Chapter 3 Nazism And Rise Of Hitler

Question 1

Why the treaty of versailles was humiliating to the Germans?

Answer 1

The peace treaty was humiliating because -

Germany lost its overseas colonies, tenth of its population, 13 percent territory, 75 percent iron and 26 percent coal.

Allied powers demilitarised Germany.

Germany was forced to pay 6 billion euro compensation.

Allies also occupied resource rich rhineland.

Question 2

Give features of Nazi ideology /thinking.

Answer 2

1 a belief in racial hierarchy.

2 nordic German aryan were at the top of the hierarchy and Jews were at the bottom.

3 they believed only the strongest race would survive

4 new territory must be gained for enhancing powers of Germany.

Question 3

What was enabling act?

Answer 3

In March 1933 enabling act was passed. This act established dictatorship in Germany. It gave hitler rule by decree. All parties were banned (except Nazi) and media, economy etc were completely taken over by the government.

Question 4

Foreign policy of hitler.

Answer 4

1 he pulled out of league of nation in 1933
2 reoccupied rhineland
3 integrated Austria and Germany
4 occupied German speaking sudentaland.
5 1939 invaded Poland
6 September 1940 Germany signed a pact with Japan and Italy.

Question 5

What is the Holocaust?

Answer 5

The atrocities inflicted upon Jews and the suffering they endured under nazis was called the Holocaust.

Question 6

Steps taken by hitler against Jews.

Answer 6

Jew teachers were removed from schools.

Jews were denied the right to own property.

Jews were forced to live in ghettos.

Jews were sent to concentration camps