History GCSE unit one

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Define proportional representation
seats in parliament depending on percentage of votes
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What was article 48?
Rule by decree-the president could dismiss the Reichstag in a case of emergency
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What were some of the causes of hyperinfalation?
1) Germany mass printing money in order to pay reparations
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What were the effects of Hyperinflation
German economy was messed around and they were forced to change their currency
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Describe the events of the spartacast putsch
Rosa and Karl Luxembourg were unhappy with the reich being replaced so revolted with the spartacast league in Berlin (ended by the frikorps)
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Describe the events of the Kapp putsch
Dr Wolfgang Kapp didnt like democracy so staged a revolution in Berlin (put down by frikorps, only lasted four days)
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When did Hitler become Nazi party leader?
July 1921
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Who lead the SA
Ernist Rohm
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What happened on november 8th 1923?
Hitler and Nazie seized a bar, Hitler took Kahr and Lossow into a room at gun point where they promised to support him
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What happened on november 9th 1923?
President Ebert was informed of the planned attack and arranged for armed police to meet the Nazis, 16 Nazis and four policeman were killed
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What happened to Hitler as a result of the Munich Putsch?
He was sentenced to five years in prison and charged with trison
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What did Hitler use his trial in order to do?
promote the Nazi party
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Why did Hitler decide to switch from violence to votes?
He realised that it would be more effective
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What happened politically during the golden years?
The government was stable and the support for extremists declined
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What happened internationally during the golden years?
There was piece with passed enemys and the league of nations was formed
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What happened economically during the golden years?
German currency was controlled and wealth increased
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What was the effect of the golden years on Nazi party growth?
the support for extremists decreased because the public were happy and things were going well
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How did the wall street crash effect Germany?
America asked for their money back causing peroples wages to be cut or become unemployed (6,000,000) - THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Why did the Nazi party become more successful after 1930?
1) people weren't happy 2) Nazi appeal 3) Violence 4) Propaganda 5) Hitler 6) Finance
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When did Hitler become chancellor?
January 30 1933
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What was the decree for the protection of people and state?
Freedom of expression was banned, communists weren't aloud to have meetings
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What was the enabling act?
An act of the Reichstag giving Hitler the power to make laws as he wanted
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Why did Hitler form co-alitions with other parts?
so that the enabling act could be passed (nazis didn't have enough seats)
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When was the law against the formation of party passed?
July 14 1933
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What happened on the night of the long knives?
The ** killed leaders/members of the SA (Rohm) because they wanted to be part of the army but the army didn't like them
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What was another name for the night of the long knives?
operation hummingbird
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What was the 1st event in Hitlers consolidation of power?
Fire
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what was the 2nd event?
election
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what was the 3rd event?
enabling act
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what was the 4th act?
local govorment re-organised
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what was the 5th act?
trade unions were abolished
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what was the 6th act?
political parties were banned
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what was the 7th act?
operation hummingbird
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what was the 8th act?
Fuhrer (combining the jobs of chancellor and president)
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When was the Reichstag fire?
February
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