Nazi's Long 2 Flashcards
Mention the provisions of the treaty of Versailles ?
/ Germany was demilitarized.
/ It was forced to pay a compensation of £ 6 billion.
/ Resource-rich Rhineland was occupied by the Allied powers.
/ Germany lost a tenth of its population, 13 percent of its territories, 75 per cent of its iron and 26 per cent of its coal to France.
Describe the problems faced by the Weimer Republic ?
/ It had signed the treaty at Versailles and hence it was held responsible accepting the humiliating provisions.
/ The Weimer Republic had to pay the war compensation which had crippled it financially. .
/ In 1923, it printed paper currency recklessly. With too much printed money they faced hyperinflation.
Explain the peculiar features of Nazi worldview ?
/ Hitler considered Nordic German Aryans at the top while Jews were located at the bottom.
/ The Nazis criticized both capitalism and socialism but they espoused a philosophy called National Socialism.
/ Hitler believed that new territories had to be acquired for settlement of the German people.
