Weltpolitik was a diversionary tactic to distract the masses from social and political reform
1 of 24
Fischer
'Embarked on a course aiming at nothing less than a parity with the British world empire, if not more'
2 of 24
Fischer
'excitement and bitterness of nationalist opinion over what was seen to be the humiliating outcome of the [Moroccan] Crisis'
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A.J.P Taylor
War By Timetable
4 of 24
Berghahn
Escape Forwards
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Sturmer
An offensively conducted defensive war
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Fischer
A planned and executed war of aggression
7 of 24
A.J Ryder
Death warrant of Germany
8 of 24
William Carr
'It is inconceivable that Hitler could ever have come to power had not the Wiemar Republic been subjected to a world economic depression'
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Peter Gay
People operating politically (voters/politicians) were naive on how to do politics and so made mistakes; unsophisticated politics.
10 of 24
David Blackburn
Need to recognize social and economic factors as well as political ones in understanding nature of Wilhelmine Germany
11 of 24
Kershaw
Hitler Myth; Hitler's power came from his charismatic hold over people
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Hanz Mombessen
Cumulative Radicalisation
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Carlton Hayes
Top down leadership; Totalitarian dictatorship
14 of 24
Kershaw
Working towards the Furher
15 of 24
Lucy S. Dawidowicz
Where Hitler wasn't clear, subordinates competed to do his will
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Kolb
Stresemann wanted to restore German greatness, but this is not a criticism as that was normal for leaders of nations. 'coolly calculating realist, nationalist'
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Collier
Destruction of democracy began prior to Hitler becoming Chancellor (eg Prussian Coup July '32)
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Anthony Sutton
US Companies support Hitler (investment in German companies such as IG Farben)
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Gellately
Denunciations to a small Gestapo (Wurzburg, Northern Bavaria)
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Broszat
Resistenz; not being deliberately anti-Nazi but being human (wearing makeup/listening to banned music)
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Mallmann and Paul
Loyal Reluctance; not willing to rock the boat so did what you had to to stay out of trouble
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Bullock
Personal responsibility (intentionalist) and extreme political talent of Hitler
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Broszat
Structuralist view of the Nazi state run by 'rival power centres'
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
'Embarked on a course aiming at nothing less than a parity with the British world empire, if not more'
Back
Fischer
Card 3
Front
'excitement and bitterness of nationalist opinion over what was seen to be the humiliating outcome of the [Moroccan] Crisis'
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