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END OF WEIMAR Flashcards

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WHEN WAS THE WALL STREET CRASH?

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OCTOBER 1929

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WHAT WAS THE WALL STREET CRASH?

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Share prices dropped leaving many in debt and jobless

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WHY WAS THE WALL STREET CRASH SO HARMFUL TO GERMANY?

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Americans couldn’t afford buying goods from Germany, Italy, Britain & Japan

Foreign factories shutdown-many lost jobs

American banks demanded money back

German banks tried to get money back from business—> bankrupt

Many turned to extremist parties

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HOW WAS THE DÉPRESSION A FAILURE OF WEIMAR?

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Hit Germany hard

Many Germans turned to extremist parties like the nazi party

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WHY WERE GERMANS UNHAPPY WITH WEIMAR?

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Politicians argued constantly and achieved little

The democratic system didn’t work for the German people

Some who supported them were soon drawn to extremist parties

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WHY WAS THE APPEAL OF ADOLF A REASON FOR WEIMAR’S FAILURE?

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He became increasingly popular because of his charisma and combing people he’ll make Germany great again

He was a powerful speaker- gave audiences hope and gave inspiring speeches

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WHY DID THE FESR OF TGE RISE KD OTHER EXTREMIST PARTIES MAKE THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC FAIL?

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1917- communist revolution in Russia scared the upper and middle class—> thought it’d come to Germany

Business and land owners were scared they’d lose wealth & status

Nazis fought against communist gangs

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WHAT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1930?

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General election

Brüning led an unpopular coalition

Raised taxes to pay unemployment taxes

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WHAT HAPPENED IN 1930-1932

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Hitler got messages across through propaganda and mass rallies

Used millions of postera & mass rallies

Stormtroopers beat up communists and disrupted meetings

Weimar was failing— chaos and violence on streets & unstable government

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WHAT HAPPENED JULY 1932?

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Brüning resigned and Hindenburg appoint Franz Von-Papen—> called an election

Nazis now the largest party

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WHAT HAPPENED NOVEMBER 1932?

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Hitler demanded to be chancellor

Hindenburg refused—> nazis were violent and disruptive

Gave Von-Papen job again—> called an election

Resigned again

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WHAT HAPPENED JANUARY 1933?

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Hindenburg made Kurt von Schleicher chancellor

He resigned- no support & couldn’t make new laws

Hindenburg-little choice- appointed hitler as chancellor

Von Papen-vice chancellor- limit Hitler’s power

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WHAT HAPPENED FEBRUARY 1933?

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Election was arranged for a majority in reichstag

Controller media and police to intimidate votes and beat up opponents

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WHAT HAPPENED 27th FEBRUARY 1933?

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Week of voting day— Reichstag burnt down

Blamed it on young communist

Hitler said it was part of a communist plot to take over and knew how to stop it

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WHAT HAPPENED ON 28th FEBRUARY 1933?

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Because of the Reichstag fire Hindenburg passed the ‘Protection Law’, the power to deal with German problems, to Hitler

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WHAT HAPPENED MARCH 1933?

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New decree: Protection of the people and state-ban communists

4000 communists imprisoned

17
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WHAT HAPPENED 27 MARCH 1933?

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Hitler persuaded the Centre party to join the nazi

Forced reinstall to pass the ENABLING LAW- make laws without reichstag

18
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WHAT HAPPENED 7 April 1933?

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Nazis were in charge or police and councils

Gestapo was formed

First concentration camp for political prisoners—> Dachau

19
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WHAP HAPPENED 2 MAY 1933?

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Banned all trade unions- took away money and leaders in jail

20
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WHAT HAPPENED 14 July 1933?

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Banned all parties bar Nazis

Law against forming new parties- 3 years in prison

Germany One party state

21
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WHY DID THE NIGHT OF LONG KNIVES HAPPEN?

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Hitler felt threatened by the rising of the SA and army

SA were now violent and unemployed thugs

Rumour Ron wanted to over throw Hitler

22
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WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF THE NIGHT OF LONG KNIVES?

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People close to Hitler were a threat if they didn’t agree with him

SS now responsible for secruity

23
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WHY DID THE FREIKORPS SUPPORT HITLER?

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They were nationalist ex soldiers and shared views on politics and strong army

24
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WHY DID NATIONLISTS SUPPORT HITLER?

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Shared politics views

25
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WHY DID OPTICIANS SUPPORT HITLER?

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They were promised jobs, strong economy, higher eages and stability

26
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WHY DID INDUSTRIALISTS SUPPORT HITLER?

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Freedom of indulstrialists
Not regulated- run as they wish
Protected against communism

27
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WHY DID RACISTS SUPPORT HITLER?

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Hitler hated Jews

Nazis wanted WASP society

28
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WHY DID THE YOUNG UNEMPLOYED SUPPORT HITLER?

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Promised new jobs and higher wages

29
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WHY IN THE EARLY STAGES DID THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SUPPORT HITLER?

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Hitler supported the Catholic Church

30
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WHY DID YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERENT INTO POLITICS SUPPORT HITLER?

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The context and delivery of his speeches

His ideas- new homes, motorways, hospitals and armed forces

31
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WHY DID FARMERS SUPPORT HITLER?

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Promised higher food prices for crops

Better life and status

Afraid of communism

32
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WHAT WERE WAYS HITLER TRIED TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMY IN 1933-1945?

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RAD

PUBLIC WORKS

REARMAMENT

INVISIABLE UNEMPLOYMENT

ECONOMY UNDER SCHAUT & GOERING

FARMERS

33
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WHAT WAS THE RAD?

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All men aged 18-25 spent 6 months doing agricultural work

Wore uniforms and lived in camps and got free meals

Paid pocket money- at least I was a job

Lowered unemployment rate

34
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WHAT WAS PUBLIC WORKS

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JUNE 1933 started building motor ways

Gave 100,000work

Lots of hospitals and schools were built- more jobs

35
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HOW DID REARMAMENT HELP THE GERMAN ECONOMY?

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1000s jobs creates
Big business owners made a fortune
Promised to help
Introduced conscription
1935 all 28-25 year old men had to join the army for at least 2 years

5yrs army grew from 100,000 to 1,400,000——> have more jobs

36
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WHO WAS UNDER INVISABLE UNEMPLOYMENT?

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House wives and Jews- no official figures

Part time counted as full time

Jews jobs were given to non Jews

37
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WHAT WAS THE ECONOMY UNDER SCHAUCHT LIKE

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Schacht signed deals for trade and real materials with South Africa and south-East Europe

Short time- prudction increase and unemployment fell

Change was too slow for Hitler and they depended on foreign goods

Goering replacent Schacht

38
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WHAT WAS THW ECONOMY LIKE UNDER GOERING?

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1936- 4yr plan- get ready for war

Increase military production which creates more jobs in textiles, steel, etc

Tried to make Germany self-sufficient and found alternative and artificial remakes to things

AQA History GERMANY (3 decks)

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