1. Unit 2: Section D: Hitler’s Germany Background
Why did Hindenburg make Hitler Chancellor? .……………………… ………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………
Enabling Act
How was it passed :
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How did this help him establish a dictatorship:
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What events had Hitler taken advantage of to gain power?
Becoming Chancellor
Which was the most important factor in Hitler achieving Chancellorship? Why? ………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
How did Hitler use the Wall Street Crash to become chancellor …………………………………………………………………………
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Democracy to Dictatorship
What weaknesses were in the Weimar government? ………………………
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How did this help him become Chancellor?
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Reichstag Fire
Events:
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Consequences:
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How did this help him create a dictatorship?
Elimination of political opponents.
events: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
How did this help him establish a dictatorship?
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What actions did the SA take to help Hitler become Chancellor?
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March Elections. Who Results:
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2. Propaganda
Way it was used:
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Importance / effect:
Elimination of SA. / Night of the Long Knives Reasons: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Events………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
How did this help establish a dictatorship?
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Which factors were most important in the establishment of the dictatorship for Hitler.
Why?
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Censorship
What is it? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
What areas of life were censored?
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Death of Hindenburg
How did Hitler use this to establish a dictatorship? :
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Describe and explain how each factor was a method of control
Youth movements
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Factors involved in establishing a dictatorship. Describe and explain how.
One Party State:
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Law and order ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Concentration camps.
SS & Gestapo

3. Did Germans benefit from Nazi rule?
Economic policies
Who benefitted and how: ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………… ………………………………
Who didn’t benefit and why. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………
Policies for women
How did they benefit: ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………… ………………………………
Negatives with details. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………
Racial Discrimination.
What was the Aryan Race?
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…………………………………………………………………What actions did he take ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Social policies and standard of living
Positive changes: ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………… ………………………………
Negative changes. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………
German culture
Who benefitted and how: ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………… ………………………………
Who/ what didn’t benefit and why. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………
German Culture Positives……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Negatives ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Kristallnacht
Events……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Outcomes ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Undesirable groups
Who were they? ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………… ………………………………
What happened to them? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………
Germany at war: How was life affected?
Labour shortages: ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………… ………………………………
Volkstruum: …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………
Propaganda war …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………
Allied bombing
Opposition: How did they oppose. What happened to them?
Young people: Edelweiss pirates
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Military opposition: The Kreisau Circle
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Military opposition: Stauffenberg and the July Bomb plot, 1944.
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Germany at war: How was life affected?
Rearmament: ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………… ………………………………
Economy: …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………
Rationing: …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………
Evacuation
Final Solution
What was it? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Who was involved?
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