The Weimar Republic

Question 0

What were the events leading to the Nazis coming to power?

Answer 0

Nazis seen as a violent, extremist, “bully boy” party, October 1929 - Wall Street crash, worldwide economic slump in trade - 6 million unemployed and 17 million reliant on the dole

Question 1

When did Hitler come to power?

Answer 1

January 1933

Question 2

What did the Nazis offer?

Answer 2

Work and bread - “Arbeit und brot”, 1928 - 12 seats in the Reichstag
1930 - 107 seats in the Reichstag

Question 3

When were the Nazis the largest party in the Reichstag?

Answer 3

June 1932 with 230 seats

Question 4

What did president Hindenburg do?

Answer 4

Refused to give Hitler chancellor and have the job to aristocratic Von Papen, later in January 1933 - hitler came to power

Question 5

What happened during the election campaign?

Answer 5

The Reichstag burnt down - 27th February 1933, Marinus van der Lubbe was arrested

Question 6

How did Hitler take action?

Answer 6

He persuaded Hindenburg to pass emergency legislation restricting personal liberty, thousands of communist supporters were thrown into prison

Question 7

What did Hitler have the opportunity to pass?

Answer 7

The enabling law - he would be able to govern for 4 years without the consent of the Reichstag

Question 8

When was the enabling act passed?

Answer 8

In march 1933 by 441 votes to 94

Question 9

How did the Nazis consolidate power?

Answer 9

Destroyed opposition, night of the long knives, media was censored, public book burning, use of terror, concentration camps, SS, GESTAPO

Question 10

How did Nazis remain in power?

Answer 10

Controlled all aspects of peoples lives, controlled the media, propaganda was effective, controlled education service, rebuilt the economy and reduced unemployment to 0

Question 11

When was economic recovery and political stability seen in Germany?

Answer 11

1924 - 1929

Question 12

Who became new Chancellor?

Answer 12

Gustav Stresemann - he called off the passive resistance in the Ruhr, introduced a new currency - Rentenmark, started to pay reparations again

Question 13

What did Germany get in return for paying reparations again?

Answer 13

An entry to the Dawes plan - 1924 - allowing Germany paying reparations they could afford

Question 14

How much money did the Americans agree to lend Germany?

Answer 14

800 million marks - used for new factories - this reducing unemployment, new roads, railways and nearly 3 million new homes

Question 15

When did French and Belgium troops leave the Ruhr?

Answer 15

1925

Question 16

When was the Great Depression?

Answer 16

1929

Question 17

When did Germany sign the Locarno treaties?

Answer 17

1925 - agreeing never to change the borders between F, B and G

Question 18

When did German join the LON?

Answer 18

1926 - recognised as a trusted equal and a great power, given a permanent seat on the league’s council alongside Britain and France

Question 19

When did Germany agree to sign the Kellogg-Briand Pact alongside with 64 other nations?

Answer 19

1928 - renounced war as a means of settling disputes between nations

Question 20

When did growth in industry being to slow down?

Answer 20

1927

Question 21

How many governments were there in 14 years?

Answer 21

25

Question 22

Who were determined to overthrow the Weimar Republic?

Answer 22

Extremist parties such as the Nazis and communists - president Hindenburg disliked the Weimar Republic

Question 23

What did proportional representation lead too?

Answer 23

To many small parties in the Reichstag - often wouldn’t co-operate with each other and led to frequent changes of government

Question 24

Weimar Republic problems

Answer 24

Spartakists uprising - 1919
Kapp Putsch - 1920
Munich or beer hall putsch - 1923
Invasion of the Ruhr - 1923
Hyperinflation - 1923