History Module 5 Flashcards
What was the Nazi ideology?
That the Aryan race was superior to all others and that the Jewish people were inhuman.
What are the roots of the Nazi ideology?
- Christian anti-Judaism
- Modern antisemitism
- Social sciences
- Modern racism
What are the five most important points of the Twenty Five Point Programme?
- Abolition of ToV
- Exclusion of Jewish people
- Large businesses to be nationalised
- Generous old-age pension
- Strong central government
Who was Ernst Röhm?
Chief of staff of the SA, took part in the Munich Putsch
Who was Joseph Goebbels?
Head of Nazi propaganda
What were the SA?
Known as the brownshirts or stormtroopers, they were a violent para-military group that answered to Hitler and was comprised of mainly ex-soldiers and the unemployed.
What were the SS?
An organisation that served as Hitler’s personal bodyguards. Members were chosen for their Aryan heritage and fanatical loyalty to Hitler.
What were the long term causes of the Munich Putsch?
- Hatred for the Weimar Republic (November criminals)
- Support for extremists high
- Inspiration from previous revolts
What were the short term causes of the Munich Putsch?
- Occupation of the Ruhr
- Hyperinflation crisis
- Republic appeared weak and poorly led
What happened during the Munich Putsch?
- 8th Nov 1923
- Hitler crashed Bavarian government leader’s meeting
- SA took over police and army headquarters
- 9th Nov march on Munich
- No support from public, police arrived
- Gun fight, 16 Nazis killed
- Hitler escaped and arrested two days later
What were the consequences of the Munich Putsch?
- Nazis humiliated, many (including Hitler) arrested
- Gave Hitler publicity
- Gave Hitler time to write Mein Kampf and reorganise the party
- Made Hitler decide to seize power lawfully instead of through revolution
What were the Nazi’s changes in strategy?
- Address north/south split
- Strangthen SA
- Introduce SS
- Target farmers
- Propaganda campaign
- Gain financial support fro businesses
What problems did the Depression cause Germany?
- Unemployment rocketed
- ToV reparations still had to be payed
- Decisive action from the Republic nigh impossible
What solutions did the Nazis propose to problems caused by the Depression?
- A strong leader
- Abolition of the ToV
- Rearmament to provide jobs
- Scapegoats for all of Germany’s problems
What factors contributed to Nazi success in 1930?
- Campaigning/propaganda
- Negative cohesion
- Disillusionment with democracy
- Communist threat
- Weak opposition
- Death of Stresemann
- Dislike of Weimar culture
- Desperation for order
