Hitler's rise to power Flashcards
Describe the military disaster that the Germans faced after WW1
The failure of the spring offensive, USA enters the war with fresh troops, Allies are very successful and put pressure on Germany all the way up until the last minute of the last day, The British navy had blockaded the German coast for most of the war, preventing important supplies from entering the country, By 1918 there were serious food shortages in Germany.
How many deaths did the Germans suffer during ww1
1.8 million the most out of all partaking countries
how much money did the Germans spend on the war
39 billion again the most out of all partaking countries
What happened to the Kaiser of Germany
By the end of 1918, the Kaiser, the leader of Germany, abdicated. This leads to further unrest and people demanding drastic measures to fix Germany
what medical problems Occurred after the war for Germany
On top starvation, the outbreak of the Spanish flu pandemic was causing huge casualties.
Around 287,000 people died of influenza in Germany between 1918 and 1920
What were the terms of the treaty of versailles
Germany was blamed for the war, Germanys army was limited to 100,000 from around 13 million: with no conscription no tanks no heavy artillery no aircraft and no airships, Germany paid reparations of 6.6 million pounds, Rhineland and Alsace-Lorrain where now owned by France, the league of nations was now formed to stop wars in the future
how did the German citizens feel about the treaty
They felt Embarrassed and as if they had been stripped of everything they own and looked for someone to blame and so the hatred towards Jewish people started
In order what happened in Hitler’s life that led to him getting into politics
1.Hitler is born in Austria
2. Hitler goes to Vienna and is rejected from the academy of art
3. Hitler struggles in Vienna- he is almost homeless- he sells postcards
4. Hitler moves to Munich to avoid military service in Austria
5. Hitler volunteers for service in the German Army- he is promoted to Corporal and wins the iron cross
6. At the time of the armistice he is lying in hospital suffering from temporary blindness
7. Hitler joins a small political party- The NAZI party (National Socialist German Workers Party)
What was the impact of the Munich putsch
The Coup gave him and his party a lot of publicity. A lot of his ideas were circulated and appreciated by a lot of German people, including the elite.
In the aftermath of the Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler decided on a “legal path” to revolution: the ballot box. He changed his tactics and decided to be elected into power rather than take power by force. He started campaigning in a very modern way, using massive rallies and travelling across Germany by plane.
What were the impacts of hyperinflation and the great depression on the popularity of Hitler
When hyperinflation started every germen citizen look for someone to play that, the treaty of Versailles and the great depression on and Hitler gave them that group of people the Jews. This gained Hitler popularity because he thought in the exact same way as the majority of the German citizens
Define these words: Anti-Semitism, Führerprinzip, communism, Mater Race, Aryans, üntermenschen, Lebensraum, reich
Prejudice against Jewish people, The main principles of being a leader, the form of government adopted by Russia in the first and second world war, the idea that German are the master race, the perfect human in Hitler’s eyes for example blonde hair blue eyes tall strong, Living space and empire
what was the purpose of the nNazi education program
