Topic 2 Historiography

Question 1

Consolidation Era

Answer 1

Fritzshve - “The February decrees destroyed civil liberties”
Carr - “The reichstag fire occurred at the right time for the Nazi party”
Jenkins - “The influence of the SS was varied
Noakes - Use of terror was “exceptionally efficient”

Question 2

Nazi Regime - Nature

Answer 2

Delarue - No other establishment had ever been taken over to such a degree
Kershaw - Hitlers rule was chaotic, yet his character secured his rule
Mommsen + Brozat - Reich was a chaotic collection of rival beurocracies
Trevor-Roper - “largely disorganised”

Question 3

Nazi Regime - Hitler

Answer 3

Rich - “Hitler was master of the Third Reich”
Bracher - “Omnipotent power”
Mommsen - “Frequently uncertain”

Question 4

Volksgemeinschaft - Evaluation

Answer 4

Stephenson - “The national community was all about race”
Crew - Helped on an individual basis, which perpetuated class divisions
De Grand - “Their aims for women ultimately did not fit with other goals”
Sax - Attempts to create a volksgemeinschaft failed

Question 5

Volksgemeinschaft - Women’s Experience

Answer 5

Stibbe - Women welcomed the traditional roles
Mason - Birth rate growth was actually economic recovery
Goebbels - “The mission of women is to bring children into this world”

Question 6

Volksgemeinschaft - Youth Experience

Answer 6

Mosse - Attempts depended on the teacher and school
Fischer - 12 years was not enough to break down tradition
Wilt - “95% of youth backed Hitler”

Question 7

Opposition - Church

Answer 7

Hitler - “You’re either Christian or German”
Noakes - “The churches were an obstacle to control”
Wolf - “The concordat was a pact with the devil”

Question 8

Opposition - Army

Answer 8

Bartov - Many generals shared Hitler’s ideals

Fulbrook - The shared aims began to break as the Nazis became more extreme

Question 9

Opposition - Evaluation

Answer 9

Peukert - Resistance was a minority affair, both disorganised and ineffectual
Kirk - Occured on many levels