Nazi Essay Plans Flashcards
To what extent did the Political structure of Germany change during the Weimar Republic and Nazi periods 1918-39
P1 - Reichstag changed - the role change drastically, however its continued existence marks continuity
P2 - Use of Emergency Powers - Temporary in Weimar, emergency powers formed the basis of Nazi Govt.
P3 - Elections + Referendums - PR remained, Nazis used more voter intimidation, use of plebisictes
Considering the years 1936-1945, how far was the Nazi Government transformed by the war?
P1 - Role of Hitler - Changed - Hitler became more absent worsening chaos that already existed
P2 - Nature of Govt. - Changed - Worsened polycratic nature of Govt.
P3 - Gauleiters - transformed - New powers added to the exitsing polycratic state
How far was the ‘legal revolution responsible for the growth of hitler power within the German Government 1933-45
P1 - Legal Revolution - Hitler’s legal revolution allowed the creation of a centralised one party dictatorship, in which opposition was banned and Hitler could make laws without the approval of Hitler → Responsible to a great extent for the growth of Hitler’s power within the German Government 1933-45
P2 - Use of Violence - The use of violence was equally responsible for the growth of Hitler’s power within the German Govt. as it removed opposition such as the SA, made other unlikely to oppose Hitler (eg. army) and consolidated his electoral support.
P3 - Polycratic Nature of Govt. - Therefore, this is of less important as it only responsible for the growth of hitler power within the German Government 1933-45 after the legal revolution and use of violence
