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Adolf Hitler Flashcards

1
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When was adolf hitler born

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April 1889

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Where was adolf hitler born

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In a small town on the border of austria and germany

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When did hitler move to munich bavaria

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In 1913

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4
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When did hitler join the military

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In 1914

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5
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What did hitler win at the end of world war one

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The iron cross for bravery

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6
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When did hitler join the German workers party

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In 1919

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What does NAZI stand for

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National socialist german workers party

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What was hitlers first bid for power

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In the beer hall putch in munich where hitler took over a meeting of bavarian politicians and claimed seizing power in germany

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What is a coup d’etat

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A military attempt to take over the government

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10
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What book did hitler write while in prison

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Mein kampf

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What were the main aims in mein kampf

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  • Mixing with the jews and communists was bad
  • germans are superior to all people, referred to them as herrenvolk.
  • all german speaking people had to be united under one strong leader or führer
  • getting back all territory stolen from germany
  • to tear up the treaty
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12
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What does facist mean

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Ultra nationalists, tend to be racist and anti-everybody-else

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What does herrenvolk mean

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Chosen people

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14
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What does lebensraum mean

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Chosen land

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15
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What was hitlers private army made up of

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Bouncers and common criminals

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16
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What are the SA also known as

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The brown shirts

17
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Who was in the leardership of the SA

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Ernst Röhm

18
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What what was hitlers private body guard

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The ss

19
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Who was under hitlers private body guard

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Heinrich himmler

20
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Who were the gestapo

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The secret police which worked with the ss

21
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What were the methods of the nazi party

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Rallies and mass meetings
Banners and flags displaying the swastika
Successful orator
Torch parades

22
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What was the Great Depression

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The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors.

23
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How badly did the great depression hit germany

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It hit germany bad especially because they were already going through and economic crisis caused by the treaty of versailles

24
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When did hitler become chancellor

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On 30 january 1933

25
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Why did von Hidenburg offer hitler the position

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To try and control him

26
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What was the reichstag fire

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The year is 1933, and it was the fire in the parliamentary

27
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What was the enabling act

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This gave hitler emergency power

28
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What was the night of the long knives

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A period in time where members of the SA were executed in order for hitler to take full control of germany

29
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What happened after the death of von hidenburg

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On 2 august 1934 the entire army swore an oath of allegiance to hitler as their new leader.

30
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What is hitlers rule of germany known as

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The third reinch

31
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What are some features of a fascist state

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Uses violence to control people 
No freedom of speech or press
Hatred of communists 
Big emphasis on the military 
Uses propaganda on radio etc 
Secret police force 
Hatred pf democracy
32
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How did the NAZI party persuade people to believe hitler had all the answers to their problems

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Terror and Propaganda

33
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Why has nuremberg become synonymous with the NAZI

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Many famous NAZI rallies took place there
Nuremberg laws Would be the basis for anti-jews
NAZI face consequences of what they have done at the Nuremberg trials

34
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What was the perfect german

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Tall, blonde, blue-eyed and athletic.

35
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When was the nuremberg laws passed

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In 1935

36
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What were some of the nuremberg laws

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Jews were deprived of german citizenship
Were forbidden to marry non jews
Could not be employed in government
Could not serve in army

37
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When did all the Jews have to register all property they owned to the NAZI party

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In 9 november 1938

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