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Section II (National Study): Germany 1918-1939
Quick questions on Nazi consolidation and the Nazi state 1933-1939: HSC Modern History National Study
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What is the polycratic state?Show answer
Hans Mommsen and Ian Kershaw describe the Nazi state as polycratic: competing agencies (Party Chancellery under Bormann, Reich Chancellery under Lammers, SS under Himmler, Four-Year Plan under Goering, Foreign Ministry under Ribbentrop) jostled for influence by anticipating Hitler's wishes. Kershaw's phrase "working towards the Fuhrer" captures the process. Hitler avoided routine administration; the cabinet last met as a full body in February 1938.
What is propaganda?Show answer
Joseph Goebbels became Reich Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda on 13 March 1933. The Reich Chamber of Culture (22 September 1933) controlled press, radio, film, theatre, music, and literature.
What is q1?Show answer
Source A is the Reichstag Fire Decree (28 February 1933). Using Source A and your own knowledge, explain the Nazi consolidation of power in 1933 to 1934. [5 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Evaluate the extent to which the Nazi state between 1933 and 1939 was sustained by terror rather than consent. [25 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare the views of Ian Kershaw and Robert Gellately on the relationship between state and society in Nazi Germany. [10 marks]
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