GCSE History of Germany AQA Q&A

The bombing was done after Hitler had gained power. It was done by Stauffenberg who placed a bomb at Hitler's side of the table, and this was to get rid of Hitler for once and for all. Stauffenberg was part of an operation called Operation Valkyrie, and the main objective was to kill Hitler and them take over Berlin with the army.

This was significant as it showed that there was opposition to the Nazi's, that people did object to their ideas. However, the aftermath of this was that Hitler executed around 5,000 people. This was an excuse for him to execute people who he knew/he thought opposed him, and so this was a way for him to make sure that no one would try and oppose him or even take away his power. It was a good and effective was to make sure that no one opposed him, and it was a good signal. As it was an example ton the people of what would happen to them if they opposed him - allowing Hitler to rule through terror

I think your second point is too simplistic.

Everyone knew there was opposition to the Nazis, what was significant was that people VERY close to Hitler were opposing him. Thus showing how people were losing confidence in his plans, and even ideas.

I think the fact that he executed thousands of prisoners showed how weak Hitler had become. Hitler felt the need to assert his authority in a ruthless way, because he could see power and influence slipping away from him. There would have been no major opposition to the Nazis from the public anyway, due to the fact from June 1944 it wasn't a matter of 'if' the Nazis were to be defeated but 'when'. Thus opposition would have been futile.

I think your second point is too simplistic.

Everyone knew there was opposition to the Nazis, what was significant was that people VERY close to Hitler were opposing him. Thus showing how people were losing confidence in his plans, and even ideas.

I think the fact that he executed thousands of prisoners showed how weak Hitler had become. Hitler felt the need to assert his authority in a ruthless way, because he could see power and influence slipping away from him. There would have been no major opposition to the Nazis from the public anyway, due to the fact from June 1944 it wasn't a matter of 'if' the Nazis were to be defeated but 'when'. Thus opposition would have been futile.

Thank you, that was very helpful

I have a question: Was Ebert important, and if he was why was he important?

The churches did play a big role in Germany. At the Start in Weimar Germany they started to lose power. The weimar culture had grown similar to the American Culture, and it went against their beliefs. The culture helped to bring their power down. But i dint understand how to exactly phrase it

When he was the Chancellor, the first thing he did was to call off the passive resistance in the Ruhr, so that the government no longer needed to pay the workers. Then, in order to solve the hyper-inflation that was caused by the government paying the workers due to the Ruhr invasion, Stresemann recalled all of the old currency and replaced it with the Rentenmark; this stabilised the economy.Then, when he was the Foreign Minister, he did various things: the Dawes Plan (1924), the Locarno Pact (1925), the League of Nations (1926) and the Young Plan (1929).Dawes Plan: reduced and rescheduled the reparations. It also gave money to Germany in order to kick start German industry, but in doing so this made Germany dependent upon the USA.Locarno Pact: Germany accepted the western borders that were in place due to the Treaty of Versailles (and therefore promised that German wouldn't invade France or Belgium).The League of Nations: This regained Germany's international status. Although, some Germans didn't like this as the League of Nations was associated with the Treaty of Versailles.Young Plan: Reduced the reparations by 67%, and also rescheduled them.

Can you explain the Dawes plan, Locarno pact and the young plan?

You've got to be sh¡ting me...someone answer these please with simple point answer:
"Did the Nazis rely on popular support in keeping hold of power?"
"Was the Treaty of Versailles the main reason for the Nazi's rise to power
How far did the nazi party develop its ideas and organisation up to 1929
How successful were the Nazis in influencing young people?
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