A.) Survey PlanThis survey assesses the extent to which the German Great Depression helped the National Socialists rise to power. To assess the extent to which the German Depression led to the Nazi Party taking over Germany, the investigation focuses on the effects of the Depression on Germany and the events that led to the National Socialist Party taking over. control of Germany. Details regarding the origins of the National Socialist Party are not covered in this investigation. The two sources selected for research, The Great Depression in Europe by Patricia Clavin and A Concise History of the Third Reich by Benz Wolfgang, are used for their origins, their objectives. , limits and values.B.) Summary of evidenceThe destruction of labor, land and capital during the war made European products less competitive in world markets and made Europe dependent on capital flows from the states -United. (Clavin 19) The unproductive deployment of these flows, particularly in Germany, led to the debt crisis which began to erupt as early as 1927. (Clavin 20) Political and social changes were of equal importance. First of all, it should be noted that the peace treaties have failed to bring about any international economic cooperation between nations. Germany was forced to accept all responsibility for the outbreak of war. But what made matters worse was that because Germany was forced to accept all responsibility for the war, it also had to pay for all the damage caused by it. The German economy was already in ruins. Many of its inhabitants already had very limited food. Paying for reparations would paralyze them. (Benz 17) In order to solve the money problem, the government began to print more banknotes. Due...... middle of paper...... Versailles which lowered Germany's rights was also to blame. It is, however, undeniable that the Great Depression contributed to the rise of the Nazi Party. Without the terrible economic and political situation that Germany had faced since 1929, the nationalist-socialists would not have had such a chance of gaining power. Works Cited Benz, Wolfgang. Concise history of the Third Reich. Berkeley, University of California. 2006. Clavin, Patricia. The Great Depression in Europe. New York, Palgrave Macmillan. 2000.Henig, Ruth.B. Weimar Republic, 1919-1933. London, Routledge. 1998. Noakes, Jeremiah. Nazism 1919-1945 Volume 1: The rise to power 1919-1934. United Kingdom, Exeter. 1998. Shirer, William. The rise and fall of the Third Reich. London, Simon & Schuster. 1990. Williamsson, DG Third Reich. London, Longman. 2002.