Class 9 History Ch-3 NAZISM
Q3. Answer in detail:
1. Describe the problems faced by the Weimar Republic.
Ans. The Weimar Republic faced the following problems:
1. The Treaty of Versailles after the First World War was unfair to
Germany. Germany was exploited using that treaty and due to the
humiliating terms of the Treaty, the common public was discontent.
2. Due to Germany being made to pay for the First World War, its
economy crumbled. The price of essential goods increased
substantially and the gold reserves were depleted.
3. In an economic crisis, the German government elected
democratically could not cope with the problems and failed to solve
them Thus, the public later accepted the dictatorship of Hitler.
2. Discuss why Nazism became popular in Germany by 1930.
Ans. 1. In 1919 Adolph Hitler took over the German Workers’ Party and called
it the Nazi Party, giving birth to Nazism in Germany.
2. During the Great Economic Depression Nazism became very popular. The
Nazi Propaganda which was very unique helped in making Nazism very
popular.
3. In his powerful speeches, Hitler promised to build a strong nation, restore
the dignity of the Germans and provide employment for all. Numerous public
meetings were held by the Nazi Party to instil unity among the people.
4. The red banners, the Nazi salute, and the rounds of applause attracted the
people and Nazism became very popular. The Meetings projected Hitler as a
saviour of Germany. The German people who were shattered after the First
World War believed him.
3. What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?
Ans. The peculiar features of Nazi thinking were as follows:
1. Racial hierarchy in all spheres of society.
2. The German Aryans were at the top and the Jews were kept at the
bottom of the racial ladder in Germany.
3. Belief that the strong should rule the poor and not deal with the
poor.
4. Territorial expansion for enhancing the power and influence of the
country.
4. Explain why Nazi propaganda was effective in creating hatred for Jews.
Ans. The Nazi propaganda was highly effective in creating hatred for the
Jews due to the following reasons:
1. Films were made to create hatred for the Jews. The film, ‘The Eternal
Jew’, showed the Jews with flowing beards and dressed in kaftans.
2. The Jews were referred to as vermin, rats, and pests. Nazi propaganda
compared the Jews to rodents.
3. Orthodox Jews were stereotyped as killers of Christ and money lenders.
Stereotypes about Jews were even popularised through maths classes.
4. Children were taught to hate the Jews. The Nazi propaganda against the
Jews was so effective that people felt anger and hatred surge inside
them when they saw someone who looked like a Jew.
5. Explain what role women had in Nazi society. Return to Chapter 1
on the French Revolution. Write a paragraph comparing and
contrasting the role of women in the two periods.
Ans. 1. In Nazi Germany, boys were told to be aggressive and steel-hearted,
girls were told that they had to become good mothers and rear pure-blooded
Aryan children.
2. Girls had to protect the purity of German race. They had to look after their
homes and Nazi values had to be taught to the children.
3. Women who produced ‘desirable children’ were awarded. They got better
treatment in hospitals, and got concessions in shops, on theatre tickets and
railway fares. Honour crosses were awarded to women.
4. A bronze cross was awarded to women for four children, silver cross for six
children and gold for eight or more children.
6. In what ways did the Nazi state seek to establish total control over its
people?
Ans. The Nazi state established total control over its people by various
means:
1. Using propaganda, they glorified their behaviour in the state.
2. Media was used to hide the negatives of the Nazi Party.
3. The Nazi party used the psychological effects to rule the people, and
they were shown only good things about them.
4. Every citizen was monitored closely and hostilities were checked at
the emergence level.
5. The punishment was brutal due to which the people feared to raise
their voices against the Nazi Party.
