nazi germany Flashcards
what was the kaisers came who abdicated
kaiser wilhelm II
what did germany become after WWI
became a democratic republic
when was the weimar republic created?
in january 1919
the weimar republic strength vs weaknesses
strengths
- democracy
- bill of rights (equality)
- women were able to vote
weaknesses
- president had too much power
- weimar republic wasnt choice of peope
- lack of clear policies
- president could pass law without consulting reichstag
what treaty was signed by who and when
the treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 june after WWI by ebert
what was the spartacist revolt?
in january 1919, the people were unhappy with the weimar republic and communists led by rosa luxemburh and karl liebknecht led a revolt. 50,000 workers went on strike. ebert had to get the help of the right wing soldiers, the freikorps to stop the rebelion
what was the kapp putsch
in march 1920, the right wing also has a revolt on the government and the freikorps themselves, led by wolfgang kapp tried to overthrowthe government in berlin.
what areas did france and belgium occupy and why
by 1923, germany could no longer pay reperartions as agreed to in the treaty, so instead their land was taken over. The ruhr which was the richest industrial part of germany with coal and iron reserves was occupied.
how did stressemen help germany?
- created a new currency which solved the hyperinflation
- ended the strike in Ruhr
- created the great coalition which was a group of socialist parties who could agree and make quicker decisions.
what and when was the dawes plan
in 1924
USa loaned germany 800 million gold marks.
annual reperations were reduced
what was the young plan and when
in 1929, reperations were reduced by 67%
and germany was given more time to repay it, until 1988
problems with the golden years
- new president of hindenburg in 1925 and was a big move to the right side
- stability was water thin and people still blamed government for signing treaty
- reliant on foreign loans
changes of the golden years
- unemployment insurance was introduced
- period of creativity, innovantion and freedom of expression. artists broke out of traditional styles.
- women had a lot more freedom ith sports, and social activities and ways of dressing.
4 new styles of art
- expressionism
- Bauhaus movement
- modernism
- new objectivism
changes for women in the golden years
women had right to vote and by 1932 were in the reichstag.
marriage was an equal partnership.
birth rate falling, divorce rate rising.
by 1918, 75% of women were in work, doing jobs previously owned by men
changes for women in the golden years
women had right to vote and by 1932 were in the reichstag.
marriage was an equal partnership.
birth rate falling, divorce rate rising.
by 1918, 75% of women were in work, doing jobs previously owned by men
when did hitler join the german workers party (nationalist party)
he joined the party in january 1919 when he was just an ex soldier. he was recognised for his talent in speaking and became the leader by 1920. the party was anti-semitic and opposed the weimar republic.
key nazi ideas
- social dawism
idea that the aryan race is superior, that jews were subhuman, the idea of ‘survival of the fittest’ over equality - fuhrer
idea that there should be single leader who had most power. no democracy. like god basically - autarky
germany should be economically self sufficiant. no loans. - lebensraum
the need for ‘living space’ and tying to expand germanies land.
what was the Munich putsch
in november 1923, hitlers soldiers occupied a beer hall and announced a revolution had begun. hitler marched into munich the next day with the storm troopers and police were waiting and revolt collapsed.
consequences of munich putsch
- hitler was put in prison (whcih ultimatley gave him more publicity) and where he wrote his book ‘mein kampf’
- the NSDAP was banned
- a violent uprising had failed and hitler realised he needed democracy on his side to succeed
how did the nazi party change after the munich putsch
- the party was organised like a mini state with hitler as leader.
- set up nazi orginisations like hitler youth, german womens order etc.
- hitler didnt appoint a gaue but instead let the strongest rise
- SA increased to 400,000 members who were loyal to ernt rohm. hitler organised SS who were loyal to him and carefully picked members he trusted.
when did the wall street crash happen?
in october 1929
consequences of wall street crash
- germanies economy also crashed as they relied so heavily on america for economic aid
- million of germans went unemployed over 6 million
- support for the nazis rose as people became desperate
why did the nazi’s gain so much power after the great depression
- hitler was a very good public speaker
- he appealed to all sorts of people
- they rejected the weimar republic and blamed them
- he had military power and preformed marches to intimidate people