Hitlers Rise Ro Political Power

Question 1

What happened in febuary 1923

Answer 1

There was an economic crisis, the government printed more &. Ore money until it was worthless. It was called hyperinflation

Question 2

What happened in march 1923

Answer 2

Germany could pay france there reparations, so the french invadedparts of germany and took there goods instead. The small german army couldnt stop them

Question 3

What was hitlers first grab for power in the early 20s

Answer 3

8th november 1923 The germans were angry at the government for the lack of action they were taking. Hitler decided to stage a ‘putsch’ in Munich, and he, the Nazi and the SA tried to overthrow the government. But he and others were shot and imprisoned instead

Question 4

1924-1925

Answer 4

Hitler is sent to prison for trying to overthrow the government. Because of this he got alot of press coverage, especially when he decided to write a book about his thoughts, ‘Mein Kampf’

Question 5

1929

Answer 5

Theres another economic crisis called ‘the great depression’ the USA ask for their money back (the loans) from germany, who can’t afford ro pay france. France invades the country again amd unemployment reaches 4 milion

Question 6

When is hitler made chancellor

Answer 6

30th januray 1933 The nazi part becomes the largest political party in germany and president Hindenburg is forced to make hitler chancellor of germany

Question 7

Febuary 1933

Answer 7

The Reichstage (german parliment building) is set on fire and the nazis point there finger at the communist party. Hitler creates an ‘enabling law’ in march 1933 which allows him to make up laws in an emergancy. He bans other political parties

Question 8

April 1933

Answer 8

Hitler creates the Gestapo, a secret police to do his bidding and capture political enemies. He sets up the first concentration camps for them

Question 9

What were hitlers private army known as

Answer 9

Storm troopses or brownshirts

Question 10

When was hitler born

Answer 10

Austria 1889

Question 11

What happened to hit,er in his childhood

Answer 11

His father was a voilent drunk, at the age of 18 hitler ran away to the austrian capital Vienna. He hoped to become an art student but had little talent and failed to get a place in collage

Question 12

What happened to hitler in ww1

Answer 12

Hitler was a brave soldier and was quickly promoted to lance corporal but towards the end of the war he was blinded by a gas attack. When the war ended in 1918 he was still in hospital recovering and later said it was ‘the greatest of all experiences’

Question 13

When was hitler leader of the nazis

Answer 13

By 1922 he was leader of a tiny party called the nazis

Question 14

What was the beer hall putsch

Answer 14

An uprising from hitler when hitler and his storm troopers marched into berlin to the weimar government ans attempted to siege power.

Question 15

What happened with the beeh hall putsch

Answer 15

It was an embarrassing failure, hitler was arrested and sent to prison amd 16 nazis were killed.

Question 16

What did hitler do in prison

Answer 16

In 1924, hitler, in custody began writing his book ‘mein kampf’ which means my struggle

Question 17

What did mein kampf make points about

Answer 17

• germany needs a stronger government and singular leader
• germany demands land and colonies to feed our people
• the germans are the master race and must keep themselfs pure
• no jew must be a member of the nation, they brought about germanies defeat in ww1, they must be destroyed

Question 18

What good thing happened to the nazi party after he was released from prison

Answer 18

The great deoression lead to mass unemployment, which made people more interested in hitlers views and supported him, by 1932, voters had made the nazi party the biggest party.

Question 19

How did hitler convince president hindenburg ro make him chancellor

Answer 19

President hindenburg believed that hitler could solve germanies economic problems and would be someone he could easily control

Question 20

When was the Riechstag burnt

Answer 20

In 27th febuary 1933, a dutch communist was found near the scene of the crime and was arrested

Question 21

What ws the enabling act

Answer 21

In 1933, the enabling act ment hitler could pass any law that he wanted

Question 22

What was the night of long knifes

Answer 22

30th of june hitlers body guards the SS were sent oit to murder leading memberes of the nazi party who opposed hitler. The SS continued to shoot people on there doorstep on the following days

Question 23

What was the result of the night of long knifes

Answer 23

On august 2nd 1934 a month after the night of long knifes hitler announced that he had orchastrated this mass murder and he was the judge if the german people, he was not only chancallor but head of state and commander of the army, hitler was in complete control

Question 24

When did hindenburg die

Answer 24

Conveniantly he died on the same day hitler took complete power of germany and announced his role in the night if long knifes

Question 25

Why did the nazis become so popular

Answer 25

Because they provided solutions to all of germanies problems

Hitler was also a hreat public speaker, he came as energetic and passionate. He would use short phrases and simplistic language to convay a message

Question 26

What did hitler promise socialists

Answer 26

Farmers would be given land, pensions would improve, public industries such as electricity and water would be owned by the state

Question 27

What did hitler promise nationalists

Answer 27

All german speaking people would be united into one country, the treaty of versailles would be abandoned and there would be special laws for foreigners

Question 28

What did hitler promiseRacists

Answer 28

Jews would not be german citizens and immigration would stop

Question 29

What did hitler promise for facists

Answer 29

A stromg central government and control of the newspapers

Question 30

What did hitler promise buisnessmen, landowners, the rich and the army

Answer 30

Remilitarisation would begin and contracts would be awarded to germans, they also promised protection from the communists

Question 31

What did hitler promise for the unemployed and workers

Answer 31

Promised an increase in wage and employment

Question 32

Who were the SA

Answer 32

Stormtroopers

Question 33

When was the beer hall putsch

Answer 33

8th November 1923