history:Weimar and Nazi Germany 1923 crisis year

Question 1

when was the invasion of the Ruhr?

Answer 1

1923

Question 2

what was the reason for the occupation of the Ruhr?

Answer 2

Germany were unable to pay its first reparations in 1922

Question 3

what did France and Belgium do when Germany requested more time to pay back the reparations?

Answer 3

they marched into the Ruhr

Question 4

what did Germans use during the invasion of the Ruhr?

Answer 4

Passive resistance

Question 5

what did passive resistance mean in the invasion of the Ruhr?

Answer 5

the German government went on strike against the French

Question 6

what did many Germans do?

Answer 6

they went on strike, set factories on fire and refused all demands from the french

Question 7

how many Germans were beat up and killed in the Ruhr?

Answer 7

over 100

Question 8

how many German workers were thrown out of their house during the Ruhr?

Answer 8

150,000

Question 9

what triggered hyperinflation?

Answer 9

the invasion of the Ruhr

Question 10

what did one egg cost in 1929?

Answer 10

80 million marks

Question 11

what did employers do to cope with hyperinflation?

Answer 11

pay their employees twice a day

Question 12

how did pensioners suffer from hyperinflation?

Answer 12

they were on a fixed income and couldn’t earn or gain any extra money

Question 13

how did savers lose from hyperinflation?

Answer 13

their savings became worthless

Question 14

how did farmers benefit fro hyperinflation?

Answer 14

they could increase the price of their goods

Question 15

how did businessmen benefit from hyperinflation?

Answer 15

many businessman borrowed from banks to clear their debts

Question 16

how did the middle class feel about hyperinflation?

Answer 16

they lost faith in Weimar as they felt that they couldn’t handle economic issues

Question 17

how did the rich cope with hyperinflation?

Answer 17

their land and possessions were protected from hyperinflation

Question 18

when was the Munich putsch ?

Answer 18

1923

Question 19

who did Hitler assemble to attack other political groups in the Munich putsch ?

Answer 19

the SA

Question 20

who did Hitler plot with to take over Munich?

Answer 20

Kahr and Lossow

Question 21

when did Hitler tell lossow and Kahr to be ready to rebel?

Answer 21

on the 4th october

Question 22

what did Kahr and Lossow do?

Answer 22

they called off the rebellion

Question 23

why was calling off the Munich Putsch impossible for Hitler?

Answer 23

he had 3000 troops ready to fight

Question 24

what did Hitler do in order to force Lossow and Kahr to fight?

Answer 24

he burst into their meeting with 600 of the SA and forced them to rebel, waving a gun at them

Question 25

when did Hitler force them to rebel?

Answer 25

on the 8th November

Question 26

when did they try to take over Munich?

Answer 26

November 9th 1923

Question 27

how did the Munich Putsch fail?

Answer 27

Kahr had called police and army reinforcements that stopped it

Question 28

how many Nazis were killed in the Munich Putsch?

Answer 28

16

Question 29

what was a success of the Putsch regarding Hitler himself?

Answer 29

it put him in the public eye and his trial showed him to be a good speaker

Question 30

what did Hitler learn from trhe Munich Putsch?

Answer 30

that he would have to gain power through legal and democratic methods

Question 31

as a consequence of the Munich Putsch how many years was Hitler sentenced to and how many did her serve?

Answer 31

he was sentenced to 5 years in prison but only served 9 months

Question 32

what did Hitler use the Munich Putsch to cement ?

Answer 32

his leader role of the Nazi party, it became evident that the party wouldn’t thrive without him

Question 33

following the Putsch, How did the Nazi’s use more rallies to attract more members?

Answer 33

they became more popular on a national level

Question 34

what did hitler admit in 1933 about the putsch?

Answer 34

the fact thartit failed was infact a success since the party was only 4 years old and didn’t have enough experience to rule the country

Question 35

following Hitlers release from prison what happened to the Nazi party?

Answer 35

it was reorganised

Question 36

how did reorganisation benefit the Nazi Party?

Answer 36

the party was seen as more professional and were taken more seriously in the Reichstag

Question 37

what were the 16 martyrs used for?

Answer 37

Propaganda throughout the 1930’s

Question 38

what did other right wing groups start to do after the putsch?

Answer 38

volunteer to be part of the Nazi Party which strengthened and increased the membership

Question 39

following Hitlers release from jail what did Hitler create?

Answer 39

the SS

Question 40

why did he create the SS?

Answer 40

to dhow how influential the Freikorps had been during the Putsch

Question 41

what did Hitler write in prison which became the bible of the Nazi Party?

Answer 41

Mein Kampf