Nazi Germany

• How many German soldiers died in World War I?

  Two million
• By how much did Germany's debts increase during World War I?

  Trebled from 50 billion marks to 150 billion marks
• How many Germans died as a result of food shortages during World War I?

  750,000
• What prevented German ships from bringing food into the country during World War I?

  British navy blockade of German ports
• How did German people protest against the government during World War I?

  Strikes, demonstrations, and riots
• Why did the Kaiser abdicate in November 1918?

  Politicians were concerned about the demonstrations and advised him to abdicate
• What did Friedrich Ebert do to prevent the communists from gaining power?

  Asked the army for help and set up a council of six politicians to run the country
• What were the politicians who agreed to the Armistice called?

  November Criminals-jewish
• who were freikorps

  Volunteer ex soldiers to stop communist uprisings
• Give 3 reasons why the church was a threat to nazi Germany

  -Religious beliefs were powerful People who believed in God might be less likely to worship Hitler as the leader of Germany.

  
  

  -The Church taught its people very clear rules of behaviour and attitude such as tolerance and respect while the Nazis glorified strength, violence and racial superiority.

  
  

  -Church meetings could be used to spreading anti-Nazi ideas.
• What are extreme left-wing group KPD

  Communists

  Wanted Germany to be controlled by the people,

  y wanted a violent revelution to make this happen,

  against capatilism,

  wanted to end private ownership of land and business,

  They wre internationalists who wanted co-operation with other countries
• what were socialists

  left wing

  wanted the same as communits but less extreme

  did not want to have a violent revolution
• Who were the followers of communism

  marxist

  Reds

  socialist

  Bolshevik
• What is common ownership

  people share ownership of business and land not indivduals
• What are internationalist


  Belief that countries should co-operatre
• What are extreme right -winged groups DNVP

  Wanted a stromg government with a strong army ,headed by a powerful leader(kaiser)

  were nationalists

  suppoted capatilism,promoted families,law and traditional values
• what is a nationalist

  the belief in the best nation in the world
• what is private property


  when individuals own land eg factories,houses
• what is a facist/nazi

  extreme nationalists
• What did the Spartacus League demand after the Russian Revolution?


  Germany to have its own Communist revolution and a government based on local workers' councils.
• Why did the Spartacus League become more determined after the abdication of the Kaiser?


  They did not trust Friedrich Ebert and the Social Democratic Party to look after the workers.
• When did the Spartacus League become the German Communist Party?

  December 1918.
• What was the revolt in January 1919 known as?

  The Spartacist Revolt.
• Who did Ebert sack on 4 January 1919?

  A popular police chief in Berlin.
• What did thousands of workers call for on the next day?

  An uprising and a general strike in Berlin.
• How many workers took to the streets on 6 January?

  Over 100,000.
• What did the workers seize on 6 January?

  The government's newspaper and telegraph offices.
• What did Ebert's government start losing control of?

  The capital.
• Why were Ebert and the Social Democrats concerned?

  About losing the support of rich landowners and industrialists.
• What did Ebert order the army to do?

  Organize demobilized soldiers into Freikorps units.
• How many men were in the Freikorps by March 1919?

  Around 250,000.
• What were the Freikorps units composed of?

  Demobilized soldiers.
• What were many of the soldiers in the Freikorps opposed to?

  Communism.
• What was the Spartacist Revolt?

  An uprising led by the Spartacists in Germany.
• Who did Ebert turn the Freikorps on?

  He turned them on the rioters.
• Why were the workers no match for the Freikorps?

  They were mainly unarmed.
• When were the workers driven off the streets?

  By 13 January.
• Was the uprising well-prepared?

  No, it was badly prepared and had no hope of success.
• How many Spartacists were killed compared to Freikorps?


  A hundred Spartacists were killed compared to only 13 Freikorps.
• When were Luxemburg and Liebknecht arrested and killed?

  On 16 January.