Weimar & Nazi Germany Flashcards
7 cards from real GCSE practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.
Read the first 7 Weimar & Nazi Germany flashcards as text
What was the main role of the Hitler Youth (Hitler-Jugend) in Nazi Germany?
Answer: To indoctrinate boys with Nazi ideology and prepare them for war
The Hitler Youth indoctrinated boys aged 14–18 with Nazi values, physical fitness, and military discipline, preparing them to be loyal soldiers and party members.
What did the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 primarily do?
Answer: Stripped Jews of German citizenship and banned marriage between Jews and non-Jews
The Nuremberg Laws defined Jews by ancestry, stripped them of citizenship, and criminalised marriage or sexual relations between Jews and non-Jewish Germans.
Which was the most significant reason why the Weimar Republic was so unstable in its early years (1919–1923)?
Answer: Weak coalition governments and the burden of the Versailles Treaty
Proportional representation produced weak coalitions, while reparations and war guilt clause fuelled economic crisis and political extremism that repeatedly threatened the republic.
What was the name of the paramilitary organisation associated with the Social Democrats that clashed with the Nazi SA?
Answer: Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold
The Reichsbanner was the SPD-affiliated paramilitary, although the communist Rotfront (Red Front Fighters) also clashed with the SA in street battles during the late Weimar period.
By what method did Hitler legally become Führer in August 1934?
Answer: He combined the offices of President and Chancellor after Hindenburg's death
When Hindenburg died on 2 August 1934, Hitler merged the offices of President and Chancellor, becoming Führer and Commander-in-Chief — confirmed by a plebiscite with 89.9% approval.
What economic crisis most severely damaged the Weimar Republic in 1923?
Answer: Hyperinflation caused by printing money to pay reparations
Hyperinflation in 1923 peaked when Germany printed money to fund passive resistance in the Ruhr, making the Mark worthless and wiping out middle-class savings.
Which group did the Nazis describe using the term 'Untermenschen' (subhumans) as a key part of their racial ideology?
Answer: Slavic peoples, Jews, Roma, and others the Nazis considered racially inferior
The Nazis applied the term Untermenschen primarily to Jews, Slavic peoples, Roma, and others they ranked below the supposed Aryan master race in their racial hierarchy.