Nazi Germany Flashcards
Why did the nazis party grow in 1929?
Fear rose about other German extreme its parties
Nazis structure methods and tactics
Germans were unhappy with Weimar government
The depression
Appeal of hitler
What did Gustavo stresemann do for Germany?
Chancellor 1923
Foreign minister 1924-1929
Introduced Rentenmark
Deal with the Dawes plan between USA and Germany
Deal with the young plan deal between USA to reduce reparations
Germany joined League of Nations
What was the depression?
Businesses went bankrupt
Government received less tax
People turned to nazis
September 1930 elections = nazis 107 seats
1932= nazis 230 seats biggest party in government
What factors helped nazis get power?
Hitler strong leader
Promises
Solve economic problems
Propaganda
Led by goebbels
Organisation
Weak opposition
What people voted for the nazis ?
Farmers
Hit hard by depression
Middle class Wages cut in depression
Women
Husband work
Army
Tear up treaty of Versailles
Upper class Run factories how they want
What happened in 1930 election?
Nazis gained 203 seats and became biggest party in reichstag
What did butler do to get rid of opposition?
Became chancellor
Controlled police to intimidate opponents
Reichstag fire blamed on communists
Hitler given power to deal with problems
Protection of people and state banned communists from election
Enabling law power to make laws without permission of other politicians
Gestapo
Concentration camp for political prisoners
Banned trade unions
Not allowed to set up new political parties
What were the ss?
Originally hitlers bodyguards
Himmler built up and by 1939 240000 members
Aryan and physically fit
Filled too the enough to disqualify
Ruthless and fierce
Arrest people without trial and search houses
What were the concentration camps?
Ss attested nazi opponents and went in concentration camps
Held for short periods of time
Who were the gestapo ?
State secret police
Tap telephone, open mail
Arrested people without trial
What were he police and courts?
Police continued with work but all bosses were nazis
No fair trials
