Nazi Consolidation Of Power

Question 1

2 reasons the Weimar Republic was unsuccessful:

Answer 1

1. The Weimar Republic faced much economic hardship because of the hyper-inflation at the time.
2. The new Proportional Representation system of voting in the Weimar Republic caused political instability which led to distrust from the people.

Question 2

Why were politically extreme movements likely to succeed in the 30s?

Answer 2

Europe was in a very unstable place after WW1. They saw that the damage to their economic and social systems was severe. The desperation grew, but Germany was struggling the most of any nation. This led them to follow more irrational and extreme ideals.

Question 3

What was the enabling act?:

Answer 3

Enabling Law to the Reichstag. This new law gave Hitler the power to rule by decree rather than passing laws through the Reichstag and the president.

Question 4

Violence or illegitimate means Hitler used to consolidate power:

Answer 4

Terror and intimidation
The Nazi’s used the SA and the newly expanded SS to harass and imprison any potential opponents of the Nazi Party.

Question 5

What were the nuremburg laws?:

Answer 5

The Nuremburg laws were racist and antisemitic laws that strove to protect “true German blood and honour.”

Question 6

What was Hitlers goal in the night of long knives?

Answer 6

To wipe out the leaders in the SA and reinforce his power.

Question 7

Why was the Spanish Civil War called a dress rehearsal?:

Answer 7

It made it clear that there inevitably would be a war between democracy and fascism.

Question 8

Why was antisemitism popular in Europe?:

Answer 8

1. Jewish people over history have had great success in many fields and may be seen as a threat to others.
2. The Jewish faith has always been conflicting with the Christian and Catholic faiths as they believe that the Jewish people killed the savior.

Question 9

How could the Kristallnaght be considered the start of the holocaust?

Answer 9

It was the start of the more aggressive protests against the Jewish population, showing a more violent and hateful approach from the Nazi party. Truly solidifying the Jewish people as the enemy of the Nazi party.

Question 10

Repudiation of the treaty of versailles:

Answer 10

Germany did, at various times in March 1935 and thereafter, repudiate various parts of Part V, Military, Naval and Air Clauses of the Treaty of Versailles, by creating an air force, by use of compulsory military service, by increasing the size of the army beyond treaty limits.

Question 11

Uniting all Germany populations:

Answer 11

They brought the nation together through a hatred of one specific group (Jewish population)