Germany Revision Checklist
Content to learn
Types of questions
1919-1923:
What challenges faced the new Weimar
Government between 1919 and 1923? (8)
Why were there attempts to overthrow the
Weimar Government between 1919 and 1923? (8)
What was the Weimar Constitution? (4)
Who were the Spartacists (4)
Why was 1923 a Year of Crisis? (8)
Why did the new Weimar government struggle to
keep control between 1919 and 1923? (8)
WW1 Armistice
Chaos after abdication of Kaiser
Creation of Weimar Constitution – strengths and
weaknesses
Left wing challenge – Spartacists
Right wing challenge – Kapp Putsch/Munich Putsch
1923 Year of Crisis – learn all the key events of this
year including hyperinflation and the Ruhr.
1923-29
The Golden Age of Weimar
The role of Streseman
Dawes Plan
Locarno Treaty
League of Nations
Young Plan
Weimar Culture
1929 – 1932
The Wall Street Crash and Depression
The Rise of the Nazi Party in elections
Hitler’s personality
Party organisation
Key characters in the Nazi Party
Use of Propaganda
Hitler’s messages via Mein Kampf
The SA (Brown Shirts)
1932-1933
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Chaos in the Reichstag
Political deals with von Papen, von Schleicher,
Bruning and Hindenburg.
Why was Streseman important to the Weimar
Republic? (4)
Why did Hitler oppose Weimar culture? (8)
How did Streseman create stability in Germany
between 1923 and 1929? (8)
“It was aid from the USA that enabled the Weimar
Republic to recover after 1923.” How far do you
agree with this interpretation?
Why were the Nazis so successful in elections
between 1929 and 1932? (10)
How important was the Wall Street Crash in
making the Nazis the biggest party in the Reichstag
by 1932? (10)
How important was Mein Kampf to the Nazi Party?
(4)
How important was Joseph Goebbels to the Nazi
Party? (4)
“It was Hitler’s skill as a speaker which led to
people voting for the Nazis”. How far do you agree
with this interpretation? (10)
“It was the weakness of leaders such as von Papen
and Bruning which enabled Hitler to become
chancellor in 1933”. How far do you agree with this
interpretation of how Hitler became chancellor.
(10).
Why was there opposition to Hitler and the Nazis
between 1930 and 1932? (8)
1933-34
From Chancellor to Dictator
The Reichstag Fire
The Law for the Protection of People and State
March Elections
The Enabling Act
The Night of the Long Knives
Death of Hindenburg
The Nazi Dictatorship
Power and Control
Creation of the one party state
Nazi aims and ideals: Aryan or Master Race.
Gleischaltung – bringing people into line
Carrot and stick methods
SS and Gestapo
Propaganda
Removal of all political opposition
Life in Nazi Germany
Young People
Hitler Youth Movement
League of German Maidens
Schools in Nazi Germany
Opposition groups – White Rose/Edelweiss Pirates
Women
League of German Maidens
Women as Mothers
Images of Aryan Women
Women and the economy
Women in war time
The Economy
RAD
DAF
Strength through Joy
Scapegoating of Jewish people
The economic miracle ?
The impact of war on the German Economy.
How important was the Reichstag Fire in making
Hitler dictator after 1933? (12)
Why was the Enabling Act so important to Hitler?
(8)
How did Hitler establish control of Germany
between 1933 and 1934? (8)
“The Night of the Long Knives was the most
important event for making Hitler dictator.” How
far do you agree with this interpretation of how
Hitler became dictator ? (10)
How did Hitler keep control of the German people
after 1934? (8)
How important was propaganda in controlling the
German people after 1934? (8)
Why did so few people oppose the Nazis between
1934 and 1939?
How important was control of the press and radio
in communicating Nazi ideas after 1939?(8)
Why were young people important to Hitler? (4)
How did Hitler gain the support of young people in
Nazi Germany between 1929 and 1939? (8)
“Young people were extremely loyal supporters of
the Nazi Party after 1933”. How far do you agree
with this interpretation of how loyal young people
were. (10)
Who were the White Rose Movement? (4)
How did Hitler use schools to communicate Nazi
ideas after 1933? (8)
How important were the changes that the Nazis
made in German schools, amongst other factors, in
gaining the support of young people? (12)
Why did many women support the Nazi Party
between 1929 and 1939? (8)
Why did some women start to oppose Nazi
policies? (8)
How did the Nazis try to control women and
children? (8)
How important were the Nazi measures to reduce
unemployment, amongst other factors, in
rebuilding the German economy? (12)
How did Hitler control workers after 1933? (8)
“Between 1933 and 1939 the Nazis achieved an
economic miracle”. How far do you agree with this
interpretation of the German economy? (10)
What economic problems did Germany face after
1939? (8)
Culture and Propaganda
Nazi art and culture
Nazis and Race
The Aryan Race
Anti Semitism
Laws against Jewish People
Kristallnacht
Increased persecution, including other minority
groups
Opposition
From private grumbling to public opposition.
Youth group opposition
Church opposition
Military opposition – Kreisau Circle and
Stauffenberg Plot
Opposition from Jewish Groups
The Church
Role of individuals eg Niemoller
Why Hitler needed the churches
Why Hitler wanted to destroy the churches
How Hitler controlled the Catholic Church
How Hitler controlled the Protestant Church
The role of the Reich Church
Cult of the Fuhrer
Church opposition
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How did the Nazis try to control what the German
people read? (8)
How important was the Nazis’ propaganda and
control of culture, amongst other factors, in
keeping the support of most German people
between 1933 and 1939?
Why were the Nazis’ ideas about the Aryan race
important? (4)
What was Kristallnacht? (4)
How important was Kristallnacht, compared with
other Nazi actions, in leading to The Final Solution?
(12)
“Propaganda was the key reason why the Nazis
were able to carry out The Final Solution”. How far
do you agree with this interpretation of how the
Nazis were able to carry out the Final Solution?
(10)
How and why did people oppose the Nazis after
1934? (12)
Why did opposition to the Nazis increase after
1939? (8)
How did Hitler try to control the churches? (8)
“Hitler was largely able to control the churches in
Nazis Germany between 1034 and 1945”. How far
do you agree with this interpretation of Hitler’s
control over the German churches? (10)
How did Hitler use the churches to transmit his
ideas? (8)