Rise Of The Nazi Party Flashcards
Who was the president of the first German republic after WW1
Egbert, of the Social Democrat Party
Which political party tried to gain power in the Spartacist Rising in January 1919?
The Communist Party
What was the name of the right wing uprising (putsch) in Berlin in 1920 ?
The Kapp Putsch
What was the name of Hitlers first attempt to seize power in 1923 ?
The Munich beer hall putsch
Where did the new republic in 1919 meet and from where it gets its name
Weimar ( the Weimar Republic)
The early days of the Weimar Republic were very difficult until the USA provided huge loans in 1924. What was the name of this plan to lend Germany money?
The Dawes Plan
What was the name of the event that started the Great Depression and when ?
The Wall Street crash - October 1929
Which president appointed Hitler Chancellor and when
Hindenburg in January 1923
What was the name of the treaty which ended the First World War ?
The treaty of Versailles
Name 5 things the Germans hated about the treaty of Versailles
It was a dictated peace
Germany had to pay reparations (like a fine) of £6,600 million
Germany lost huge amounts of land and colonies
Germany was made guilty for the war ( Th e war guilt clause)
Germany barred from the League of Nations .
Disarmament, army cut to 100,000. No tanks or aircraft.
The Rhineland was demilitarised
What book did Hitler write whilst in prison following the Munich Putsch and what does it mean in English
Mein Kampf - my struggle
What does NSDAP mean and what is it shortened to ?
National socialist German workers party - nazis
What building did the German Parliament meet in
The Reichstag
Who did the Nazis blame for the economic troubles faced by Germany
Marxists (Communists)
The November criminals ( who betrayed Germany by ending the war in November 1918)
The Jews
What was the SA ( Sturmabteilung)
The nazi private army - brown shirts . They attacked other political parties meetings
Why did the wealthy land owners and industrialists support the Nazis?
Because they approved of the nazis hated of communists who they considered to be the greater threat
What were Hitler’s principal qualities that brought him to power
Tremendous energy
Will power
Remarkable gift for public speaking
What did the nazis offer the German people in comparison to the cautious and dull Weimar Republic?
Strong, decisive government and the restoration of national pride
What effect did the world depression have on the Nazi rise to power ?
Widespread unemployment brought the Nazis mass support , particularly from the lower middle classes
Which politicians persuaded Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor thinking they could control him ?
Von Papen and Schleicher
Hitler was made Chancellor in January 1933 and called another election in March of 1933 . What event in February stirred up fear of the communists and gained hitter more support ?
The Reichstag fire , blamed on a Dutch communist
What law was passed in March 1933 which made Hitler a complete dictator
The Enabling Law
What was the name of the first president of the Weimar Republic
Ebert of the Social Democratic Party
Name 6 weaknesses of the Weimar Republic
Born out of defeat
Large number of parties
People not used to democracy
Army wanted Kaiser back
Violence on the streets, right and left, meant instability
Economic problems
Relied too much on US economy ( 1929 crash !)
