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example of left and right wing threats

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left- spartacists,

right- people who grew up during succesful kaiser days

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when was kapp putsch

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1920

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how was kapp putsch stopped

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

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who were the freikorps

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ex soldiers who were made to fight the sparticists

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when and why was the ruhr invaded by france

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1923- as germany could not pay reperations

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what happened when france took the ruhr

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

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what caused hyperinflation

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goverment printed more money, meaning the mark became worthless.

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when did stressman come to power

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1923

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how did stressman sort out the economy

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

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when and what was the dawes plan

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

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when and what was munich putsch

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

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why did hitler get off lightly

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

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when did stressman sign locarno treaties

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

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

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

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what was the young plan

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reduced germanys reperations payments

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what were problems for stressman

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economy- still precarious

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

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when and what was the 25 point programme

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

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what did hitler learn from munich putsch

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

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what were the appeal of the nazis

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

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when was the wall street crash and why was it important

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

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how did hitler lower rate of unemployment after wall street crash

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put them in the army

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why did nazis succeed in elections

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strong propoganda, hitler excellent speaker

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when did hitler become chancellor

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1933

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what happened after july reichstag elections in 1932

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nazi biggest party with 230 seats but not a majority

25
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why was hitler chosen to be chancellor

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

26
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when was the reichstag fire

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1933

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what were the effects of reichstag fire

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

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what was the enabling act

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allowed hitler to make laws without consulting the reichstag

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how did hitler get the enabling act

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through sa and ss intimidation

30
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when and what was the night of the long knives

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

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what happened to hitlers opponents after the enabling act

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

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when and what was the army oath

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

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

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mein kampf- his ideas to make germany great again

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what was the gestapo and what could they do

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

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what were effects of gestapo

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

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when were ss made and what did they do for hitler

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1925- took out sa. ss were aryans

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what were the nuremberg rallies

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

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who was in charge of propoganda

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goebells

39
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how did media and culture support nazis

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

40
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what does anti-seminitism mean

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hatred of jews

41
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what did hitler ban jews from in 1933

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banned from civil service and other public services eg teachers

42
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when was kristallnacht

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1938

43
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why was kristallnacht important

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

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why was there little opposition to the nazis

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as germans were intimidated and only critisced in private.

45
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what was nazi success in 1930

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

46
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what was the effect of propoganda

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

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other than terror why did germans not criticise nazis

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businesses that did not support nazi often went bankrupt

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why and howdid the nazis persecute minorities

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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

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how did hitler control schools in nazi germany

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

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what was the hitler youth and german maidens

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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.

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what were nazis view on women

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

52
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what did hitler do to increase birth rate

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

53
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when did hitler introduce conscription and what was effect

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

54
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when did he announce 4 point plan

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1936- in preparation for war

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what did rearmament make german people feel

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

56
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what was effect of proportional representation

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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

57
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what were the edeilweiss pirates

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

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when did hitler remilitiarise the rhineland

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1935

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