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Section II (National Study): Germany 1918-1939
Quick questions on The collapse of Weimar 1929-1933: HSC Modern History National Study
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What is the end of parliamentary government, March 1930?Show answer
The Grand Coalition under Hermann Muller (SPD, Centre, DDP, DVP) collapsed on 27 March 1930. The trigger was the unemployment insurance contribution: SPD and DVP could not agree on whether benefit cuts or contribution increases should cover the deficit. The SPD ministers resigned.
What is bruning's deflation?Show answer
Bruning (Chancellor March 1930 to May 1932) pursued deflation: cuts to public-sector wages (by decree June 1930), unemployment benefits, and pensions. The hope was to reduce reparations costs and restore international confidence. The effect deepened the slump.
What is bruning, Papen, Schleicher?Show answer
Bruning was dismissed by Hindenburg on 30 May 1932. The trigger was a Schleicher-engineered withdrawal of confidence; Schleicher had concluded that an authoritarian "presidential" cabinet supported by the Reichswehr offered a route through the crisis.
What is the January 1933 intrigue?Show answer
Papen, sidelined and resentful, met Hitler at the Cologne home of banker Kurt von Schroder on 4 January 1933. They agreed on a Hitler-led coalition with Papen as Vice-Chancellor. The agreement was kept from Schleicher.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is an extract from Goebbels's diary entry for 30 January 1933. Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain how Hitler became Chancellor. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which the collapse of Weimar between 1929 and 1933 was a result of the Depression rather than constitutional weakness. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Knut Borchardt and Richard Evans on Bruning's deflationary policy. [10 marks]
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