Hitlers rise to Power Flashcards
Explain how German school children might have felt at the beginning of the war.
I think children might seem excited and hopeful. They would most likely be confident in their country and they would think their leader, Keiser Wilhelm, will lead them to greatness.
Explain how German school children might have felt at the end of the war.
The children would be scared as their were many casualties and lack of resources such as food. They might feel betrayed and upset because they lost the war.
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm?
He was the leader of the German army of ww1
Who is prince max of baden?
He set up Germanies new government in early October 1918
What does dictatorship mean?
a country ruled by an authoritarian leader/ one party - one person rule.
what does authoritarian mean?
undemocratic - ‘iron - fist’ rule - very strict, military based rule.
What is Reichstag?
the German parliament.
What is the Weimer republic?
the government that ruled Germany after the first world war.
What is the Weimer constitution?
The laws/ rules that the Weimer republic ruled Germany with.
What is a coalition government?
Different parties ruled at the same time.
Who was Fredrick Ebert?
He was the president of the Weimer republic. He signed the Treaty of Versailles. He was not very popular and had a lot of pressure as he was the one who made Germany a democratic country.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
It was a list of things that Germany had to agree to, and if they didn’t sign it they would go to war again. It was very harsh because they wanted to punish them. The French were the main ones who wanted revenge because Germany had destroyed a part of France which was the size of Wales.
What were the Terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
Hint: GARGLE
Guilt - Germany had to take blame for the war
Armaments - the army
Reparations - war debt - £6.6 billion to allies
German Land - Germany lost all oversea colonies
League of Nations - An international peace keeping organisation set up.
What does Diktat mean?
dictated peace (treaty forced them)
Name some of the things about the Weimar constitution.
Article 48 Democracy President The Reichstag Chancellor
What type of Treaty was Germany expecting?
14 points by Woodrow Wilson
What happened during the Spartacists uprising?
The Spartacists began their attempt to overthrow Ebert and the Weimar government to create a communist state.
What happened during the Kapp Putsch?
The W.R. wanted to disband the Freikorps but the leader of the Berlin Freikorps refused to comply and decided to seize Berlin to form right wing government with Kapp.
What happened during the Beer Hall Putsch or the Munich Putsch?
Hitler and the Nazis tried to overthrow the government but failed and was sentenced to prison for treason for 5 years but only received 9 months because the Jury was biased and believed in authoritarian rules. Whilst Hitler was in prison he wrote a book which made him very famous so people would vote for him to be part of the government.
What happened during the Ruhr Invasion?
When Germany failed to pay for reparations to France and Belgium the French were angry because they needed the money to pay off their own debts to the USA. The French and Belgians had decided to take the goods they needed, rather than to wait for the Germans’ to send them.
What is Hyperinflation?
It was when the Reparations for the Treaty were not paid so the French invade the Ruhr valley and the French start stealing. Germany went on strike and stopped producing goods which caused less money to be made. This leads to industrial collapse and the government start printing money which is worthless. This all leads to hyperinflation.
What was the Reichstag fire?
On the 27th February 1933, the Reichstag building was set on fire, most likely by the Nazis, but was blamed on a communist named Marinus van der Lubbe. The reason to why they blamed it on a Communist would be to lower their reputation as the Nazis were scared of the communists.
Who were the Gestapo?
The secret police in Nazi Germany
