Paper 1- Section A - Part 2

Question 1

When was the Wall Street crash ?

Answer 1

October 1929

Question 2

What situation were the Nazis in before the Wall Street crash?

Answer 2

They had little support in Germany

Question 3

What was the Wall Street crash ?

Answer 3

When the New York stock market crashed and USA is were forced into depression that lead to impacts on the rest of the world

Question 4

How did Germany become effected by the Wall Street crash?

Answer 4

Because it relyed on the American loans 
So 
They went bankrupt 
6 millions people became unemployed 
Low wages 
Homelessness

Question 5

How did the Walls street crash lead to the Nazis gaining support ?

Answer 5

They promised to restore Germany’s national pride.

They found simple solutions for the German population.

Question 6

Who did the communists appeal to?

Answer 6

The poor working class

Question 7

Who did the Nazis try and appeal to?

Answer 7

Business men and unemployment

Question 8

How did the Nazis try and appeal to the business men and the unemployed workers ?

Answer 8

Through propaganda

Question 9

How did the Nazis use propaganda ?

Answer 9

They used posters, newspapers and pamphlets

Used simple slogans

SA interrupted communist meeting but the communist were blamed

Hitlers speeches used simple ideas

Question 10

Who was appointed head of nazi propaganda?

Answer 10

Josef Goebbels

Question 11

What did the German president do and how was he alleged ?

Answer 11

Elected by people every 7 years

Could make laws in an emergency without consulting the Reichstag

Their job was to try and maintain a stable government

Question 12

What was the chancellor for ? And who was he the leader of ?

Answer 12

He was the leader or the largest party in the Reichstag

Chosen by the president

Leader of a coalition government

Question 13

What did Hitler fight for and do in the April 1932 election?

Answer 13

He decided to fight for president

He aimed his message on nationalism of the Germans and their hatred of the Treaty of Versailles along with the suspicion of he Jews

Question 14

What did Hitler fight for in the July 1932 elections ?

Answer 14

He Nazis became the largest single party in the Reichstag due to the elections

Hitler demanded the position of chancellor - Hindenburg refused

Question 15

What happen in January 1933?

Answer 15

Von Papen persuaded Hindenburg to make Hitler chancellor

Question 16

Even though Hilter was chancellor what did his position not give him?

Answer 16

He was not powerful

He only had 3 Nazis

He did not have an overall majority in the Reichstag

Hindenburg didn’t like him

Question 17

When was the Reichstag fire?

Answer 17

February 1933

Question 18

How did Hitler respond to the Reichstag fire?

Answer 18

He blamed the communists.

One communist was arrested but there was no proof the communists plotted this.

Some people blamed the Nazis

Question 19

What law did Hitler persuaded Hindenburg to introduce a day after the Reichstag fire?

Answer 19

Law for the Protection of people and state

Question 20

What did the Law for the Protection of people and state allow Hitler to do?

Answer 20

It allowed him to arrest anyone suspected of opposing the government

Question 21

What did Hilter do due to the Law for the Protection of people and state?

Answer 21

He persecuted socialists and communists which damaged their election chances