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When was The Treaty of Versailles?

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28th June 1919

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What were the punishments for the Germany at The Treaty of Versailles?

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L.A.M.B
Land, Army, Money, Blame
13% Land taken, Army reduced to 10000, £6,600 million reparations, Blame for WWI

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What was the Spartacist uprising?

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German Communists (KPD) tried to overthrow the WR but they failed after Ebert called on the Friekorps to stop it

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What was the Kapp Putsch?

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When the Friekorps and Military tried to overthrow the Government to give power back to the Kaiser. Was stopped when the public went on strike so no food or water

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When was the Ruhr Crisis?

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January 1923 - July 1925 the Ruhr was occupied by French and Belgian forces

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What happened in the Ruhr Crisis?

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French and Belgian forces invaded the industrial areas of Germany after they failed to pay reparations. They took raw materials from the Ruhr instead

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What were the effects of the Ruhr Crisis?

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The workers went on strike, and the Government printed more money to pay them, leading to hyperinflation

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What happened in Hyperinflation?

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After hyperinflation started, it was hard to stop and it got out of control. After 5yrs 0.63 marks loaf of bread was 201,000,000 marks

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New Currency - Rentenmark

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Stopped Hyperinflation, Money printing was tightly controlled, Brought back Foreign trade
Didn’t bring back pensions or savings

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Dawes Plan

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USA loans of 800 million marks to boost German economy, Reparations reduced, industrial production was up
Reliant on USA for money, still have debt and interest

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Young Plan

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Reparations reduced again, economy is up, Public Happy, 86% supported plan
Nazis didn’t like it, Economy crashed

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Locarno treaties

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Making amends with European countries, agreed on western borders
Germany lost land on the west for good, Nazis disagreed again, Eastern border not agreed

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League of Nations

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Germany involved in big discussions, starting to be accepted, public Happy
Didn’t fix Treaty of Versailles, Nazis disagreed again

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Kellog-Briand Pact

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Weimar Republic respected by international community, didn’t have to go to war
Didn’t really happen, Nazis disagreed (again)

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What was the 25-Point program?

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A list of 25 points that the Nazis told the public were their ideals and the public mostly agreed

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What was the Munich Putsch?

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An uprising of the Nazi party that started in Munich, when Hitler stormed the Beer hall and forced Von Kahr and Von Lassow to support him. They failed. 16 civilians and 4 police died.

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Effects of the Munich Putsch

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16 Civilans and 4 police died, Hitler fled and was later arrested and sentenced to 5yrs in prison, NSDAP banned and support dropped

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What actually happened for the effects of the Munich Putsch

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Hitler served 9 months, used trial for publicity and wrote ‘Mein Kampf’ while in prison, NSDAP unbanned in 1925, Nazi members up

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Who was Head of propaganda?

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Joseph Goebbles

20
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What new force was instigated?

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The SS took over in Hitler’s bodyguard

21
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Who funded the NSDAP?

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Big businessmen like Krupp gave large donations

22
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When did Hitler become Chancellor?

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January 30th 1933

23
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When did the Reichstag burn down and who did Hitler blame?

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27th February 1933 Hitler blamed the Communists

24
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When was the enabling act passed?

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24th March 1933

25
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How did Hitler use the Enabling Act? (3 reasons)

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Took over local Governments, Banned trade unions and Banned opposing parties

26
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When was the Night of the Long Knives?

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30th June 1933

27
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What happened in the Night of the long knives?

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Many people were killed and arrested for being communist, being opposition and being untrustworthy

28
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When did President Hindenburg die?

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2nd August 1934

29
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How many people voted for Hitler?

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90% of Germany

30
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What methods did Hitler use to control the Population?

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Terror, Censorship and propaganda

31
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How did the Nazis instill terror?

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The SS intimidated the public, the Gestapo were everywhere, the Law courts were unfair and biased, concentration camps was punishment

32
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What was the Gestapo?

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The Gestapo were secret police who relied on voluntary informers to give them information. They arrested many people

33
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What was censored?

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Film, Books, Radio, Papers and Art

34
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What propaganda methods were used?

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Film, Posters, Rallies and Parades, Radio, Papers, 1936 Olympics and Art

35
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How did the Church oppose the Nazis?

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There were some secret churches, and some Christians even plotted to assassinate Hitler

36
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Life for Women in Nazi Germany

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Their main roles were the have children, cook for the family and stay at home
3 K’s - Kinder, Kirche, Küche

37
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Education in Nazi Germany

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Taught ‘Race studies’, indoctrinated, Girls taught Domestic Sciences, Boys taught Maths and Science

38
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Youth movements

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Swore loyalty to the Nazis, separated Boys and Girls

39
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Rationing

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Food was heavily rationed, goods exchanged for stamps, 1,000,000 died from starvation, disease was common as immune system weak from hunger

40
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Allied Bombing

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300,000 - 400,000 civilians killed, 7.5 million homeless, Germans had damaged morale

41
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Total war

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All German business work towards the war effort, 7 million prisoners worked for German industry, 60 hours per week work, civilians feared invasion, everyone was hungry from extreme rationing

42
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Employment of Women

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Women were strongly encouraged to go back to work after they had been banned from it previously, 60% of workforce was women, when men came back from the war, their jobs had been taken by women

43
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What opposition was there to the Nazi party?

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Some groups include the Edelweiss Pirates & swing groups, the White Rose group, the July bomb plot and the church

44
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Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?

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Teens who listened to Jazz and fought the Hitler Youth, they opposed the Nazis as the Next Generation, had low numbers and limited numbers, easy to stop

45
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Who were the White Rose group?

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University students Hans & Sophie Scholl printed 6 different leaflets opposing Nazi ideas, had a far reach, lots of people scared to read the pamphlets

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What was the July Bomb Plot?

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An army group led by Von Stauffenberg who attempted to blow Hitler up, would have worked if someone hadn’t moved the bomb by accident, failed and all people involved were killed

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