Hitler Chapter 3

Question 1

Was Hitler’s oratorical skills most important factor leading to the rise in popularity/power of nazi party from 1929 to 193

Answer 1

1. Hitler oratorical skills+ leadership
2. Nazi propaganda
3. Effects of gd
4. Weaknesses of Weimar gov
5. fear of communism

Question 2

Explain why gd helped hitler gain power in Germany

Answer 2

1. Exposed political weaknesses of wg
   2, exposed economic weaknesses of wg
   3, rich industrialists gave support to propagate nazi ideology

Question 3

Most important reason for why wg collapsed was due to inherent weakened of wg

Answer 3

1. Inherent weakness of wg
2. Increased popularity of nazi party
3. Immediate events lead to Hitler’s rise to power and collapse of Weimar

Question 4

Enabling act was most important reason for hitler to become a dictator in Germany in 1934

Answer 4

1. Enabling act
2. Removal of opposition outside of party
3. Removal of opposition within party

Question 5

Main reason why hitler was able to establish a totalitarian state in Germany was because of his social policies

Answer 5

1. Political policies: police state+concentration camps
   2, social policies: propaganda and censorship, education and youth movement, family policies, rallies, racial and religion
2. Economy: planned economy+ control of trade unions

Question 6

Hitler’s policies were a success for the German people

Answer 6

1. Failure: terror remove political and social opposition, tight control over economy and lives of people
   2, success: provided jobs and cars(economic), holidays(social), gain support of army(political)

Question 7

Hitler’s economic policies were a success for the German people

Answer 7

1. Economic success: received support fro, general population which reduced unemployment
2. Economic failure: not everyone had a better life, tightly controlled economic life of people