Name:_____________________________
Teacher: ___________________________
Year 11
Hitler’s Germany 1929 – 1945
Instructions:
1.
All answers should be
written I full sentences.
2.
You MUST attempt ALL
questions.
There are 3 distinct periods that you need to understand for this paper.
1. How did Hitler become Chancellor in 1933?
2. How did Hitler become a Dictator in 1934?
3. How did Hitler control Nazi Germany 1933 -45?
You will have to answer 2 questions on this section of this paper
 An 8 mark describe question – this will ask you to describe the causes or
consequences of an event.
 A 12 mark question – you will need to explain how far you agree with
the statement/interpretation provided. Remember, there are 3
additional marks available on this question for SPaG.
Time allowed for this section of Paper 2 is 35 minutes.
1. How did Hitler become Chancellor in 1933?
“America sneezes and the world catches a cold”
Outside Nazi Control
Why did the Wall Street Crash lead to economic depression in Germany?
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By 1932, how many people in Germany were out of work? ___________________________
Why were people in Germany unhappy in 1933?
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What is proportional representation?
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What were the effects of the Depression in Germany on the following groups of people?
A) Businessmen__________________________________________________________
B) Farmers ______________________________________________________________
C) Workers _____________________________________________________________
What is the link between high unemployment (the amount of people out of work) and the
popularity (increase in support) of extremist groups (the Nazis and the Communists)?
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What impact did the depression have on the reputation of the Weimar Government (How
the German people felt about the government)?
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What did Hitler do to enable him to become Chancellor? Write down bullet points in the boxes above
using the headings to guide you.
Hitler’s leadership skills
Nazi Promises
Hitler’s own actions
ORGANISATION
PROPAGANDA
Other Events that led to Hitler becoming Chancellor
Fear of C_ M _ _ _ _ _ M
Weak O_ P _ S _T _ _ N
P_ L _ T _ _ A _ Deal
What part did the following play in making Hitler Chancellor?
1. 1932 Elections _______________________________________
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2. Franz von Papen ______________________________________
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3. Hindenburg __________________________________________
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4. Schleicher ___________________________________________
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Label the two men above. What is the cartoon saying about the Political Deal?
Always
highlight/
underline
key words
on your
question
paper
What impression (view) does this source above give you of Hitler’s power in 1933?
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2. How did Hitler become dictator of Germany in 1934?
What is this Cartoon saying about Hitler’s power by the end of 1934?
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8 steps to
Fuhrer
Reichstag Fire - February 33
New elections – March 33
Enabling Act – March 33
Trade Unions Taken Over– May 33
Political Parties Banned – July 33
Night of the Long Knives –June 34
Death Hindenburg – August 34
Army Oath- 34
To be able to explain this you need to have some idea of the sequence that
these events occur as they link together in many cases. e.g. The Reichstag
Fire/Enabling Act or the Night of the Long Knives/ Army Oath. You also need
some idea of the timeframe of these events e.g. February 1933 – August 1934.
This did not happen overnight.
So how do you remember the order of events?
Richard Never
Entered Unless Pollard Lost
His
Reichstag
Enabling
act
Hindenburg Army
death
oath
New
elections
Unions
taken
over
Political
Parties
Banned
Long
Knives
(night)
Arms
Remember to achieve the higher levels/grades in your exams you need
to be able to link events together and provide explanation (PEE). Avoid
just giving a list of events in your answer but show that you have an
Hitler’s path toofdictatorship
understanding
how they led to Hitler becoming Dictator and their
importance. Which ones were Hitler’s own actions? What was out of his
control?
Task:
Write down 3 bullet points for each picture to show how each event increased Hitler’s power and how it
helped him become the dictator of Germany.
27 February 1933 – Reichstag fire
5 March 1933 – New elections were held
24 March 1933 – The Enabling Act
2 May 1933 – Trade unions taken over
July 1933 – All political parties banned
29-30 June 1934: Night of the Long Knives
2 August 1934 – Death of Hindenburg
August – Army oath
3.
How did the Nazi’s Control people in Germany from
1934-1945?
This can come up as a general question e.g. Describe the reasons
why the Nazis wanted to control the newspapers, radio and films in
Germany from 1933.
It may also come at you from another angle and look at opposition to
the Nazi’s.
Therefore you will need to know the methods used and also about
any opposition to the Nazi’s.
Carrot
Stick
Remember the Nazi’s used both these approaches to control
Germany.
One Party State
Terror
Propaganda
Youth
Workforce
Religion
Racism (treatment of Jews and other ‘Alien’/’Undesirable groups
What were the aims of propaganda?
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Why did Hitler want cheap radios to be manufactured?
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Name three changes to the education system?
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Task:
On the this page produce a mind map or make notes using the headings/list from the
previous page to show how each of the factors listed above helped the Nazis keep
control of Germany.