Totalitarianism
A political system which attempts to control every aspect of personal, economic, and political life.
What is Totalitarianism?
It was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918. It was signed on 28th June 1919.
What is the Treaty of Versailles
What is hyperinflation?
Hyperinflation was when money became worthless because the government had printed more money. People collected their wages in wheelbarrows but would still struggle to buy clothes and food. Savings became worthless. People blamed the government for their problems.
Date of the Wall Street Crash
29th October 1929
Who took over governing Germany after the Kaiser?
Friedrich Ebert of the Social Democratic Party was in charge of the new government.
A political leader who possesses absolute power and wields it in an oppressive or abusive manner. A state of which is ruled by a dictator is called a dictatorship.
What is a dictator?
Which two powers enforced the harsh punishments on Germany?
Which is France and Germany
Under the Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, the size of the German army was restricted to...
100,000 men
Why did the Global Depression hit Germany particularly hard?
Germans were not so much reliant on exports as they were on American loans, which had been propping up the Weimar economy since 1924.
What is the name given to the period between 1924-1933?
The Golden Age
A left-wing to far-left economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership.
What is socialism?
Blame, Reparations, Army loss, Territory loss, League of Nations exclusion
Why did the Nazis not gain many votes 1924- 29?
People were happy (the Stresemann years) and so they did not vote for extremist parties like the Nazis. The Nazis’ seats in the Reichstag dropped: 1924 = 32 seats but in 1928 = 12 seats.
What was the most noticeable effect of the Global Depression?
Unemployment was the most noticeable effect of the Depression. In Germany, the Depression left six million people, more than one-third of the working population, without a job.
They signed the armistice (ceasefire) on 11th November 1918. What was the nickname for this new government?
What is the 'November Criminals'
List three characteristics of a Totalitarian government.
Includes: control of the media, centralized power, strict cultural rules, limited individual freedoms, planned economies, and mass propaganda.
What did Germany hate about the Treaty of Versailles?
They were angry that they were blamed for the war and had to pay reparations (£6.6 billion). They also lost all their colonies and 70,000 Km2 of land. They also felt vulnerable at having their armed forces cut and the Rhineland demilitarised.
The what were the 2 economic plans Gustav Stresemann helped negotiate with the USA to ease the burden of reparations?
Dawes and Young Plans
How did Nazis solve unemployment?
The Nazis implemented a major public works, such as building and repairing roads, railways and houses. This significantly helped reduce unemployment, as did large-scale military rearmament.
Why didn't Hitler spend a lot of time in jail after the Beer Hall Putsch? BONUS 50pts for naming what Hitler did in jail.
The justice system was right-leaning and very sympathetic to the Nationalist cause.
Bonus: Wrote “Mein Kampf."
What was the failed attempt by Adolf Hitler and the NSDAP to seize political control in Bavaria 1923 called?
What is the Beer Hall putsch
Which term of the TOV caused the most problems for the people of Germany?
Reparations
Treaties organised by Gustav Stresemann as foreign minister with European nations to help re-establish Germanys place in the world order
The Locarno Treaties, in which Germany, France and Belgium promise to respect each other's borders.
What did Heinrich Bruning NOT do to ease the impacts of the Great Depression?
Increase government spending to stimulate the economy
What were the weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution?
Article 48, too many Reichstag seats and allowed extremists a voice in Parliament