Political and governmental change, the end of the Third Reich

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  • The end of the Third Reich
    • 1941 Germany turned on ally USSR
      • Germany ended up fighting a war on two fronts
      • December the USA joined war
    • German forces became overstretched
      • Boys as young as 16 conscripted in 1944
    • Became harder to convince people the army was invincible
      • Families lost men and struggling with the living conditions
    • Rationing became tighter
      • The policy of 'Total war' meant that shops that didn't contribute (ex. sweet shops) were banned
      • Government lost support and resistance grew
    • 1945: Hitler and other Nazis committed suicide. Government collapsed

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