The Rise Of The Nazis Flashcards
What were the main Nazi policies?
Destroy the TOV and end reparations
Only those of German blood may be moments of the nation (Germany).
All non-German immigration to be stopped
Take per land in Eastern Europe in order to provide living space for the growing German population
Criminals against the nation should be punished by death
Provide generous old age pensions
Abolish incomes not earned by work
Help should be given to small businesses
Change the education system. Pupils should be taught to love their country. Physical fitness should be encouraged. Sport and gymnastics must be compulsory
What are the SA, what do they do when we here they set up?
Set up in 1921 by Hitler to prevent Nazi meetings being interrupted by followers of other parties
To stop opponents of the Nazi Party spreading their message
Hitler uses them like a bunch of thugs, even resulted to violence
They protect Nazi speakers snd help to deliver Nazi propaganda leaflets to people’s homes
More than half of the members come from the unemployed and many were ex-soldiers who fought in the First World War
What percentage of the vote did the Nazis get in the 1928 election?
Got under 3% of the vote
Who did the Nazis appeal to in 1928?
Soldiers who fought in World war 1
People affected by Hyper-Inflation
Pensioners, farmers
Why had the Nazis failed to get into power by 1928? Explanation 1: lacked support of the working class Explain Why?
Most workers voted for the Social Democratic Party
Workers who wanted to see change tended to vote for the communist Party
Expand had The nazis failed to get into power by 1928?
Explanation 2: 1924-29 was a time of peace and prosperity.
Explain?
Stresemann had managed to solve many of the economic problems
Loans from foreign countries had halted to rebuild the German economy; people were better off
He also built better relationships with other countries and political violence had decreased
Why had the Nazis failed to get into power by 1928?
Explanation 3: The Nazis ideas were too extreme
People were put off by the Nazis Anti-Semitic ideas and their aim of invading other countries
The Azusa Were very violent. They were seen by many people ad little more than hired thugs
What happened in 1929 that caused Germany major economic problems?
WALL STREET CRASH
Why did the Wall Street Crash affect Germany so much?
U.S banks start to recall their loans. His hits Germany really hard; Business depend on US loans
German firms go bankrupt
Unemployment rises; millions lose their jobs
Many forced to live in poverty; have less money to spend on goods
Demand for German goods drops
Germany went through Great Depression. It had 3 main effects.
1. The depression made life a great struggle for people.
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Many businesses went bankrupt
Those that survived saw their profits drop
Farmers also struggled and many went out of business
By 1932 unemployment had reached 6 million
Germany went through Great Depression. It had 3 main effects.
2. The depression made the Weimar Republic look weak
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The politicians could not agree what to doc to help the poor and u played people
People lost jobs so govern,net received less money in taxes
Didn’t want to spend extra money that they did not have to help the poor because they thought that it could lead to hyper-inflation.
When they did act; they actually cut back on the money they spent
Germany went through Great Depression. It had 3 main effects.
3. The depression increased support for extreme parties
GD made people angry
Many blamed the political parties that had been running the country and the democratic way that the Weimar Republic was governed
People started to support more extreme political parties such as the Nazis
Another factor that helped Hitler come tower was Hitlers leadership skills.
Hitler was a strong leader
Able to make people believe that he alone could save Germany from their problems
Powerful and inspiring public speaker
Filled people with hope
What were the Nazis promises and how did this help them gain support and put them into power?
Made promises people wanted to hear and were worried about
Solve Germany’s economic problems
Provide strong leadership
Ignore the treaty of Versailles
Build up the army
Make German a great country again
Promises were designed to appeal to very one from businessmen and farmers to factory workers and house; flexible in what they said
Describe how Nazis organisation helped Hitler come into Power?
Good at raising money for their election campaign; most came from ordinary members
They attached huge donations from rich Businessmen like Frtiz Thyssen
Members worked hard in their local regions to spread the Nazi message thoughts door to door leafleting and public meetings. The Nazis also ordained soup kitchens for the unemployed
SA; uniforms and marched made them look capable of bringing law and order
