Year 9 Revision

Question 1

Treaty of versailles points 10

Answer 1

Germany to accept full responsibility for WW1- war guilt clause article 231
Germany had to pay £6.6 billion to the allies
Germany had to give 70,000km2 to the allies e.g aslance-corraine was returned to france. Aim to make Germany weaker
Germany has to hand over it’s colonies
Only allowed 15,000 men and 6 battleships in navy
Rhineland to be occupied by allied troops
No union between austria and Germany
Conscription banned
Not allowed submarines armoured vehicles or air crafts
Army reduced to 100,000 men

Question 2

Woodrow Wilson 5

Answer 2

Wanted to be leneant to Germany
Believed they should not be held completely accountable for the war
Believed Germany should have some punishment but no reparations
Wanted freedom for nations
Wanted to form the league of nations

Question 3

George Clemanceau 3

Answer 3

Wanted to disband the German army
Wanted the alsace loraine and rhineland
Wanted reparations for France

Question 4

David lloyd george 5

Answer 4

Wanted to get revenge for british casualties
He wanted to make Germany pay but wanted to leave them strong enough to rebuild relations
Protect british navy
More land to britain

Question 5

Propaganda 9

Answer 5

Joseph gobells
Press - only nazi newspapers allowed and content was controlled
Radio - radio were in lots of public places and Hitlers speeches were broadcasted
Films - all films gave pro nazi stance and were often demonstrated their views e.g comparing jews to rats
Rallies - there were annual rallies that took place and strengthened the identity with regime
Books and art - modern art was banned only classical art and art hade to be made in praise of hitler
Music - Jazz was banned due to black origins, propaganda songs made for youths
Posters - depicted Jews as enemies and German youths as heros
Sports - berlin olympics used to demonstrate German efficiency and aryan race man carried the olympic torch
Architecture - Hitler preffered classical and rural architecture

Question 6

Women

Answer 6

Encouraged to have lots of children( motherhood cross )
Not allowed to wear high heels ,makeup or trousers
Lebenesborn programme - where single women could be made pregnant with a racially pure member of the SS

Question 7

Youth 9

Answer 7

7 aims of nazi education- anti-intellectualism,anti-semitism,indifference to the weak,nationalism,militarism,obedience and discipline,Hitler worship
Hitler youth attendance compulsory - taught them about military fitness,discipline and motherhood for girls

Question 8

Workers

Answer 8

There was a lot of unemployment in Germany but Hitler changed it by :
Taking jobs from women and jews (women expected to have kids)
Improving working conditions
Introducing conscription in the German army so if you didn’t or couldn’t work you went to the army

Question 9

Terror

Answer 9

The ss - (schutz staffel) similiar to the police but without the legal boundaries - they were aryan and loyal to Hitler , they were his bodyguards
The Gestapo - secret state police - they monitored anyone suspected of being anti nazi had no legal boundaries people were captured and sent to concentration camps without trial
Police and Judges - their bosses were nazis, took an oath to beloyal to the nazi party
Crimes with the death penalty were :
Sexual relations with Jews, listening to anti nazi radio and habitual criminality( consistent offences)

Question 10

Oposition

Answer 10

The White rose movement - leaders Hans and sophie scholl - they sent out anti nazi leaflets when caught charged with treason