Germany 1919-1991 Flashcards
How popular were the Nazis in the 1920s?
Not very they only had 2% of the vote
Who were the SS
Hitlers bodyguards
Who were the SA
Loyal Nazis
What was the impact of The Wall Street Crash on Germany? Why?
Germany was taking loans from America and then they asked for it back
Who did Hitler blame the Reichstag Fire on?
Communists
What did the Decree for the Protection of people and state allow Hitler to do?
Banned Civil liberties
Suppressed all of the other parties
What was the Enabling Act?
This gave Hitler emergency powers
How did Hitler get the Enabling Act passed?
He convinced Hindenburg that the Communists were starting an uprising
What did Hitler use the Enabling Act for? (what was introduced/ banned?)
He banned communists
Creation of other political parties
What happened on the Night of the Long Knives?
SS killed 400+ SA leaders
What happened after Hindenburg’s death?
Hitler made himself President and merged Chancellor and President
What was the Police State?
A country that controls every aspect of peoples lives
Who were the Gestapo?
Secret police that knew everything
What was a concentration camp?
Places of pointless manual labour
How did Hitler change the legal system in Germany?
Fate was decided before you got there. All legal workers were Nazis and biased
How did the Nazis change the police in Germany?
All had to be Nazi.
What is gleichschaltung?
Co-ordination
What does Fuhrer mean?
All Power Leader
After The Wall Street Crash, what did the German government do that upset both left and right wing?
Proportional Voting
1923 Crisis
What is a dictatorship?
One person rules over a country
How important was the Reichstag fire?
Decree of people and state
Banning communists
Banning civil liberties
How important was The Enabling Act?
It gave Hitler/Nazi emergency powers
How important was the Night of the Long Knives
Consolidated Hitlers power
How important was the Death of Hindenburg?
It gave Hitler full power
How important was the creation of the Police State?
The Nazi’s fully controlled every German
Major events of 1919
The Treaty of Versailles
Weimar republic is created
The Spartacists Revolution
Major events of 1920 - 1923
Kapp Putsch
France invades the Ruhr
Munich Putsch
The German Banks start printing more money (Hyperinflation)
Major events of 1924 - 1929
Gustav Stresemann becomes in charge of the Germany Banks
Rentenmark is introduced
Dawes plan was introduced
Germany signs the Locarno Treaty
The Young plan was written
Wall Street Crash.
Major events of 1929 - 1933
Germany has to repay the US’s loans
Weimar is dissolved
How were 1919 – 1923 are the years of crisis for Germany?
Weimar is created.
Treaty of Versailles is signed.
Hyperinflation gets out of hand.
3 attempts of overthrowing the government.
France invades the Ruhr.
How were 1923 – 1928 the German golden years?
Gustav Stresemann is put in charge of Germany’s economy.
The Rentenmark is introduced.
Germany becomes a more friendly and economically stable country.
Germany joins the league of nations.
How were 1929 – 1933 Germany’s economic depression years
Wall street crash happens.
The USA asks Germany for their loans back causing German economy to collapse.
Unemployment gets to 6 million people.
Weimar is dissolved after the Nazi’s take power.
What happened in Germany after World War 1
1919 – The Treaty of Versailles is signed; Guilt Clause 231, No Air Force, 100.000 volunteers, 6 Battleships, No submarines, Anschluss.
1919 – Weimar republic is created. This had the potential to be the best democracy of the 20th century.
1919 – The Spartacists Revolution. Communists try to take over the government and fail.
1920 – Kapp Putsch. A right-winged party attempted to overtake the government and again failed.
1922/23 – France invades the Ruhr because Germany couldn’t pay their reparations.
1923 – Munich Putsch. Hitler and the Nazi Party tries to take control of Munich. They failed.
What happened after Gustav Strassman was put in charge of the German Economy
1923 – The German Banks start printing more money causing Hyperinflation. By November £1 was worth 220 billion marks.
1924-28 – Gustav Stresemann becomes in charge of the Germany Banks
1924 – Rentenmark is introduced reducing inflation back to normal levels.
1924 – Dawes plan was introduced meaning Germany would get loans off of the US boosting the economy over pre-1914 levels.
1925-26 – Germany signs the Locarno Treaty giving Germany the chance to join the league of nations and it makes Germany a more peaceful country.
1929 – The Young plan was written up and reduced their reparations to £2 billion.
What happened to Germany after the Wall Street Crash
1929 – Wall Street Crash.
1929-33 – Germany has to repay the US’s loans meaning that Germany’s economy crashes again. Unemployment is at 6 million.
1933 – Weimar is dissolved as the Nazi’s become the largest party in the Reichstag.
1919 – 1923 are the years of crisis;
Weimar is created.
Treaty of Versailles is signed.
Hyperinflation gets out of hand.
3 attempts of overthrowing the government.
France invades the Ruhr.
