Weimar and Nazi Germany-Hitler's Rise to Power

Question 1

List 3 features of the 25 point programme

Answer 1

• Promised to remove the threat of communism
• Antisemitism appealed to those who wanted a scapegoat
• Nationalism appealed with the promise to destroy the treaty

Question 2

List 3 reasons why hitler did the munich putsch

Answer 2

• The bavarian government were right-wing and were plotting against the weimar government
• Nazi party appeared ready to seize power, they had over 500 supporters and their own private army
• Good timing for an uprising as there was discontent in Germany due to inflation

Question 3

How did hitler attempt to seize power in munich (1923)?

Answer 3

he interrupted a public meeting held by the leader of the bavarian government in which he stated he would take over the local government and there would be a march in berlin

Question 4

list 2 negative outcomes of the munich putsch

Answer 4

• it collapsed(hitler sent to prison)as the Nazis didn’t have any support from other right-wing groups
• the nazi party was banned

Question 5

list 2 positive outcomes of the munich putsch

Answer 5

• he had a really light sentence (5 years), and was released after 9 months
• he used his imprisonment to write mein kampf and gain nationwide attention

Question 6

Give 4 examples of ways the nazi party reorganised itself after its ban was lifted

Answer 6

• propaganda-used newspapers to distribute their ideas-discovered that antisemitism was popular in the working class
• SA- quota was changed, focused more on discipline and order rather than violence and intimidation
• Different sectors of the party was created to appeal to different groups
• Created branches of HQ all over Germany, placed under control of a party official

Question 7

What happened at the bamberg conference?

Answer 7

Strasser and Goebbels wanted the party to be more socialist to appeal to the working class, hitler disagreed and ordered a party conference in which his leadership was confirmed

Question 8

What was the wall street crash?What did this have to do with germany?

Answer 8

in October 1929,the values of shares collapsed in new york.This meant that the US had to ask Germany for their loans back

Question 9

how many people were unemployed in january 1933

Answer 9

6 million people

Question 10

Give 3 reasons why support for nazis and communists grew due to the wall street crash

Answer 10

• The weimar republic lacked a strong leader(Stresemann died)
• Moderate parties failed to solve Germany’s economical problems
• chancellor bruring increased taxes but decreased benefits