HITLER

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BGS History GCSE Revision Tests
Hitlers riseto power
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1) Did Hitler take power by force?

• NO NO NO!!!

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2) What lesson had the failure of the Munich
Putsch taught Hitler?

• To take power legally!

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3) Which event in 1929 played a key role in
helping Hitler come to power?

• The Wall Street Crash

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4) As one thing in Germany got worse and worse,
more and more people voted for the Nazis. What
was that thing and how big was the problem by
1932?

• Unemployment
• 6 million unemployed by
• 1932!!!

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5) The Nazis twisted the truth and told lies to
win peoples support. Whats the word for this?

• Propaganda!

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6) Give an example of a key Nazi slogan used in
the elections.

• Hitler our last
• hope!

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7) Why did the fact that the Communists were
getting stronger actually help the Nazis?

• Because many people really FEARED that
• the Communists would take over the
• country. So they turned to the Nazis instead!

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8) Who was the President of Germany both before
after Hitler came to power?

• HINDENBURG!

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9) What were the names of the 3 chancellors who
failed to solve the problems of the Great
Depression?

• Bruning
• Papen
• 3) Schleicher

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10) What percentage voted for Nazis in 1928?

• 2
• (the year before the Wall Street Crash!)

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10) What percentage voted for Nazis in 1932?

• 37 !!!
• (After the Wall Street Crash by 1932 6 million
  people were unemployed.)

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12) Why did Hindenburg have no choice but to ask
Hitler to become Chancellor?

• 3 Chancellors had come and gone in three years
  (B,P,S) and all failed Hindenburg chose Hitler
  because he was the most popular figure

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13) When did Hitler become Chancellor?

• January 1933

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14) 1923 KEY ECONOMIC PROBLEM ?

• HYPERINFLATION

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15) 1924 MASSIVE FINANACIAL BOOST ?

• DAWES PLAN

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16) 1929 AMERICAS ECONOMY COLLAPSES ?

• Wall Street Crash

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17) 1929-32 KEY ECONOMIC PROBLEM IN GERMANY ?

• UNEMPLOYMENT !!!
• 6 million in 1932