Germany Essay Plans Flashcards
(19 cards)
Reasons for the weakness of the Weimar Republic
1919-23
- The Treaty of Versailles (1)
- Proportional representation (2)
- Economic challenges (3)
(sometimes: French occupation of the Ruhr)
- Economic impact
- Political impact
- Public support
Worst part of the Treaty of Versailles
- Reparations (1)
- Territorial changes (2)
- War Guilt Clause (3)
- Economic impact
- Political impact
- Public support
Biggest threat faced by the Weimar Republic
1919-23
- Kapp Putsch (1)
- Munich Putsch (2)
- Spartacist Uprising (3)
- Political stability
- Public support
Main reason for the recovery of Germany
1924-29
- US loans (Dawes Plan and Young Plan) (1)
- Locarno Pact (2)
- Kellogg-Briand Pact (3)
(sometimes: League of Nations. If 1923-29 also Rentenmark.)
- Economic recovery
- Foreign relations
- Public support
Main achievement of Stresemann
1924-29
- US loans (Dawes Plan and Young Plan) (1)
- Locarno Pact (2)
- Kellogg-Briand Pact (3)
(sometimes: joining League of Nations, political stability.)
- Economic recovery
- Foreign relations
- Public support
Early successes/failures of the Nazi Party
1920-28
- Reorganisation of the Nazi Party, 1924-28 (1)
- Nazi propaganda (2)
- Munich Putsch and its impacts (3)
- Legitimacy of the party
- Public support
Main reason for Nazi success
1928-33
- Great Depression (1)
- Nazi propaganda (2)
- Fear of Communism (3)
(Sometimes: use of intimidation and violence/role of the SA.)
- Legitimacy of the party
- Public support
Main reason for Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor
- Great Depression (1)
- Role of German conservative elites (2)
- Nazi propaganda (3)
(Sometimes: President Hindenburg, the role of the SA, appeal of Hitler.)
- Undermining of the authority of the Weimar Republic
- Public support for the Nazi Party
Main impact of the Great Depression
1929-33
- Economic problems (1)
- Increased support for the Nazi Party (2)
- Impact on moderate parties (3)
- Undermining of the authority of the Weimar Republic
- Public support for the Weimar Republic
Most important event in the consolidation of Nazi power
1933-34
- Enabling Act (1)
- Reichstag Fire (2)
- Night of the Long Knives (3)
(Sometimes: March elections, Führer Decree.)
- Public support for the Nazi Party
- Degree of control of the Nazi Party
Most influential Nazi policy on the lives of people
1933-39
- Nazi Police State (1)
- Nazi Policies on Young People (2)
- Nazi Policies on Unemployment (3)
(Sometimes: economic/race/women/churches, censorship/propaganda.)
- Size of demographic affected
- Extent of impact on daily life
Most significant anti-Semitic action
1933-39
- Nuremberg Laws (1)
- Kristallnacht (2)
- Anti-Jewish Boycott (3)
- Social impact on Jewish people
- Consolidation of Nazi control
Most successful Nazi social policy
- Nazi Policies on Young People (1)
- Nazi Policies on Workers (2)
- Nazi Policies on Women (3)
(Sometimes: Nazi policies on Jews, Nazi policies on Churches.)
- Public support for the Nazi Party
- Consolidation of control of the Nazi Party
Most important part of the Nazi police state
- Concentration camps (1)
- The Gestapo (2)
- Blockleiter (3)
- Consolidation of Nazi control
- Suppression of opposition to Nazi rule
Event with the most serious impact on the home front
- Allied bombing (1)
- Total War (2)
- Rationing (3)
(Sometimes: role of women.)
- Scope of impact
- Impact on daily life
Most significant feature of war on the home front
- Nazi Policies Towards Jews (1)
- Total War (2)
- Rationing (3)
(sometimes: role of women.)
- Scope of impact
- Impact on daily life
Most significant threat to Hitler
1933-45
- Opposition within the Youth (1)
- Opposition within the Church (2)
- Opposition within the Army (3)
- Public support for opposition group
- Extent and severity of Nazi response
Main reason for little opposition to the Nazis
1933-45
- Nazi Police State (1)
- Nazi Policies on Young People (2)
- Weakness of Potential Opposition Groups (3)
- Level of disruption to the party
- Extent and severity of Nazi response
Main problem facing the Nazis
1939-45
- Allied bombing (1)
- Opposition to Hitler’s rule (2)
- Strength of Russian opposition (3)
- Impact on German morale
- Impact on Nazi military plans
