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2: Which should be kept, SA or Army
3: Reasons why the Weimer Republic Failed
4: Jewish Resistance
5: How did the Nazis control Germany from 1933-39?
6: Why were the death camps in Poland?
7: Why did the killing of the Jews increase after the war started?
8: The Holocaust
9: Kirstallnacht (Crystal Night)
10: How much opposition was there to Nazi rule?
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1: Why was there so much hatred against the Jews?
Supposed Christ killers
Moneylenders
(at one point it was against Christianity to lend money, so Jews were
the only ones who did it. They became very rich, and this caused much
resentment. There was
2: Which should be kept, SA or Army
Reasons for SA
Rohm was an old friend of Hitler
SA had fought in the Munich Putsch
SA had fought against the Communist
They were comminted Nazis
Had a large force, of around 2500000 men
Reasons ag
3: Reasons why the Weimer Republic Failed
Depression
Too many political parties
Senile president
Hitler
Of course you will have to expand on these points. With the effects of each, and what it meant to the Weimer Republic
4: Jewish Resistance
Reasons why many Jews didn't resist
Families wanted to stay together
Die with dignity after all else was taken away
Didn't know what awaited them
Already lost their will to fight
The Jews d
5: How did the Nazis control Germany from 1933-39?
Used intimidation, and threatened opponents
Phase 1: March-April 1933
After Reichstag fire, there was a 2-month purge of opponents
Detention centers (Dachau)) and other unofficial buildings we
6: Why were the death camps in Poland?
Keep it out of site
Lots of Jews already there
Large area
Didn't taint the homeland
7: Why did the killing of the Jews increase after the war started?
More Jews in Nazi hands from Poland and Russia
To remove resistance during the war
No opposition to stop them from doing so
No one would notice
No need to keep up façade
Couldn't remove them
8: The Holocaust
Started June 1941 when Nazis invaded Russia.
There was little organized persecution of the Jews for the first two years of Nazi rule.
How did the Nazis treat the Jews from 1933-39?
In 1
9: Kirstallnacht (Crystal Night)
9-10th November 1938
Ernst Von Rath was killed by a young Jewish man in Paris
This sparked a wave of anti Jewish sentiment in Germany
Jewish shops and synagogues were destroyed
400 synagogues
10: How much opposition was there to Nazi rule?
Coup- Hardly any
None in first 10 years of rule
Only in the last year, when the effect of war was causing the regime to collapse
Underground Resistance and Opposition - Not a lot
Anti governme
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