Germany Flashcards
when was the treaty of versailles signed
1919
Reasons why German workers were unhappy
they worked in poor conditions for long hours to get bad pay
food was getting more expensive every day, but their wages stayed the same
impacts of ww1 on German society
unemployment
economic problems
what did Germans call the people who signed the treaty of versailles
November criminals
military restrictions of the T of V
army restricted to 100,000 men
conscription was banned
no submarines/ aeroplanes
only 6 battleships
what was the key cause of the German depression and when did it happen
wall street crash - 1929
who was joseph goebbels
chief of propaganda
when did president Hindenburg reluctantly make Hitler chancellor
Jan 1933
when did Hitler pass the enabling law + how did he do it
Hitler intimated the Reichstag into letting him be able to pass laws without consulting them
march 1933
what was the Reichstag fire and how did it deal with communists
The Reichstag was burned down, Hitler told the country that the fire was communists. he said he would destroy communists which gave people hope
what was the biggest impact that the depression had on Germany
unemployment - it reached 6 million in 1932
who were the main groups affected by new Nazi rules
women
young people
Jews
churches and religions
non Jewish persecuted groups
what groups did young people create
the swing youth
the edelweiss pirates
how did unemployment affect Germans from the depression
Germans still had reparations to pay
Unemployment had risen to nearly 6 million people by 1932
When the wall street crash happened, Americans wanted money back but they couldn’t pay
Germans weren’t selling to USA anymore - their biggest seller
why did Germans lose faith in the Weimar gov
Germans had to make sacrifices
Germans dislike Weimar democracy
Gov cut spending + welfare benefits
The Weimar gov didn’t know how to handle the depression - Germans blamed the gov for the depression
why did Germans turn to extremist parties
Nazis promised to return Germany to a strong rule + get back Germanys reputation
Some turned to communists - they promised a workers revolution
They were convinced that the Weimar gov was what put them in such a bad situation
which people benefitted from hyperinflation
people in debt who borrowed money could easily pay it off
negative effects of hyperinflation
money lost value
huge misery
people were anxious/stressed
lost faith in gov