Information about HITLER & the Rise of Nazism

Weimar Germany 1)       What was the name of the first president of Germany? 2)       Who had the president replaced? 3)       When was democracy introduced to Germany? 4)       Why was the new government set up in the small town of Weimar? 5)       What is proportional representation and what problems did it create for Germany? 6)       What four major problems did the Weimar face in its early years? 7)       What did the extreme right wing believe? 8)       Why were people in Germany so unhappy after the first world war?( 4 reasons) 9)       What was the Sparticist revolt? 10)    Why were the Sparticists defeated? 11)    Why were the Freikorps so powerful? 12)    What was the Kapp Putsch? 13)    How was the Kapp Putsch stopped? 14)    Why didn't the government punish those taking part in the Kapp Putsch? 15)    Why did the French and Belgians invade the Ruhr in 1923? 16)    Why did hyperinflation occur in 1923? 17)    What were the three major results of hyperinflation? 18)    What did Hitler learn from the Munich Putsch? 19)    What was the Dawes Plan? 20)    Why did Stresemann introduce the Rentenmark? 21)    In what Treaty did Germany agree to accept their Western borders? 22)    When did Germany join the League of Nations? 23)    Why was the Young Plan going to help Germany? 24)    Why did the Wall Street Crash have such a massive impact upon Germany? 25)    What was the name of Hitler's book? 26)    Why were the Nazis popular with a) military b) middle class c) business people d) farmers e) thugs? 27)    How many votes did the Nazi's get in the 1930 election? 28)    How many people were unemployed by April 1932? 29)    When did the nazi party gain the most seats in the Reichstag? 30)    Why did Hitler do so well in the election of March 1933?( 4 reasons) 31)     Why did the Reichstag fire help Hitler gain support? 32)    What was the Enabling Act? 33)    Why did Hitler carry out the Night of the Long Knives? 34)    What did Hitler call himself when President Hindenberg died in August 1934? 35)    Give 4 ways in which Hitler controlled all information? 36)    How did Hitler cut unemployment by 6 million? 37)    How did Hitler encourage workers (4 ways)? 38)    What were the Hitler Youth and League of German Maidens and why did they help Hitler? 39)    Why was Hitler so popular? (6 reasons) 40)    What were the Nuremburg Laws? What did they do? 41)    What happened at Kristallnacht? 42)    Why was there no opposition to the Nazis? 4 reasons

Weimar Germany Ebert Kaiser February 1919 Berlin, the capital, was too violent The number of seats won are a proportion of the votes Due to proportional representation, a lot of political parties existed.  This made it hard to pass law as there were so many different opinions.  Seen as November Criminals Difficult to make decisions as there were so many parties New government hated as they had accepted Treaty of Versailles Much political violence Wanted Treaty ripped up, democracy ended and one leader Poor and starving- British had blockaded German ports Influenza epidemic Many Germans denied they had lost the war- blamed the Weimar Treaty of Versailles very unpopular Communist revolt in January 1919 Poorly organised and poor leadership Freikorps opposed them Ex soldiers Supporters in the law Wolfgang Kapp took over Berlin supported by the Freikorps in March 1920 Workers went on strike.  The army had previously refused to fire. Many judges sympathised with Kapp Germans hadn't paid reparations The German authorities ordered the German workers to stop working in the Ruhr(passive resistance)  The government had no money so they printed money.  This made the currency worthless. Wages were paid twice a day Middle class lost savings German mark became worthless Government were blamed for the problems The Nazi's couldn't take over by using violence. The Nazi party needed re-organising Propaganda was important- Goebels  US loans in 1924 to Germany Cut in reparation payments To make a new more stable currency Locarno Settlement 1926 Reparations would be reduced by a quarter Germany had relied on money from the US Mein Kampf a)       believed they had won the war and hated the small army b)       lost savings c)       feared communism d)       food prices were low e)       Nazis were exciting 6.5million 5 million June 1932 Controlled mass media Opposition meetings were banned after Reichstag Fire SA Emergency Powers Communists arrested Whipped up opposition against the Communists as a Communist was blamed for fire Hitler could govern without parliament for four years On June 30th, 1934 Ernst Rohm, leader of SA shot along with several hundred other people. Der Fuhrer Teachers had to belong to the National Socialist Teachers League Schools taught that Germans were the superior race Textbooks re-written SS Gestapo Nazi Judges Opposition banned Motorways ,  Army  Weapon manufacturing, Building large public buildings Higher wages Strength through joy- workers given prizes Unemployment ended Volkswagon Beetle( Peoples car)- ambition for workers Holiday camps Trade Unions banned Strict rules Groups for young boys and girls to encourage young people to be good Nazis Gave jobs Taught the Nazi way from an early age Germans made to feel proud Many people better off Rallies Army supported him Businesses liked his anti communism Jews couldn't be German citizens Banned marriage between Jews and non Jews Banned sexual relations between Jews and non In November 1938, after a Jew had murdered a German diplomat in Paris, the Nazis attacked Jewish businesses throughout Germany.  They smashed a large number of widows and the night was known as the Night of the broken glass Scared of SS and Gestapo People better off under Hitler Propaganda very effective Opponents eliminated