RISE OF THE NAZIS

Question 1

When was the Munich Putsch?

Answer 1

1923

Question 2

When did Mussolini take over Italy?

Answer 2

October 1923

Question 3

Why did the Munich Putsch fail?

Answer 3

Not enough support, lack of planning and relied too much on the support of Ludendorff

Question 4

Positives of Munich Putsch?

Answer 4

Minimum sentence, wrote Mein Kampf

Question 5

Anti Democracy

Answer 5

Blame on November Criminals

Anti communism

Question 6

Nationalism

Answer 6

Rejection of Treaty of Versailles

Land restoration- Lebensraum

Question 7

Socialist aspect of the Nazis

Answer 7

anti-capitalist

eg wanted nationalisation of businesses

Question 8

What was the state of the Nazi party at the beginning of the 1920’s?

Answer 8

In disarray- Weimar golden years brought political and economic calm

Question 9

Nazi organisations (4)

Answer 9

Hitler Youth
The Nazi Teachers Association
The Union of Nazi Lawyers
The Order of German Women

Question 10

May 1926 elections- what % of the vote did the Nazis get?

Answer 10

2.6%- disappointment

Question 11

1932 unemployment levels

Answer 11

5.6 million

Question 12

Evidence that there were weaknesses in Germany’s economy before the Depression?

Answer 12

Unequal balance in trade

Finances in deficit

Question 13

By how much did the Young Plan reduce reparations?

Answer 13

1/4 of 1929 sum

Question 14

When did the IARP develop the Young Plan?

Answer 14

1929

Question 15

Why was the Young Plan opposed?

Answer 15

Right wing nationalists saw it as a betrayal of national interest

Question 16

What law did the National Opposition make, denouncing reparations?

Answer 16

The Law against the Enslavement of the German People

Question 17

Membership of the NSDAP after the success of the Nuremberg rallies?

Answer 17

130,000

Question 18

Failures of Brüning

Answer 18

Worsened economy by reducing demand

Question 19

Impact of Papen ending SA ban

Answer 19

Increase in street violence

86 people died in street fights in July

Question 20

Failure of Schleicher

Answer 20

Failed to split the Nazis

Alienated both trade unions and big businesses

Question 21

Reasons for the death of Weimar democracy

Answer 21

Opposition from key figures on society eg businesses rejected the democratic republic
Economic problems like reparations, welfare
Limited base of popular support

Question 22

Appeals of Nazism (2)

Answer 22

Lack of faith in the Weimar system

‘Politics of anxiety’ (believed their status was under threat)

Question 23

Appeal of Nazism to the young

Answer 23

Saw Nazism as a change

SA activities gave them something to do

Question 24

Nazi political methods (3)

Answer 24

Propaganda
Unifying themes and scapegoats
Violence

Question 25

Propaganda

Answer 25

Led by Josef Goebbels
Different forms for different groups, eg farmers offered special agricultural benefits
Used mass suggestion, eg uniforms, flags

Question 26

Unifying themes

Answer 26

Presented Hitler as a Messiah-like figure
Volksgemeinschaft
Played on Nationalism

Question 27

Scapegoats

Answer 27

November Criminals
Communists
Jews- long established history of anti-semitism in Germany

Question 28

Violence

Answer 28

SA expanded- unemployment
Violence against opposition esp communists
Destabilised the political situation which played to their advantage

Question 29

How many people were killed in street fights in July?

Answer 29

86

Question 30

Under who did the Nazi’s have a majority in the Reichstag?

Answer 30

Von Papen

Question 31

Nazi % of the vote by May 1928

Answer 31

2.6%

Question 32

Nazi organisations set up in the 1920s

Answer 32

Hitler Youth
Order of German Women
The Nazi Teachers Association

Question 33

Unemployment levels by 1932

Answer 33

5.6 million (or 1/3 of workers)