history

• When did Hitler join the Nazi Party?

  1919
• What was the Munich Putsch?

  A failed attempt to overthrow the Weimar government
• What years are referred to as the Nazi Party's 'lean years'?

  1924 to 1929
• What happened to the Nazi Party's membership from 1925 to 1929?

  It increased from 27,000 to 130,000
• What is the Reichstag?

  Germany's parliament
• How many seats did the Nazis win in the May 1924 election?

  32 seats
• What was the decision made by the Nazi Party regarding their political strategy?

  To pursue power through democratic methods
• What book did Hitler write while in jail?

  Mein Kampf
• What did Mein Kampf outline?

  Hitler's political beliefs and ambitions
• What did the Nazis believe about Jews?

  They were an inferior race and a threat
• What was Lebensraum?

  Living space for Germany's growing population
• Who was Josef Goebbels?

  The Berlin Gauleiter and propaganda expert
• What was the Bamberg Conference?

  A special Nazi Party conference in 1926
• What was the main conflict during the Bamberg Conference?

  Between northern and southern sections of the party
• What did Hitler establish at the Bamberg Conference?

  The Fuhrerprinzip, or 'Leader Principle'
• Why did the Nazi Party have limited support from 1924 to 1928?

  Due to Gustav Stresemann's economic policies
• What was the Dawes Plan?

  An agreement restructuring Germany's reparations payments
• How did the economic situation affect the Nazi Party's support?

  Germans felt more prosperous and stable
• What happened to the Nazi Party after the Munich Putsch?

  It faced constant pressure from Weimar authorities
• What was the effect of Hitler's ban from public speaking?

  It prevented effective campaigning
• What did Joseph Goebbels develop for the Nazi Party?


  Effective propaganda techniques
• What was the significance of the economic disaster in 1929 for the Nazis?


  It allowed them to capitalize on public discontent
• What was the Treaty of Versailles primarily associated with?

  Germany
• When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

  June 1919
• Who were the 'Big Three' at the Treaty of Versailles?

  David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, Woodrow Wilson
• What role did German representatives have at the Treaty of Versailles?

  They could observe and must sign
• Why did the Big Three disagree on the Treaty of Versailles terms?

  Each country was affected differently by WWI
• What is a constitution?

  Laws for the country and rights for people
• What are the tasks related to the Weimar Constitution?

  1. Identify something good about it
  2. Identify something bad about it
  3. Suggest one improvement and explain why
  4. Assess its potential for success or failure
• What was the Enabling Act's date?

  23 March 1933
• What did the Enabling Act allow Hitler to do?

  Make his own laws for four years
• How did the Enabling Act pass in the Reichstag?

  With support from Centre and Nationalist parties
• What happened to non-Nazi organizations after the Enabling Act?

  They were disbanded
• Who commanded the Gestapo?

  Heinrich Himmler
• What methods did the Gestapo use to control the population?

  Tapped phones, intercepted mail, spying
• What was the main fear of opponents of Nazism?

  Arrest by the Gestapo
• What were the methods of Nazi propaganda?

  • Subtle: Quietly influencing without notice
  • Overt: Loudly promoting in public
  • Required pro-Nazi messages in all media
  • Artists had to join the Chamber of Culture
• What was the aim of Nazi propaganda?

  To brainwash people into obeying Nazis
• What was the Night of the Long Knives?

  A purge of SA leaders by Hitler
• How did the Nazis control the German people?

  Through propaganda and fear