To what extent was Nazi Germany a totalitarian state?

What was the Spartacist Rising?

Réponse: Rebellion staged by the Spartacists in Berlin, in January 1919. It was crushed by the Freikorps.

Who were the Freikorps?

Réponse: A group of extreme right-wing individuals who used to serve in the military.

What is the significance of the Beer Hall Putsch?

Réponse: 1. It revealed the Weimar Republic as a weak, struggling government. 2. Hitler claimed he acted out of love for his country, which gained him more public support.

What was the Young Plan, 1929?

Réponse: A plan negotiated by Gustav Stresemann which reduced the total reparations payment, determined by the Treaty of Versailles, by two-thirds.

When was Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany?

Réponse: January 30th 1933.

What was the Reichstag Fire?

Réponse: The parliament building was burnt down in February 1933. This was blamed on the Communists, who were arrested as a result.

What were some anti-semitic policies followed by the Nazi Party?

Réponse: 1. In May 1933, SA called for a one day boycott of Jewish businesses. 2. Jewish civil servants were fired. 3. In 1938, the Kristallnacht occurred which was n attack on Jewish properties. 4. The decision to exterminate Jews was taken in 1942 at the Wansee conference.

Name some youth groups who rejected the Hitler Youth.

Réponse: 1. Swing Movement: angered Nazi\'s by dancing to American music and wearing western clothes. 2. Edelweiss Pirates.

What were the two groups formed under the German Protestant Church?

Réponse: The \"German Christians\" led by Ludwig Muller. The \"Confessional Church\" led by Pastor Niemoller.

Briefly describe the Nazi policies towards women.

Réponse: They wanted to reduce female employment and confine women to domestic roles. 1. From 1933, women who left work and married Aryans were awarded an interest-free loan. 2. Medals were awarded to those mothers who had more than 4 children. 3. Divorce was easier for childless marriages.