Hitlers Rise To Power Flashcards
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What caused the Wall Street Crash
The USA economy was growing so fast by October 1929 stockbrokers thought the market would decline.
Woking call Americans could not afford for their share prices too drop.
When did USA economy collapse
Between 24th and 30th of October 1929
What happed due to the collapse
People sold 13 million shares
Prices plummeted due to the amount of shares available
What were the impacts of the Wall Street Crash on Germany
The Dawes and Young plan connected Britain, France and Germany to they US economy
The US began to recall its loans to save its economy
How did the Wall Street Crash cause an economic depression in Germany
German banks had shares in US businesses. They lost a huge amount of money from the crash.
Germans were reminded of the 1923 hyperinflation crisis. They feared thehy would lose their life saving and Germans rushed to their bank to withdrawal money.
German businesses cut their production back or closed .
What happened to ban is in the German crash
German banks ran out of cash.
The bank had to recall their loans to gernmmamn industrial and agricultural businesses to pay back account holders.
What were the effects of unemployment on Germany during the crash
Businesses were forced to close so people lost jobs.
Other countries stopped buying goods which increased unemployment.
There were less people spending money on goods or services which resulted in lots of redundancies.
How many unemployed German workers were there in 1931
4.3 million
How were the wokrders affected by unemployment
They had to pay increased taxes to support the unemployed
Businesses cut the real income of workers
How were the savers affected by unemployment
When prices fell, the value of savings dropped
How were the unemployed affected by unemployment
Government cut the unemployed benefits
Berlin arrests for theft rose by 24%
How were the homeless affected by the unemployment
Many unemployed made makeshift houses.
Violence increased
Who were blamed for the economic crash in Germany
Weimar government as they linked Germany’s economy and relied to much on the US
Why did the Chancellors policies to tackle unemployment fail
He had no support from the Reichstag
From 1930-32 he used to emergency article 115 times and was ruling like a dictator
What did extremist parties offer during the Great Depression
That they would reverse the Treaty of Versailles and make Germany strong again
Poromsied to improve workers living conditions and tackle unemployment
What were the election results like from 1928-1932
The extremist parties votes grew rapidly from 2.6% in 1928 to 37% in 1932
When did Hitler release Mein Kampf (My struggle)
July 1925
What were the key beliefs of the Mein Kampf
-the Aryan race
-Social Darwinism
-Lebensraum
-Fuherprinzip
-restoring traditional values
-redistributing the wealth
What was Hitler beliefs about the Aryan race
The Aryan race was group of characterized pale hair and blue eyes. Hitler believed they were “true Germans”
He wanted to keep the race pure by bannning Jewish people from marrying Germans
What were Hitler opinions on Lebensraum
Lebensraum= living space
Hitler believed that Aryans needed more territory to grow
He wanted this territory to come from Eastern Europe
What were hitters beliefs about Social Darwinism
The pseudo-science was a theory that presented scientific but not proven with evidence. Hitler used this to prove that some races were better than others. He believed the Aryan race was better and the Jewish race was the worst.
He accused Jewish poeple of trying to bring down the German race by controlling politics and industry.
What was Fuhrerprinzip
A concept that was that Germany needed an autocratic leader with ultimate power
What were Hitlers views on restoring traditional values
Hitler saw the “golden years” of the Weimar Germany as a corruption of traditional values. He wanted to reintroduce strong family values, Christianity and realism in art and culture.
What were Hitlers opinions on redistributing the wealth
Hitler believed that landowners and factory owners should have their profits taken from them so German workers could benefit.
