Germany And Weimar Republic

Question 1

What were the consequences of WW1?

Answer 1

Economy Low

Unemployment high

Question 2

What was the rentenbank?

Answer 2

New state owned bank

Question 3

What was the young plan 192o?

Answer 3

Plan reduced reparations and it allowed government to lower taxes

Question 4

What was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Answer 4

Promised states would not use war

Question 5

What were changes in living standards?

Answer 5

Sick pay introduce
People unemployed
Unemployment dropped
Length of working day reduced

Question 6

What were key events in Hitler’s life,

Answer 6

Dad and mom dies
Rejected from arts school
Joins army
Germany surrender
Becomes speaker of Nazis

Question 7

What were the key events of the Munich Putsch?

Answer 7

Hitler burst into meeting of government officials and demands support
He then continues revolt

Question 8

What were the reasons why the putsch failed?

Answer 8

Bavarian leaders did not support it
No support of police or army
Did not have support of people
Poorly planned

Question 9

What were the consequences of the Putsch?

Answer 9

Nazi party banned
He realised he needed a new strategy so wrote a book
Ban on NSDAP was lifted

Question 10

How did Hitler use the Wall street Crash to gain power?

Answer 10

Promised everyone jobs

Question 11

Who appointed Hitler as chancellor?

Answer 11

President Paul von hindenburg

Question 12

Who supported von papen

Answer 12

Hidenburg

Question 13

Who was chancellor?

Answer 13

Von papen

Question 14

When did the reichstag fire happen?

Answer 14

27/02/1933

Question 15

What happened?

Answer 15

Reichstag building burned down and a communist balned

Question 16

What was the enabling act

Answer 16

It was designed to destroy the power if the reichstag. It would change the constitution. Gave Hitler the right to make laws

Question 17

What was the night of the long knives?

Answer 17

1934 Hitler made Germany one party state. Rohm merged an army veteran group. Stormtroopers complained the risked death for Hitler.

Question 18

What was the Gestapo?

Answer 18

Set up in 1933
Spied on people
Arrived in morning to take suspects away
Main aim was to identify any one who was criticized or opposed nazis

Question 19

What was SS?

Answer 19

Protection squad
Nazis own private police
1932 given the famous black uniform

Question 20

What was the SD?

Answer 20

Security force for the Nazi party

Kept index card of everyone it suspected opposing nazis

Question 21

Why did the church oppose?

Answer 21

Catholic bishops had to swear allegiance to Nazis

Nazis tried to control religion

Question 22

What was SDA?

Answer 22

Beauty of labour
Improved:
Better facilities 
Did not improve:
Employer had to decorate themselves

Question 23

What was the KdF?

Answer 23

Strength through not
Improved
Provide leisure activities for workers
Most loyal workers could win impressive holidays
Did not improve
Never saw their money or car

Question 24

What was the DAF?

Answer 24

Labour Front
Improved:
Protected rights of workers
Did not improve:
Workers lost right to negotiate improvements
Maximum length of working week went up by six hours per week