Europe on the Brink

Abstract

A century after the outbreak of fighting, Yale historian Adam Tooze takes an entirely new perspective on “the war to end all wars,” focusing on the closing years of the conflict and its aftermath up to the Great Depression. This tumultuous period saw hopes for lasting peace and liberal internationalism collide with violent upheavals and the ultimate rise of totalitarian regimes. And it saw the emergence of a new global order in which all the major powers — the war's winners and losers alike — saw their fates bound up with those of the United States, now the world's dominant economic force. This publication presents the sections of the book, which describes the situation of Weimar Germany.