9.2.5 -Q-FACTS

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2.5: Hitler's dictatorship

AGE 9. The Time of World Wars

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FACTS

Read Hitler's rise to power.

1. What did Hitler promise the German people?
Write down the three main promises.

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.

3. What was the effect of the 1929 crisis on Hitler's popularity?

4. True or false? Explain.

Being the largest political party in the country automatically means you have a majority in parliament.

5. In the 1932 parliamentary elections, the NSDAP became the largest party.
What did that mean for the position of Hitler?

6. How does the text tell you that president Hindenburg was not a big fan of Hitler?

7. Who was Marinus van der Lubbe and why was he arrested in Berlin?

8. Marinus van der Lubbe claimed that his act was a warning against Hitler and the Nazis. Did his act have the effect he had hoped for? Explain.

9. What was the outcome of the March 1933 elections?

10. In the text you can read: "The Enabling Act opened up a path towards totalitarian control."
Explain this.

11a. What was Hitler's goal in the "Night of the Long Knives"?

11b. 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

11c. 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

12. Which two functions were combined in the position of Führer?

13. What is "nazification", and what part did Joseph Goebbels play in this?

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

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

16. What was the Gestapo, and what was its main task?

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

18. 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 9.2.5?

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