Rise Of Nazi Party 1929-34 Flashcards
People felt that the army had been…
Stabbed in the back by the politicians who signed the armistice
Why is it known as the Weimar Republic?
Because Berlin was too dangerous for the New Parliament to be set up, the set it up in Weimar
Who was the Weimar hated by?
Communists, socialists, nationalists and army leaders - attempts for revolution (Communist Spartiacists 1919) (Right wing Munich Putsch 1920)
The treaty of Versailles stated Germany had to do…….
- Germany was forced to take the blame for the war (war guilt clause)
- Germany had to pay compensation for the damage caused to the Allies- reparations of £6600 million
- Army was cut to 100,000 and no tanks on Military aircrafts were allowed
- Germany lost 13% of its land meaning it more than 6 million German people suddenly became non-German citizens
- Cattle and sheep were given to Belgium and France as reparations
- Germany was not allowed in the league of Nations serving their country was seen as an outcast
Strengths of the Weimar Republic
- Germans give them a chance rather than further violence and communist revolution
- before Stresemann died 1929 - introduced new currency, got loans from America and got into LON- stable economically and politically
- in 1925 Hindenburg elected as president, former war leader showed promising leadership
Weaknesses of Weimar Republic
- Born out of defeat
- No single party so no majority- unstable&weak coalition gov
- Difficult to see who had more power -Parliament or President with article 48
- Germans not used to democracy
- Army leaders wanted Kaiser
- Economic instability- inflation&hyperinflation
- Recovety relief too much on USA’s economy (wall St crash disastrous)
What did Early Nazi Party’s speeches surround?
Anti Weimar, disgust of Treaty of Versailles, communist Jew conspiracy
Who’s Parties did the SA interrupt to make them look better?
SDP and Communist Party, by 1923 there were 55,000 members
In the year ….. Hitler became leader and ‘Fuhrer’- what did he introduce
Swastika and raised arm salute. To protect Nazi speakers in Sturmbteilung (SA) were formed.
When and who by was the German workers party founded by?
1919, Anton Drexler impressed by hitler invited him to join (DAP)
Why did the NSDAP grow so rapidly?
Hitlers public speaking attracted hundreds, Funds raised through membership
After losing the First World War, what happened to the Kaiser?
He lost support and abdicated, leaving the politicians of the New Republic to sign the Armistice
