Treaty of Versailles
What were the three big economic impacts of the Treaty of Versailles?
War reparations, reduced size of Germany, loss of colonies (all of which meant loss of resources and population).
What part of the Weimar constitution allowed the President by decree in emergencies?
Article 48
What does 'lebensraum' mean and where did Hitler plan to find it?
Living space, to the East in Russia
Name an aspect of German society that Hitler had a positive impact on.
Unemployment/ Employment
Name two things that all adult Germans were allowed to do under the Weimar Constitution?
Vote and have freedom of speech
What political system did Hitler want to end, and how did this lead to war?
Communism. He would have to invade Russia to end communism.
Define Antisemitism and whether Hitler 'invented' it
Irrational hatred of Jews. No, it had existed for centuries.
What greeting was expected to be used by everyone in Germany and what was it designed to foster?
Heil Hitler, foster love of Hitler/ cult of the Fuhrer.
When Germany could no longer pay its war debt, what did it do, and what problem resulted?
Printed more money, which caused hyperinflation.
How many years did each Presidency last and how did a President get the position?
Seven years, elected into position
Which three (related) parts of the Treaty of Versailles that Hitler planned to ignore led inevitably to war?
The restrictions on the size of the army, the terms that forbade Germany to have an air force and a navy.
Name three broad ways (not specific examples) that Hitler used to control German society?
Propaganda, censorship, terror.
What did Youth Organisations train children for (gender specific)? Give one of the two main organisations.
Motherhood (for girls), to be soldiers (for boys).
Hitler Youth, League of German Maidens
What area was invaded in 1923 by the French and the Belgians and why did this happen?
The Ruhr, because the Germans couldn't meet their war reparation repayments
What were the problems with Proportional Representation? Name at least three.
Too many small parties got into the Reichstag, coalitions were difficult to form, decision making was impossible - because of this elections were frequent
Name four areas that Hitler 'gained' prior to the outbreak of WW2 (not including Poland)
Rhineland, Austria, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia.
What three areas of life did Hitler believe that women should be involved in, and what should they NOT be involved in?
Children, Church, Kitchen. NOT employment/politics/public life.
Name four different groups of people who were considered untermenschen.
Slavs, gypsies, Jews, alcoholics, homosexuals, the work shy, physically or mentally disabled ...
If Germany was to pay the reparations in full, what decade would have it taken to finish repayments? A. 1940's B. 1960's C. 1980's D. 2010
C. 1980s
Name three groups that Hitler's campaign promises appealed to and say what the promises were.
Ex-Soldiers - build up the army
Working Class - create jobs
People scared of Communism - crush communists
Jew haters - blame the Jews for all problems
People betrayed by the Treaty - ignore it
What was the name of the non-aggression pact that Hitler made in 1939, who was it with, what did it allow Hitler to do and when was it broken?
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, with USSR, invade Poland, broken in 1941
Which laws were created to restrict and eliminate the rights of Jews in Germany, and what year were they created?
Nuremberg Laws. 1935
What was the name of the exhibition held in Germany that was designed to foster hatred of Jews?
The Eternal Jew