Hitler's Rise to Power and the Impact of the Great Depression
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This worksheet helps students understand how the Great Depression influenced Hitler's rise to power by exploring key vocabulary and concepts related to the period.
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Hitler's Rise to Power and the Impact of the Great Depression
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Vocabulary and Concepts related to the Great Depression and Hitler's Rise
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929. It caused mass unemployment, poverty, and social unrest in many countries, including Germany. These hardships created fertile ground for political extremism.
Key vocabulary:
- Unemployment: The state of being jobless and unable to find work.
- Poverty: The condition of having little or no money, affecting many Germans during the 1930s.
- Propaganda: Information used to promote a particular political cause or point of view.
- Appeasement: Policy of making concessions to an aggressive power to avoid conflict.
- Nazism: The ideology of the Nazi Party, including extreme nationalism and racism.
Source A: Excerpt from a historian 'The economic hardship caused by the Great Depression was instrumental in destabilizing the Weimar Republic and increasing support for extremist parties like the Nazis.'
Questions:
Question 1
Explain how the Great Depression affected Germany's economy and society in the 1930s. (3 marks)
Question 2
Compare the political situation in Germany before and after the Great Depression. (4 marks)
Question 3
Analyse how economic hardship contributed to Hitler's rise in popularity. (5 marks)
Question 4
Outline the key vocabulary related to the Great Depression and Hitler's rise. (4 marks)
Question 5
Explain the role of propaganda in increasing support for the Nazi Party during the 1930s. (3 marks)
Question 6
Compare the policies of the Weimar Republic and the Nazi Party regarding economic recovery. (4 marks)
Question 7
Outline how the policy of appeasement was related to the rise of Nazi Germany. (3 marks)
Question 8
Analyse the impact of the Great Depression on the support for extremist parties in Germany. (5 marks)
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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