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1
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when was the treaty of versailles signed

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1919

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2
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Reasons why German workers were unhappy

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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

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3
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impacts of ww1 on German society

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unemployment
economic problems

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4
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what did Germans call the people who signed the treaty of versailles

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November criminals

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5
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military restrictions of the T of V

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army restricted to 100,000 men
conscription was banned
no submarines/ aeroplanes
only 6 battleships

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6
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what was the key cause of the German depression and when did it happen

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wall street crash - 1929

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7
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who was joseph goebbels

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chief of propaganda

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8
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when did president Hindenburg reluctantly make Hitler chancellor

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Jan 1933

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9
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when did Hitler pass the enabling law + how did he do it

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Hitler intimated the Reichstag into letting him be able to pass laws without consulting them
march 1933

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10
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what was the Reichstag fire and how did it deal with communists

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The Reichstag was burned down, Hitler told the country that the fire was communists. he said he would destroy communists which gave people hope

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what was the biggest impact that the depression had on Germany

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unemployment - it reached 6 million in 1932

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12
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who were the main groups affected by new Nazi rules

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women
young people
Jews
churches and religions
non Jewish persecuted groups

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13
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what groups did young people create

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the swing youth
the edelweiss pirates

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14
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how did unemployment affect Germans from the depression

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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

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why did Germans lose faith in the Weimar gov

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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

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16
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why did Germans turn to extremist parties

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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

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17
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which people benefitted from hyperinflation

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people in debt who borrowed money could easily pay it off

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18
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negative effects of hyperinflation

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money lost value
huge misery
people were anxious/stressed
lost faith in gov

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19
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why did hyperinflation make people anxious/stressed

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people had to rush to shops as prices could increase even during the day

20
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what happened to those on fixed incomes/pensions in hyperinflation

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were affected badly - wages went up but their incomes didnt

21
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what were Hitlers aims in the Munich putsch

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wants to take Munich
recruit new people in berlin
wants to overthrow Weimar gov

22
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what were the negative impacts of the Munich putsch

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Hitler went to jail
violent methods put people off of the Nazis
reveals lack of Nazi support

23
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why didn’t people oppose Hitler

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people were scared - Nazis used concentration camps + were scared of the gestapo

was difficult to show your dislike - you weren’t able to vote for other parties or speak out against Hitler or you would get arrested

24
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who were the gestapo

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undercover police - if they caught anyone doing anything to oppose Hitler they could arrest them

people couldn’t tell who were the gestapo

25
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who were the SS

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Hitlers security who wore black uniforms and could arrest anyone

26
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methods of Nazi propaganda to promote their message and win people over

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mass rallies
Hitlers big speeches
Nazi messages on radio, newspapers and cinema

27
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what was the police state

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people were tempted to tell on their loved ones

28
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what is censorship

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controlling what people read/ see - they would remove other messages

29
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things that Nazis censored

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film
books
art
music

30
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ways Hitler reduced unemployment in Germany

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public work schemes
made people go into the army - people also had to build weapons (more jobs)
excluding women and Jews from figures

31
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ways that lives of German workers were affected by Nazi economic policies

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unemployed now had public work schemes
women were advised not to work - which made birth rates increase

32
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ways Hitler removed opposition in the period 1933-4

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Night of the long knives
Reichstag fire
enabling law
ban of other political parties

33
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who was stresemann

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was briefly chancellor before Hitler

34
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what did Stresemann do for Germany in 1924-9

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stopped hyperinflation
Germany became more politically stable - Weimar gov was doing well

35
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how were Germans affected by hyperinflation

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starving population
politically unstable

36
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why did the T of V upset the Germans

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embarrassed Germany
reparations

37
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ways Germans were affected by WW1

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politically unstable
in debt

38
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what did the night of the long knives cause

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no one wanted to oppose Hitler - they were too scared
removal of opposition - such as Ernst Rohm and the SA

38
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what did the night of the long knives cause

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no one wanted to oppose Hitler - they were too scared
removal of opposition - such as Ernst Rohm and the SA

39
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what did Ernst Rohm plan to do which Hitler saw as a threat?

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merge the SA and the 100,00 men army

40
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who was in charge of propaganda and censorship

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Joseph Goebbels

41
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what were public work schemes

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building motorways, schools hospitals - helped unemployment as they gave work to nearly 100,000 people

42
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how did rearmament and conscription help with unemployment

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Hitler wanted a great military so he ordered many new tanks, battleships, guns etc which created thousands of jobs for them to be made - also helped factory owners and large buisnesses

43
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what was the national labour service

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men aged 18-25 had to spend 6 months in the RAD
planted forests, mended hedges etc - gave people jobs

44
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what losses and gains did farmers receive from Nazi policies

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losses:
farmers weren’t allowed to give some of their land to their children - so some children left their families for the city

gains:
guaranteed they couldn’t be thrown of their land if they were in debt

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