History Mock Paper 2 Authoritarian states
What economic Conditions Contribuited to the rise of authoritarian regimes in Nazi Germnay and Castors Cuba
Nazi Germany= Great depression, 6 Million unemployed by (1932), hyperinflation, lack of resources ( rhur invasion) howverethis was combated by daws plan, howvere wallstreet crash.
Cuba= Rural Cubans earned 91$ per year compared to 374$ per year in urban areas; US dominance over the economy controlling most industries caused resentment.
How did social division help authoritarian regimes emerge in germany and cuba
Germany= Deep polarization between communists and nationslists underminded the weimar republic
Cuba= Urban-Rural inequality bred widespread resentment
How did weaknesses in the political system contribuite to the rise of authoritarian states in Germnay and cuba
Germany= Weimar Republics proportional representation caused political instability; Article 48 was very corrupt and was evoked 60 times in 1932 alone. caused great instability
Cuba= Batistas Corrupt and authoritarian rule alienated key groups, including military and middle class.
What methods did Hitler and Castro use to establish power
Persuasion and coercion= Hitler used speeches and the SA, Castro combined charisma with guerilla warfare
Ideology= Hitler promoted fascism and Aryan supremacy, Castro emphasized Marxism-Leninism and anti imperialism
Use of force= Hitlers Night of the long knives (1934) ( grohm), Castros purge of batista loyalists on live television.
How did hitler and castro use legal methods to maintain power?
Hitler= Enabling act (1933, allowed hitler to issue laws without the consent of the reich)
Castro= socialist reforms and nationalization of industries, agrarian reforms 1959, education, womens rights.
What role did propaganda play in maintaining power in nazi germany and Cuba
Germany= joseph Goebbels spread the Hitler ideals, via rallies, radios, cinema, large red flags an idea larger than the peopl, red colour of control
Cubo= Castros Speeches, literacy campigns, reinforced revolutionary ideals. live execution of batista loyalists
How was opposition dealt with in nazi germany and cuba
Germany= 200,000 political opponents detained by 1939, opposition parties banned, night of the long knives.
Cuba= Batista Loyalists were executed or jailed, censorship and silenced critics, sent Che guevara to establish controll over questionable teritories
How did foreign policy sucesses contribuite to the maintnace of power in nazi germany and cuba
Germany= Hitlers remilitarization of the rhineland and Anschluss with austria blostered his popularity, ideas to invade poland and get back what was theirs, tried to reverse stab in the back theory.
Castros resistance during the Bay of pigs invasion reinforced his image as a defender of the nation, kicked out all american industries, cut ties with them and allied himself with the soviet union