Germany Flashcards
what happened at the end of oct. 1918?
german navy mutinied
fighting spread thru germany in winter 1918-19
who was the kaiser/emperor?
kaiser wilhelm
when did the kaiser abdicate?
november 1918
chancellor ebert declared germany a republic
explain the spartacist’s revolution
jan 1919
wanted communism
leibknecht and luxemburg
freikorps suppressed them
explain kapp putsch
1920 kapp ebert reduced freikorps numbers ended by general strike of workers kapp fled abroad
reasons for french occupation of the ruhr
1922 -> ger. didnt pay reparations
1923 -> french & belgian troops invaded ruhr
they took coal and steel
when did stressemen become chancellor?
1923
he introduced rentenmark
dawes plan
1924
reparations reduced
USA to give ger. loans
young plan
1929
reparations reduced to £1850 million
to be paid over timescale of 59 years
locarno pact
1925
ger. signed pact with : UK, france, belgium, italy
will respect borders
solve problems peacefully
league of nations
1926
other countries let ger. join
showed they were gaining trust worldwide
wage increase in 1920s?
10%
who lost savings in 1923?
middle class
how many new houses built?
2 million
living standards improved
kellog-briand pact
1928
ger. + 64 nations signed
promised to only use armies for self defence
how many female teachers and doctors by 1933?
100,000 teachers
3,000 doctors
new fashions let them drink and smoke
examples of development in culture
otto dix
george grosz
bauhaus design
metropolis
when did hitler join DAP (ger. worker’s party)?
1919
failed artist
what were the effects of french occupation of the ruhr?
inflation from WW I worsened workers on passive resistance -> govt printed money to pay them but less new goods produced hyperinflation young boy shot
who created DAP?
anton drexler
when did the DAP become NSDAP?
1920
when did hitler become leader of nazi party?
1921
explain 25 point programme
unite all germans to create a greater germany scrap T of V nationalise businesses generous old age pensions strip jews of citizenship designed to appeal to all
role of SA
protected nazi meetings
private army under rohm
beat up political opponents
when was munich putsch?
1923
reasons for munich putsch?
hitler hated WR
saw it as weak after ruhr invasion + hyperinflation
angry stresemen ended pasive resistance
consequences for munich putsch
16 nazis died hitler put on trial his speeches gained publicity from court found guilty of treason -> sentenced to 5 yrs only served 9 months hitler wrote mein kampf
how many people held hostage in beer hall?
2,000
why did nazi support decrease between 1924-28?
economy improved under stresemen
people happier
hitler seen as dangerous extremist
when did nazi party relaunch/reorganise?
1925
hitler released from prison
when were gauleiters introduced?
1925
after hitler left prison
events of bamberg conference
1926 goebbels became gauleiter of berlin rohm forced to resign SS created Hitler Youth created
why did unemployment increase?
1929 wall street crash -> great depression
how many were unemployed by 1932
6 million
many homeless roaming the streets
why did WR fail to solve unemployment?
didn’t want to print more money to avoid debt
raised taxes
reduced benefits
situation got worse
why did communist support grow?
some wanted communist takeover like in USSR
communist party became 2nd biggest after nazis
why did nazi support start to grow again?
middle class feared communist revolution, crime and disorder hitler promised to deal with these issues
when did nazi propaganda begin?
1929
who was head of propaganda?
goebbels
state methods of propaganda
mass rallies
posters
newspapers
news reels before movies -> cinema was popular
why was nazi propaganda useful?
messages were simple and easy to understand
focused on hitler