the Communists to stage a Russian-style revolution, the wildness of the early 20s, the prosperity of the later 1920s, the results of the Great Depression, and the rise of Hitler to power. Recounts the attempted revolution by Hitler and his followers and the jailing of Hitler, his release from jail in nine months, his unsuccessful campaign for president, and his appointment as chancellor.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.