What was the problem with Weimar Germany?

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The Treaty of Versailles 1919
The Weimar Constitution 1918
The Sparticist Putsch 1919
What was the problem with Weimar Germany?
The Kapp Putsch 1920
The Munich Putsch November 1923
The Invasion of the Ruhr January 1923
Hyperinflation 1923

• EXAM QUESTIONS
• Why was the Weimar Republic unpopular in the
  years 191923?
• Why was the Weimar Republic weak in the period
  191923?
• Explain why the German people were angered
  by/hated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles in
  1919 OR Why was the Treaty of Versailles so
  unpopular in Germany?
• How far were the problems faced by the Weimar
  Republic in the years 191923 caused by the
  Treaty of Versailles?
• Why was there an economic crisis in Germany in
  1923?
• Explain the importance of the Spartacist Revolt
  OR the Kapp Putsch in challenging the government
  of the Weimar Republic
• Describe why the Munich Putsch failed in 1923.
• Explain why events in 1923 caused problems for
  the Weimar Republic.
• Describe the effects of hyper-inflation on
  Germany in 1923.

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Music Cabaret
Theatre Cinema
Art Architecture
Agricultural Depression 1927
Deteriorating labour relations
CULTURE
Hindenberg elected to Presidency 1927
The Golden Years of Weimar?
1. Introduced the Rentenmark
5. Loans from America Dawes Plan 1924
STRESEMANN
2. Called off passive resistance France leaves
the Ruhr
4. Negotiate reparations Dawes Plan 1924
(longer) Young Plan 1929 (less)
3. Friends in Europe Locarno Pact 1925 League of
Nations 1926

• EXAM QUESTIONS
• Stresemann was successful in overcoming
  Germanys problems in the years 192429. Do you
  agree?
• Why was the Weimar Republic able to survive in
  the years 192429?
• Describe the work of Stresemann in helping
  Germany to recover in the years 192429.
• Use your own knowledge to describe the
  importance of the work of Stresemann for the
  Weimar Republic in the years 192329.
• To what extent was the Weimar Republic successful
  in the years 192429?

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Change in Nazi tactics
The Weimar Constitution PR and coalition
governments
The SA
Why did more people start to vote Nazi?
Hindenbergs use of Article 48
Wall Street Crash October 1929

• EXAM QUESTIONS
• Why was the Nazi party able to increase its
  support from the German people in the years
  192431?
• Why did support for the Nazi party increase so
  much 192932?
• Explain why events in Germany in 192932 led to
  the growth of support for extremist political
  parties.
• Describe the ways in which the Nazi party was
  able to win support from different groups in
  Germany in the years 192932.
• The Wall Street Crash was the most important
  reason for the increase in support for the Nazis
  in the years 192832. Do you agree?
• What part did the Wall Street Crash play in the
  growth of the Nazi party in the years 192932?
  Explain your answer.
• Explain the importance of the work of the SA
  (Brown shirts) for the success of the Nazi party
  192334.
• Use your own knowledge to explain the changes in
  Nazi party tactics in the years from the Beer
  Hall Putsch in 1923 to 1929.

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Jan 1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor
Feb 1933 Reichstag Fire
Increasing support for the Nazis and Communists
in the early 1930s
28 February 1933 The Emergency Decree for the
Protection of the People and the State
How did the Nazis take power in Germany?
June 1934 Night of the Long Knives
March 1933 Enabling Act
Aug 1934 Death of Hindenberg

• EXAM QUESTIONS
• Why was Hitler able to gain complete power in
  governing Germany in the years 193334?
• The Enabling Act in March 1933 was the most
  important factor helping Hitler to gain total
  power in Germany. Do you agree?
• Describe the effects of the Reichstag Fire in
  February 1933 on Hitlers rise to power.
• How important was the Reichstag Fire in
  increasing Hitlers support in 1933
• Was the Reichstag Fire the most important reason
  for Hitlers rise to total power in the years
  1933 and 1934?
• Explain how Hitler was able to destroy the power
  of the other political parties in Germany in the
  period JanuaryJuly 1933.
• Choose one of the following and explain how it
  helped Hitler to gain more power The Night of
  the Long Knives in June 1934 OR the death of
  President Hindenburg in August 1934

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Radio
Newpapers
Posters
Books
Rallies
Films
Culture
The SS
How did the Nazis control Germany?
The Gestapo
PROPAGANDA CENSORSHIP
FEAR
Concentration Camps
Olympics
ORGANISATION
Employment programmes
Police
Courts
Councils
Gauleiters
Gleichschaltung

• EXAM QUESTIONS
• Was the Nazis use of propaganda the main reason
  for their control over the German people in the
  years 193339?
• Use your own knowledge to explain why the Nazis
  wanted to control the newspapers, radio and films
  in Germany from 1933.
• Use your own knowledge to explain why the SS was
  so important in controlling opposition to the
  Nazi state from 1934.
• Explain the importance of the work of the SS for
  the success of the Nazi party 193445.
• Why was there so little opposition to the Nazi
  government after 1933?
• The use of propaganda was the main reason for
  the lack of opposition to Nazi rule. Do you
  agree?

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Reich Church or Confessional Church?
White Rose
Swing Kids
Edelweis Pirates
Bonhoeffer
Youth Groups
Why wasnt there more resistance to the Nazis?
Pastor Niemoller
Churches
Army
Cardinal Galen
Operation Valkyrie
Passive Resistance
Anti-Nazi jokes
No Heil Hitler
Secret socialist groups

• EXAM QUESTIONS
• Why was there so little opposition to the Nazi
  government after 1933?
• The use of propaganda was the main reason for
  the lack of opposition to Nazi rule. Do you
  agree?
• Choose one and explain how they opposed the Nazi
  government Pastor Niemöller and Protestant
  Churches Students and the White Rose Group
• Why was there so little opposition to Hitler from
  the Churches in Germany in the years 193445?
• Why did the Nazis work with the churches in
  Germany rather than destroy them?
• Why were (i) the Churches (ii) other political
  parties so weak in their opposition to Hitler?
  Explain your answer.

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Four year Plan
Strength through Joy (KdF)
Beauty of Work (SdA)
Food Shortages
Kinde Kirche Kuche
Marriage Loans
New Plan
WORKERS
Education
To what extent did the Nazis change the German
way of life?
WOMEN
Hitler Youth (HJ)
Young People
Mothers Cross
Stay at home or factory work?
Girls League (BdM)
UNDESIRABLES
Final Solution
Camps
Nuremberg Laws
Euthanasia Programme
Einsatzgruppe
Kristallnacht

• EXAM QUESTIONS
• Describe the role played by women in the Nazi
  state 193345.
• Describe how the Nazis used Youth Groups to
  spread their ideas.
• Explain how the Nazis used education as
  propaganda.
• Explain why the Hitler Youth was so important for
  Hitlers leadership in the years 193345.
• Why was control of education so important to the
  Nazi government?
• Explain the ways in which Nazi rule changed the
  lives of many young people in Germany after 1933.
  
• The main role of education in Nazi Germany was
  to prepare boys and girls for different roles.
  Do you agree?
• Describe how the Nazis reduced unemployment
  193339.
• In what ways did the Nazis treatment of the Jews
  change 193845?
• In what ways did the Nazi treatment of Jews
  change 193339?
• Why were the Nazis able to persecute the Jews and
  other minority groups in Germany in the years
  193339?