history Flashcards
what were the early campaigners called during the votes for women movement
suffragists
who were the suffragists led by
milicent fawcett
what was another name for the suffragists
national union of womens suffrage societies (nuwss)
what method of protest did the suffragists use
peaceful methods
why did the suffragists use peaceful methods
to try to persuade politicians that women deserved to be given the vote
what method of protest did the suffragettes use
direct action
what acts did the suffragettes carry out
window smashing
chaining themselves to important building
attacking politicians
who were the suffragettes led by
emmeline pankhurst
what was another name for the suffragettes
womens social and political union (wspu)
why did other men and women worry about giving women the vote
didnt think women were intelligent enough
what did people say the women who were asking for the vote were
men haters (women who couldnt get a husband)
what year did some women get given the vote
1918
what year did all woemn get given the vote
1928
when was the armistice to end ww1 signed
11 november 1918
where was the armistice to end ww1 signed
railway carriage in compiegne, France
when did the paris peace conference begin
january 1919
how many treaties were signed as a result of the peace conference
5
what was the main treaty called that dealt with germany
treaty of versailles
when was the treaty of versaille signed
28 june 1919
name 3 things that the treaty of versailles included
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
how much money did germany have to pay for rerperations
6.6 billion
were german politicians invited to the meeting
no
what did the german people call the new democratic government who signed the treaty of versaille
november criminals
what was the party that Adolf Hitler was appointed to and when
NSDAP (Nazi Party)
29 june 1921
what year did hitler try to take power in the munich in a putch
1923
what was hitlers main talent
he could turn his hatred and anger towards germany into powerufl speeches
did hitler like the treaty if versaille
no
what did nazis say was the reason for the rise of hitler
his ‘superhuman’ qualities
how many nazis were killed in the munich putsch
16
why was hitler only sentenced to a small trial in jail
the judge was sympathetic towards the nazis
who was the judge that sentenced hitler to prison
georg neithardt
how long was hitler sentenced to in prison
9 months
what was hitlers book called
mein kampf ( means my struggle)
what did th nazis preach in the 1920s
there was a ‘world Jewish conspiracy’
what did the nazis say they would do to jews if they won power
remove citizenship of german jews and rexpel them from country
what percentage of the vote did hitler get in 1928
2.6%
what happened in 1919 that changed evrything for the nazis
wall street crash in america
why did germany suffer from the wall street crash
had to pay money back that they had borrowed so stopped selling as many goods
why did germany stop selling as many goods to other countries
couldnt afford them
name 2 types of people that suffered during wall street crash
workers lost jobs
middle class lost savings
wealthy industrialists saw businesses threatened
what did unemployment eventually rise to
5 and a half million
what did nazis promise to get germany out of economic depression
‘work and bread’
what did hitler promise to tackle crime caused by poverty
‘law and order’
who did hitler blame for germanys problems
jewish people
which 2 parties became hugely popular in germany
nazis and communists
what did nazis and communists start doing in the streets
fighting eachother
who did nazis become quite popular with
farmers
what percentage of the vote did nazis gain in some rural areas
60%
how many seats were the nazis given in the 1932 election
230 in reichstag (parliament)
what did hitler believe after winning 230 seats in parliament
he should become chancellor in Germany
who was the president of germany
paul von hindenberg
did the president of germany like hitler
no
who encouraged the president to allow hitler to become chancellor
von papen
what did von papen and the president think they could do with hitler if he became chancellor
‘tame’ him and get rid of him after he helped germany get stronger
how many other nazis was hitler allowed to have in the cabinet if he became chancellor
2
what date did hitler become chancellor of germany
30th january 1933
did hindenberg have more power than hitler
yes
what year were the suffragettes formed
1903
give 3 reasons why hitler became chancellor
economic depression
hitlers appeal/promises
political backstabbing
describe economic depression
politicians failed to deal with unemployment
describe hitlers appeals / promises
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
describe political backstabbing
von papen backstabbed von schiechler by persuading hindernberg to appoing thitler as chancellor
