Depth Study: Germany Flashcards
What was the sentence given to Hitler after the Munich Putsch?
Hitler got off lightly only serving 5 years
The judges warmer up to him because he was charismatic
Hitler went on to write Mein Kampf while imprisoned
What was the Munich Putsch?
In 1923, Hitler and a friends took over official buildings through the SA
They failed and the Weimar Republic sent Hitler to prison
What negative aspect brought the Nazis more popularity?
The communists or “the red plague”
The treaty of Versailles
The Great Depression
What year was the Wall Street Crash?
1929
It brought about the Great Depression
What year did Hitler become chancellor?
1933
What was the threat from the left to the Weimar Republic?
A group of communists, calling themselves the Spartacists, set up soviets in many towns (1919).
Ebert got help from Freikorps, anti-communist ex-soldiers. Freikorps won. Twice.
What was the threat from the right to the Weimar Republic?
Royalists and supporters of the Kaiser’s government
What was the Kapp Putsch of March 1920?
Dr Wolfgang Kapp led 5000 Freikorps into Berlin
The army refused to fire on the Freikorps but the German people led strikes in Berlin.
What happened in the Ruhr in 1922?
Germany was unable to pay the reparations for 1922. France became impatient and invaded the Industrial area of the Ruhr
They began taking and stealing what was owed to them in the form of raw materials and lives
What was the consequences of the French invasion of the Ruhr to Germany?
It halted all industrial production devastating Germany economically
It led to the hyperinflation of the 1920s
What were Stresemann’s achievments during his time ruling the Weimar Republic?
Economy: burnt all useless marks. Built up Germany’s economy with help from Dawes Plan.
Culture: writers and poets flourished. Bauhaus style of architecture showed up. The cinema also improved
Politics became stable and foreign policy improved when Stressemann signed the Lacarno treaties and joined the League
