Random Questions

Question 1

SA?

Answer 1

Sturm-Abteilung

Storm troopers

Question 2

aim of SA?

Answer 2

to promote the party in rallies and parades and above all to protect the party leaders from their political opponents

Question 3

leading figures in early movement of SA?

Answer 3

Ernest Rohm who joined army and brought considerable army backing to the movement

Question 4

who was it under control by 1923?

Answer 4

Hermann Goring - reorgnised SA and brought order to organisation

Question 5

What did SA become in late 1920s?

Answer 5

became more aggressive and danger Hitler my lose control of this private army

Question 6

what does the Mein Kampf reveal?

Answer 6

great deal about Hitler’s mind and outlook, and ideas that became the basis of National Socialism

Question 7

What did Hitler believe that Germany and german ppl lost?

Answer 7

their position of greatness and was determined to restore this.

Question 8

what has been debated amongst historians about Hitler’s beliefs?

Answer 8

how and when Hitler embraced his violent anti-Semitism.

Question 9

In hitler’s mind, what was the German democracy and Weimer republic?

Answer 9

‘the greatest miscarriage of the twentieth century” because system and its leaders had betrayed Germany

Question 10

while hitler in prison, who was the possible rival that emerged?

Answer 10

Gregor Strasser, who had increased party’s influence in industrial regions of northern Germany.
he represented left wing of Nazi movement and sought to emphasise the socialist part of Nazi program

Question 11

describe steps taken by Hitler to creation of dictatorship

Answer 11

1. becomes chancellor in Jan 1933
2. enabling act March 1933 give him more power
3. rival political parties banned July 1933
4. Night of the Long Knives June 1934
5. Hitler become chancellor and president august 1934
   Army swears Loyalty Oath to Hitler
6. become supreme dictator of Germany controlling many aspects such as edu, law, media, police etc.

Question 12

what were the three stages to create dictatorship?

Answer 12

1 - increase in and centralisation of executive power
2 - removal of rival areas of political power: ensure pro-Nazi in judiciary and civil service. Led to end of trade unions and growing nazi influence in youth, communities, religion.
3 - establishment of influence and then control over the elements of ‘force’,e.g. army