F7 From Second Reich to Third Reich - The Student Room

Access to History Online Edexcel Unit 1 – F7 From Second Reich to Third Reich:Germany, 1918–45Date Key event Explanation1924Munich Putsch trialAlthough Hitler imprisoned for leading acoup d’état against Weimar Republic usestrial to bring Nazi Party ideas to nationalattention1926Bamberg Conference19281929Reichstag Elections Decision to contest election leads to 12states with good support in rural areasaffected by agricultural depressionAnti-Young Plan Referendum3. Create a grid and identify reasons for the popularity of the Nazis. Identify a groupin society (for example, workers, peasants, the middle classes, industrialists) anddefine in what ways they benefited and in what ways they lost out in the Third Reich.SocialgroupWorkersPeasantsReason for supportbefore 1932Promises ofemployment; bringpride back toGermany; antireparationsPositive benefitsunder Nazi rule to1945Economic recoveryensured reduction inunemploymentNegative benefitsunder Nazi rule to1945Workers lost theright to strikeLong hours, wagefreezeIndustrialistsWomenYouthMiddleclasses4. Work your way through the Life in Hitler’s Germany section of the Chronology.a) The information within each year is not always in chronological order. Rearrangethe information into the order in which things happened. (If you cannot find a monthfor certain events, then put these at the beginning of the year.)b) Use three different colours to highlight the following aspects of life in NaziGermany:i. Events connected to social policy – women, youth, education, Churchii.iii.Events connected to economic policyEvents connected to Nazi policy towards Jews and minoritiesBy doing this you will be able to plot the way in which Nazi policies changed overtime. You might want to split the social policy information up into women, youth and© Hodder Education 2010. This material may be downloaded and copied free ofcharge, but only for distribution within the subscribing institution.