Nazis Rise to Power CH5

Question 1

word to describe atmosphere of Germany in 1930

Answer 1

politically charged and unstable

Question 2

role of Hitler himself (3)

Answer 2

→ -Führerprinzip =’ the leadership principle’ - one party state on all powerful leader
→ puts 25 point programme in place
-charisma attracts to people to nazi party and clear policies directed towards almost every societal demographic = ppl stay
–> provides clear answers to Germany’s struggle and a solution ( relevancy and truth of such is questionable but effective)
(takes notes from party structure and organisation)

Question 3

Party Structure and Organisation: (northeim) CA

Answer 3

→ policy of legality adopted after 1923 putsch
CA → internal friction - feb 1926 Bamberg conference- differences came to a head
→ BUT → hitler mobilised sufficient support for fuhrerprinzip - shows his ability to unite differences and also creating a structure in which two sides of party could coincide and allow ppl

Question 4

northeim

• -> as structure for the party
• -> evidence of Hitler carefully choosing locations to utilise

Answer 4

• placed blame of grievances of farmers on SPD ( played on pysche of ppl)
• nazis offered pride and solution to economic issues
• hitler youth drew up a community
• structure - used middle class ( lawyers and doctors) trusted ppl in society sp
• as more ppl joined part y family business success depended on support so had to join

Question 5

Propaganda: - controlled by Goebbels

Answer 5

→ hitler centre of propaganda + appealed to both socialists and nationalists e.g. all german speaking ppl
→ pensions improve
→ peoples observer newspaper

Question 6

propoganda

–> what was the furrier cult ?

Answer 6

-Führer Cult

→ germany’s saviour

Question 7

propoganda - what was volksgemeinschaft?

Answer 7

-Volksgemeinschaft
→ (peoples community) - religion and social class are less relevant

Question 8

Role SA Violence and intimidation:

Answer 8

→ SA 1921 set up
→ young unemployed men saw stability + opportunity 1932 Fritz Muehlebach ‘ six million workless in same position - job seemed hopeless - panic in air and gov always changing’ so joined SA
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Question 9

Great Depression:

-unemployment

Answer 9

→ ounce of luck - hitler’s hard work in structuring nazis party allowed him to capitalise on it
→ 1 -unemployment
→ extreme parties e.g. nazis offer simple solutions
→ 1932 Fritz Muehlebach ‘ six million workless in same position - job seemed hopeless - panic in air and gov always changing’ so joined SA
-offered a sense of stability

Question 10

Great Depression - political failure

Answer 10

→ 2 - political failure
→ july 1930 - bruining cut gov expenditure (wages + unemployment pay) = spiral decline
→ A48 Pres hindenburg takes over - undermine democracy + weakens power of reichstag

Question 11

Nazi Policies and Promises

Answer 11

-clear solutions to complicated tribulations at time
24th Feb 1920 Nazi’s belief in the 25 Point Programme: - - appeals to all social demographics and provides simple solutions to complex issues
-strong germany → abolish TOV + unify german speaking
-Führer - single leader w/ complete power
-social darwinism - aryan race superior + jews = ‘subhuman’
-autarky = economically self sufficient
-Germany in danger from communist + jews
-lebensraum - ‘living space’