key words Flashcards
Autocracy
when one person dictates law and rules with authority.
They may get advice but can be ignored
Kaiser wilhelm 2nd
the autocratic leader who was forced to stand down by his own people in november 1918
The weimar republic
This was given to the democratic government that replaced the kaiser
treaty of versailles
the peace agreement at the end of world war one. this weakened germany massively
proportional representation
the voting system that was used in the weimar republic. it made a strong and decisive government impossible
‘left wing’ extremists
left wing politics = communism
extreme communists wanted to see the weimar republic fail
‘right wing’ extremists
right wing extremists = nationalist politicians
a nationalist is hyper - proud of their nation.
extreme nationalists felt the weimar republic was failing germany and needed to be replaced with autocracy
DAP and the NAZIS
the DAP was a party formed of working people who were proud of their country.
it was originally led by Anton Drexler and then hitler. He changed its name to the Nationalist Socialist party
the years of recovery
in the middle of the 1920’s the threats of extremists to the weimar republic declined. During the period 1924 - 1929 it looked like democracy might work in germany
the depression
A depression is when a country dramatically runs out of money. this happened in germany between 1929 and 1932.
support for extremists dramatically increased
dictatorship
the nazi party took power through democracy, in 1933.
Hitler was head of the weimar republic, he set about closing down democracy and creating autocracy
totalitarianism
once hitler had autocratic control, he created totalitarianism in germany. this is autocracy between taken to the point where the freedoms of people in a country are extremely limited
