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1
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what were the early campaigners called during the votes for women movement

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suffragists

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2
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who were the suffragists led by

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milicent fawcett

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3
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what was another name for the suffragists

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national union of womens suffrage societies (nuwss)

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4
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what method of protest did the suffragists use

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peaceful methods

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5
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why did the suffragists use peaceful methods

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to try to persuade politicians that women deserved to be given the vote

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6
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what method of protest did the suffragettes use

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direct action

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7
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what acts did the suffragettes carry out

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window smashing
chaining themselves to important building
attacking politicians

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8
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who were the suffragettes led by

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emmeline pankhurst

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9
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what was another name for the suffragettes

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womens social and political union (wspu)

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10
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why did other men and women worry about giving women the vote

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didnt think women were intelligent enough

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11
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what did people say the women who were asking for the vote were

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men haters (women who couldnt get a husband)

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12
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what year did some women get given the vote

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1918

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13
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what year did all woemn get given the vote

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1928

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14
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when was the armistice to end ww1 signed

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11 november 1918

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15
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where was the armistice to end ww1 signed

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railway carriage in compiegne, France

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16
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when did the paris peace conference begin

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january 1919

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17
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how many treaties were signed as a result of the peace conference

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5

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18
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what was the main treaty called that dealt with germany

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treaty of versailles

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19
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when was the treaty of versaille signed

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28 june 1919

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20
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name 3 things that the treaty of versailles included

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reduction of the german army to 10000
not allowed to unite with austria
forbidden to have any aircraft or tanks
had to accept all blame for the war
pay £6.6 billion in reperations

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21
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how much money did germany have to pay for rerperations

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6.6 billion

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22
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were german politicians invited to the meeting

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no

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23
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what did the german people call the new democratic government who signed the treaty of versaille

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november criminals

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24
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what was the party that Adolf Hitler was appointed to and when

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NSDAP (Nazi Party)
29 june 1921

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25
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what year did hitler try to take power in the munich in a putch

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1923

26
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what was hitlers main talent

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he could turn his hatred and anger towards germany into powerufl speeches

27
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did hitler like the treaty if versaille

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no

28
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what did nazis say was the reason for the rise of hitler

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his ‘superhuman’ qualities

29
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how many nazis were killed in the munich putsch

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16

30
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why was hitler only sentenced to a small trial in jail

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the judge was sympathetic towards the nazis

31
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who was the judge that sentenced hitler to prison

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georg neithardt

32
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how long was hitler sentenced to in prison

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9 months

33
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what was hitlers book called

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mein kampf ( means my struggle)

34
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what did th nazis preach in the 1920s

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there was a ‘world Jewish conspiracy’

35
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what did the nazis say they would do to jews if they won power

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remove citizenship of german jews and rexpel them from country

36
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what percentage of the vote did hitler get in 1928

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2.6%

37
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what happened in 1919 that changed evrything for the nazis

A

wall street crash in america

38
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why did germany suffer from the wall street crash

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had to pay money back that they had borrowed so stopped selling as many goods

39
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why did germany stop selling as many goods to other countries

A

couldnt afford them

40
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name 2 types of people that suffered during wall street crash

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workers lost jobs
middle class lost savings
wealthy industrialists saw businesses threatened

41
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what did unemployment eventually rise to

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5 and a half million

42
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what did nazis promise to get germany out of economic depression

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‘work and bread’

43
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what did hitler promise to tackle crime caused by poverty

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‘law and order’

44
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who did hitler blame for germanys problems

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jewish people

45
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which 2 parties became hugely popular in germany

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nazis and communists

46
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what did nazis and communists start doing in the streets

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fighting eachother

47
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who did nazis become quite popular with

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farmers

48
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what percentage of the vote did nazis gain in some rural areas

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60%

49
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how many seats were the nazis given in the 1932 election

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230 in reichstag (parliament)

50
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what did hitler believe after winning 230 seats in parliament

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he should become chancellor in Germany

51
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who was the president of germany

A

paul von hindenberg

52
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did the president of germany like hitler

A

no

53
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who encouraged the president to allow hitler to become chancellor

A

von papen

54
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what did von papen and the president think they could do with hitler if he became chancellor

A

‘tame’ him and get rid of him after he helped germany get stronger

55
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how many other nazis was hitler allowed to have in the cabinet if he became chancellor

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2

56
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what date did hitler become chancellor of germany

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30th january 1933

57
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did hindenberg have more power than hitler

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yes

58
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what year were the suffragettes formed

A

1903

59
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give 3 reasons why hitler became chancellor

A

economic depression
hitlers appeal/promises
political backstabbing

60
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describe economic depression

A

politicians failed to deal with unemployment

61
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describe hitlers appeals / promises

A

promised to increase wages on unemployment
promised ‘ work and bread’ to get geramny out of economic depression
promised ‘ law and order’ to tackle crimes caused by poverty

62
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describe political backstabbing

A

von papen backstabbed von schiechler by persuading hindernberg to appoing thitler as chancellor

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