Key events

• What was the Munich Putsch?


  Hitlers attempt to overthrough Berlin which resulted in him being put into prison for treason
• What is the Munich Putsch also referred to as?

  The Beer Hall Putsch
• What was the night of the long knives?

  When Hitler executed Ernst Rohm and many SA members due to threats of Rohm overthrowing Hitler
• What was the enabling act?

  A law passed in march 1933 giving Hitler full power to make decisions without support of other government members
• What was the effect of Hidenburgs death?

  Hitler took the role as Furher
• What was the oath of loyalty?

  An oath every soldiers in the army had to say to swear to Hitler
• what was the Reichstag fire?


  the Reichstag was burnt down by a Dutch communist. this resulted in Hitler blaming all communists and was given emergency powers to ban anyone without trial. he also banned the communist party.
• When was the signing of the treaty of Versailles?

  28th July 1919
• What was the impact of the treaty of Versailles?

  L-land

  A-arms

  M-money

  B-blame
• How did the German people feel after the treaty of Versailles?

  that they were ‘stabbed in the back‘
• what was The Spartacist revolt?

  the Spartacist league started an uprising, organising a protest with 100,000 workers going on strike. They striked because Ebert sacked a very popular police chief of Berlin In 1919. The leaders were Rosa Luxembourg and Karl leibknecht. Ebert sent in the Friekorp to stop the demonstrations, by January 16th both Rosa and Karl were shot By Freikorp officers.
• What was the kapp putsch?


  5,000 Freirkorp soldiers protested through Berlin with their weapons after Ebert threatened to reduce their numbers. They wanted to put wolfgang kapp in charge and threatened to bring the kaiser back from Holland. To solve it Ebert asked the workers to strike and refuse to back the wolfgang putsch, this brought Germany to a halt and rid Wolfgang of the support he needed.
• What did the kaiser do after ww1?

  abduct (flee Germany)