Weimar and nazi germany

• Munich putch - In November 1923, Hitler launched the Munich Putsch (The Beer Hall Putsch) a violent uprising to overthrow the Weimar Republicand set up Nazi state. It ended in failure with 14 dead Nazis and Hitler in prison and hitler also got shot in the shoulder , in prison is also were her wrote his book called mein kampf in English this means my struggle and until 1928 the Nazis struggled to get any support
• Golden years -Between 1923 and 1929 Germany under the Weimar Republic experienced a golden age. The leading politician Gustav Stresemann helped secure American loans to rebuild the economy, and international agreements that helped rebuild Germany's place amongst the leading nations of the world this is all linking to the Wall Street crash
• Wall Street crash - In 1929 as the Wall Street Crash. led to a worldwide depression. Germany suffered more than any other nation as a result of the recall of US loans, which caused its economy to collapse.Unemployment rocketed, poverty soared and Germans became desperate.
• Nazi ideology - The Nazis believed that they could create an Aryan master race by eliminating those who did not fit their ideal. They saw Jews as inferior and wanted them removed from German society. They also targeted homosexuals, gypsies, disabled people and political opponents. Their aim was to build a new Germany based on their twisted beliefs.
• The crisis of the Ruhr - when France invade Germany for material goods in order to pay the reparations they owe France
• Young plan - 1929 - 1932 The Young Plan provided for a German reparation debt of the equivalent of 36 billion Reichsmarks. It was to be repaid with interest through 1988, resulting in a total sum of 112 billion Reichsmarks.
• Dawes plan - covered payment amounts and timing, sources of revenue, loans to Germany, currency stabilization and ending the Ruhr occupation: Reparations payments began at one billion Reichsmarks the first year, increasing annually to two and a half billion after five years. No total sum was set.
• Stresemann - he was chancellor between 1923-1924 and foreign minister between 1923-1929
• Locarno treaty - signed in October 1925, it guaranteed the borders of Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and Czechoslovakia. This meant that if these countries were attacked then Britain and Italy would come to their aid. Locarno gave Germany security and allowed her to join the League of Nations. It also showed that she had become accepted back into European politics.
• Treaty of VersaillI - The Treaty of Versailles is one of the most controversial armistice treaties in history. The treaty's so-called “war guilt” clause forced Germany and other Central Powers to take all the blame for World War I. This meant a loss of territories, reduction in military forces, and reparation payments to Allied powers.19
• Great depression - A period of severe economic decline throughout much of the world during the 1930s. In Europe, the Great Depression led to widespread unemployment, poverty, and political instability. Many people blamed Jews for the economic problems caused by the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
• Hyperinflation - When prices rise very quickly because there is too much money in circulation compared to the amount of goods available. Hyperinflation can lead to high levels of inflation (prices rising) and low levels of confidence in the value of money.
• Reparation payments - Money paid as compensation or retribution for damage done. After WW1, Germany agreed to pay large sums of money to the victorious allies as part of the Treaty of Versailles.
• Nazi party - founded on February 27th 1920 as the Deutsche Arbeiter Partei (DAP) by Anton Drexler. Hitler joined the DAP in September 1919 and became its leader in July 1921. He changed the name to Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Worker’s Party).
• Reichstag fire - On February 27th 1933, a Dutch communist named Marinus van der Lubbe started a fire in the German parliament building called the Reichstag. Hitler used this event to pass emergency laws which suspended civil liberties such as freedom of speech and assembly. He claimed that the Nazis needed to do this to protect the country from communists who wanted to overthrow democracy.
• Hitler youth - formed in 1926, boys aged 10-18 could join the Jungvolk, while girls aged 10-18 could join the Bund Deutscher Madel. Boys aged 14-18 could join the Hitler Youth proper. Girls aged 14-18 could join the League of German Maidens. Membership was compulsory from 1936.
• Enabling act - An enabling act is an act passed by a legislative body granting special authority to another branch of government. In March 1933, the Enabling Act granted Hitler dictatorial power until 1947. This meant that he could make laws without consulting the Reichstag. The law was passed with support from Hindenburg’s party, the DNVP, and the Centre Party.
• Rentenmark - Introduced in November 1923, this new currency replaced the old mark at a rate of one Rentenmark = 1 trillion marks. The government hoped that the introduction of the Rentenmark would stop hyperinflation but unfortunately it did not work.
• Enabling act - On March 24th 1933, the Enabling Act was passed giving Hitler dictatorial power until new elections were held in four years time. It allowed him to make laws without consulting the Reichstag. The vote was 444 to 94 with only the Nazi party voting against it.
• Kristallnacht - November 9th 1938, Jewish shops were attacked and synagogues burned down across Germany. Over 100 Jews died and thousands more were sent to concentration camps. This event marked an escalation in Nazi persecution of Jews.
• Night of the long knives - Night of the Long Knives, in German history, purge of Nazi leaders by Adolf Hitler on June 30, 1934. Fearing that the paramilitary SA had become too powerful, Hitler ordered his elite SS guards to murder the organization's leaders, including Ernst Röhm
• friekorps - The Freikorps were ex-army soldiers who hated the communists
• Kapp putch - an attempted against the German national government in Berlin on 13 March 1920.
• Reichstag fire - A fire broke out in the Reichstag building in Berlin on February 27, 1933. Although no one was hurt, the damage caused by the blaze was extensive. The Nazis used the incident as evidence that they needed emergency powers to deal with the threat from Communism.
• Reichstag fire - A fire broke out in the Reichstag building in Berlin on February 27, 1933. Although no one was hurt, the damage caused by the blaze was extensive. The Nazis used the incident as evidence that they needed emergency powers to deal with the threat from Communism.