2.5 Hitler's dictatorship -Q-

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2.5: Hitler's dictatorship

AGE 9. The Time of World Wars

Q

1.What causal relation does the chart show between the
unemployment rate and the popularity of the NSDAP?
ps, you don't need to include numbers in your answer.

The bars show the percentage of votes received by the NSDAP during the elections between 1924-1933. The line shows the unemployment rate.

2.Which statement is false?

1. Thanks to the crisis, Hitler’s party grew immensely.
2. According to Hitler, poverty in Germany was caused by the Treaty of Versailles.
3. In 1928, the NSDAP was still a small political party.
4. In 1932, the NSDAP had a majority in the German parliament.

3a. Read source A
What motive could the people, described by
Hauser, have had for voting NSDAP?

3b. Read source A
What motive could they have had for
not voting for a democratic party?

4. In March 1933, tens of thousands of alleged German communists were arrested, brutally tortured and, in some cases, killed. Research shows that a large part of German population agreed on this policy. Explain the most probable reason for people agreeing with this policy.

5. Do this question in class with a class mate.
Explain in your own words how Hitler used democracy to become a dictator.
In your answer use the words: Enabling Act, Reichstag, NSDAP, Reichskanzler, elections, Reichstag Fire, 1932, 1933.

6a. Read the source. Göring does not give any specifics about the meaning of the underlined sentence. You should be able to work them out anyway, though. Two examples of things Göring would describe as ‘misery, hardship, humiliation, disgrace’, are given. Decide if they are true, or false

A. The random violence committed by the SA

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

6b. Read the source. Göring does not give any specifics about the meaning of the underlined sentence. You should be able to work them out anyway, though. Two examples of things Göring would describe as ‘misery,
hardship, humiliation, disgrace’, are given. Decide if they are true, or
false

B. The shortages due to economic crisis

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

7a. During the Night of the Long Knives the following people were eliminated:

1. communists
2. members of the SA
3. members of the SS
4. Jews

7b. Which of these reasons for the Night of the Long Knives is wrong?

1. SA leaders wanted to turn the SA into the new German army
2. The SA was not purely Aryan anymore.
3. Several members focused too much on the socialist aspect of the SA
4. SA leaders had become critical towards Hitler

8a. Study the picture. It was made in 1938 and was
depicted in a brochure. The corresponding
text stated: ‘The Führer wanted to provide the
German people with cars. And now, the will of
the Führer becomes reality!’
Look at the family depicted. Name three things they have
(or appear to have), which they probably did not have in 1932.

see brochure VW

8b. In what way did this development contribute to Führer adoration?

see brochure VW

9. Write down several examples of mass media that Goebbels had to his disposal to brainwash the German people.

10 Study the source and read the text in the box.
a. Explain the meaning of the underlined word in the box.
b. Many well-educated people believed the information ‘Der Stürmer’
provided, was true. How is that possible?

11. What were the nazis' goals for forcing all boys to become a member of the Hitler Youth?

12. What was the Gestapo’s main task?

13. What were the two main groups of people that were sent to concentration camps by the Nazis

14. Put the events in the correct chronological order

Enabling Act

Reichstag Fire

Hitler becomes Führer

Night of the Long 

Knives

Hitler appointed Reichskanzler

Is there anything you still don't understand from lesson 2.5?

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