History - Nazi support 1929-1932

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When was the Wall Street Crash?

October 1929

When was hyperinflation?

1923

What did hyperinflation do?

• Increased prices and decreased the value of currency, leading to economic instability and hardship for the German population. People had to pay more for essentials

• Wiped out peoples savings which benefited people who had little money or loans

When did a loaf of bread go from 1 mark to 200,000 billion marks?

19919 to 1923

What was the spartacists?

An uprising

When did the Sparticists uprise?

1918

What did the Sparticists want?

Strikes / uprising by workers to undermine the Weimar Republic and to take control

What did Chancellor Ebert use to put down the Spartacist revolt?

Freikorps - returning soldiers which leads to the second uprising (Kapp Putch)

When did Hitler join the Nazi party?

1919

What was the Nazi party made up of?

A 25 point programme

Give an example of Hitlers personal appeal

• he rehearsed speeches carefully

• his speeches were very persuasive

When did Hitler become leader of the Nazi party?

1921

Name some Nazi’s and their skills that they brought to the party

• Hess - academic

• Goering - fighter pilot

• Streicher - publisher

• Rohm - army officer

• Gobells - minister of properganda, promoting the Nazi’s

How did the SA help to strengthen the support fro the Nazi party?

• paraded the streets

• In uniform

• Disrupted oppositions meetings

When was the Munich Putch?

1923

What effects did the Wall Street Crash have on Germany?

• germany had to pay back reparations

• unemployment increased to 6 million

• banking crisis → leads to a collapse in industry (economic collapse)

By January 1933, how many Germans were unemployed?

6.1 million

What did the chancellor, Bruning do to help the unemployed?

• raised taxes

• tried to use emergency powers to pass laws

What was Bruning trying to help the unemployed by raising taxes unpopular?

People couldn’t afford to pay

What did Brunings actions lead to?

• his resignation

• collapse in support for the Weimar Republic

• more support for the Nazi’s and Communists

Which groups supported Hitler?

• big business

• working class

• middle class

• farmers

• women

• young people

What did Hitler promise?

• work and bread

• industry

• order instead of chaos

• strong leadership

When did Hitler become Chancellor?

January 1933

Who were the members of the Edelweiss Pirates?

• teenagers

• mostly working class

What did the Edelweiss Pirates do?

• taunted the Hitler Youth and occasionally attacked them

• went on long hikes

• sang songs and told jokes that were against the Nazis

What did the swing kids do?

• organised parties and dances that were illegal

• listened to jazz

• wore american clothing

• grew their hair long

• dances

• drunk alcohol

• smoked

How many members did the Hitler Youth groups have?

8,000,000