Depth Study- Germany

Question 1

example of left and right wing threats

Answer 1

left- spartacists,

right- people who grew up during succesful kaiser days

Question 2

when was kapp putsch

Answer 2

1920

Question 3

how was kapp putsch stopped

Answer 3

army refused to shoot freikorps therefore public went on general strike. they left as weimar still had support.

Question 4

who were the freikorps

Answer 4

ex soldiers who were made to fight the sparticists

Question 5

when and why was the ruhr invaded by france

Answer 5

1923- as germany could not pay reperations

Question 6

what happened when france took the ruhr

Answer 6

german workers went on strike so france couldnt get materials- therefore soldiers muredered 100 workers

Question 7

what caused hyperinflation

Answer 7

goverment printed more money, meaning the mark became worthless.

Question 8

when did stressman come to power

Answer 8

1923

Question 9

how did stressman sort out the economy

Answer 9

through daws plan- replace old equipment and invest in german industry

Question 10

when and what was the dawes plan

Answer 10

1924- usa helped sort out german economy by giving them loans to pay reperations

Question 11

when and what was munich putsch

Answer 11

1923- hitlers attempted takeover for power, but he had no support from german people

Question 12

why did hitler get off lightly

Answer 12

as judges sympathised with his views- only served 9 months of 5 year sentence. he should have had life sentence

Question 13

when did stressman sign locarno treaties

Answer 13

1925- not trying to change germanys west border with france and belgium

Question 14

when did germany join league of nations and what did stressman do next

Answer 14

1926- negotiate terms of treaty of versailles so troops were removed from ruhr

Question 15

what was the young plan

Answer 15

reduced germanys reperations payments

Question 16

what were problems for stressman

Answer 16

economy- still precarious

foreign policy- signing locarno pact meant nationalists believed he accepted treaty of versailles

Question 17

when and what was the 25 point programme

Answer 17

1920- nazi aims, strong goverment, abolish treaty of versailles, union of germany and austria

Question 18

what did hitler learn from munich putsch

Answer 18

that he could not gain control violently, he had to gain support through voting system

Question 19

what were the appeal of the nazis

Answer 19

work and food, make germany great again, smash versailles, anti-communism

Question 20

when was the wall street crash and why was it important

Answer 20

1929- as nazis could act as a leader in the troubled times

Question 21

how did hitler lower rate of unemployment after wall street crash

Answer 21

put them in the army

Question 22

why did nazis succeed in elections

Answer 22

strong propoganda, hitler excellent speaker

Question 23

when did hitler become chancellor

Answer 23

1933

Question 24

what happened after july reichstag elections in 1932

Answer 24

nazi biggest party with 230 seats but not a majority

Question 25

why was hitler chosen to be chancellor

Answer 25

as hindenburg believed he could be controlled when they controlled behind the scences

Question 26

when was the reichstag fire

Answer 26

1933

Question 27

what were the effects of reichstag fire

Answer 27

hitler blamed it on the communists. he then got emergency measures from hidenburg to arrest and break up communist meetings

Question 28

what was the enabling act

Answer 28

allowed hitler to make laws without consulting the reichstag

Question 29

how did hitler get the enabling act

Answer 29

through sa and ss intimidation

Question 30

when and what was the night of the long knives

Answer 30

1934- hitler accused rohm of plotting to overthrow and murder him. hitler sent ss men to kill rohm and 4000 other sa men.

Question 31

what happened to hitlers opponents after the enabling act

Answer 31

nazi opponents had left or germany or been put in concentration camps. some parties were banned(communists)

Question 32

when and what was the army oath

Answer 32

1934- hidenburg died and hitler took over as fuhrer. army swore oath to be loyal. hitler started conscription and rearmed fully

Question 33

what was the name of the book hitler wrote in prison and what did it contain

Answer 33

mein kampf- his ideas to make germany great again

Question 34

what was the gestapo and what could they do

Answer 34

secret police- could arrest and send people to camps without trial

Question 35

what were effects of gestapo

Answer 35

many people informed on each other as they believed the gestapo would find out anywa

Question 36

when were ss made and what did they do for hitler

Answer 36

1925- took out sa. ss were aryans

Question 37

what were the nuremberg rallies

Answer 37

marches displaying hitlers brilliance. emphasised that nazi could create order out of chaos

Question 38

who was in charge of propoganda

Answer 38

goebells

Question 39

how did media and culture support nazis

Answer 39

cinema showed nazi pro messages newspapers not allowed to print anti nazi banned jazz music as it was black music

Question 40

what does anti-seminitism mean

Answer 40

hatred of jews

Question 41

what did hitler ban jews from in 1933

Answer 41

banned from civil service and other public services eg teachers

Question 42

when was kristallnacht

Answer 42

1938

Question 43

why was kristallnacht important

Answer 43

young jew killed german diplomat, therefore allowing hitler to smash jewish shops etc. 91 jews killed

Question 44

why was there little opposition to the nazis

Answer 44

as germans were intimidated and only critisced in private.

Question 45

what was nazi success in 1930

Answer 45

economy recovered. nazis bringing discipline to germany. success in foreign affairs made germans feel germany was a great power again

Question 46

what was the effect of propoganda

Answer 46

few germans knew bad about bad things that were happening. propoganda maintained the high image of hitler

Question 47

other than terror why did germans not criticise nazis

Answer 47

businesses that did not support nazi often went bankrupt

Question 48

why and howdid the nazis persecute minorities

Answer 48

they believed in aryan race. persecuted homosexuals, prostitues, homeless. only people with illness who were perscuted led to an outcry. they were gassed and sent to concentration camps

Question 49

how did hitler control schools in nazi germany

Answer 49

children would learn history of germany, learning that germany were great. hard times in 1920 were due to the jews.

Question 50

what was the hitler youth and german maidens

Answer 50

society for young people supporting nazis. often went on parades. boys taught how to clean rifle etc. girls taught how to cook etc. agreed with beliefs at the time.

Question 51

what were nazis view on women

Answer 51

they had a traditional view, women should stay at home and support husband and care for children.

Question 52

what did hitler do to increase birth rate

Answer 52

he was concerned, and awarded couples who had 8 children a gold cross and a privileged seat at nazi meetings

Question 53

when did hitler introduce conscription and what was effect

Answer 53

1935- reduced unemployment, rearmament created jobs in mines, factories etc

Question 54

when did he announce 4 point plan

Answer 54

1936- in preparation for war

Question 55

what did rearmament make german people feel

Answer 55

made them feel as though they were a great power again, boosting popularity and national pride

Question 56

what was effect of proportional representation

Answer 56

caused many different goverments. 9 goverments in 13 years under weimar, meaning goverments didnt have enough time to assert their changes. unstable, lots of small parties

Question 57

what were the edeilweiss pirates

Answer 57

opposition to nazi youth. against nazi ideas. 1944 attacked gestapo led to 12 being hung

Question 58

when did hitler remilitiarise the rhineland

Answer 58

1935