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Who was gustav stresseman?
Politician
What did gustav stresseman do?
He arranged american loans so that germany could pay reparations again
When was weimar republic a key part of the league of nations
1920s
When was the nazi party founded?
1920
During a hyperinflation crisis, what did Hitler try to do?
Sieze power in the munic putsch in 1923
When was the wallstreet crash?
1929
What was the wallstreet crash?
worldwide depression. The loans given to Germany were recalled and the economy collapsed. Unemployment rocketed, poverty soared and Germans became desperate.
How did the nazis benefit from the governement being unable to win a majority of the reichstag, with laws that could only be passed by presidential decree?
Hitler being a leader, and the violence from the SA, helped make the largest party in the reichstag in 1932
When was hitler appointed fhancellor? And by qho?
1933 and by oresident hindenburg
What did Hitler do qhen he was jn power?
He quicjly dismantled german democracy and forced the passing of the enabling act thru the reichstag
Who was the leader of the nazi party?
Ernst Rohm
When hindenburg died in august in 1934, what did hitler do?
He deckared himself Fürhrer and had complete control over germany
What 3 weapons did hitler use to control germany?
The Schutzstaffel, Control of the legal system and Propaganda and censorship
Qhat was the jmportant of propoganda?
Joseph Goebbels ran the Ministry of Propaganda, whose job it was to convince the German people to embrace Nazi rule. This was achieved through control of the press, radio and the arts, and through rallies and sporting events.
Whay was control over the legal system
All judges had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Führer and all lawyers had to join the Nazi Lawyers’ Association. It was made harder to defend people placed on trial for suspected crimes and the death penalty was used much more widely than before.
