Ch. 16 Flashcards
What are two ways Nazis fixed Germany’s unemployment issues?
Rearmament, and created public works
What was the function of the SS? Who led them? What methods did they use?
Function was to rule out enemies of Nazi Germany, Heinrich Himmler lead them, they uses terror and ideology
What was the role of women under Nazi leadership?
To produce children
What we’re the Nuremberg Laws? What limitations did they put on Jewish lives?
Nuremberg laws were a set of antisemitism laws. These laws forbade Jews from. Being married to German, German Jews no longer could be citizens.
What was Kristallnacht?
Night of broken glass, Nazis attacked Jewish owned buildings and Jews. Occurred on November 9-10 1938
What was the NEP?
A semi-capitalism society enforced by Lenin because communism was failing
Who battled for power after the death of Lenin? How did the struggle end?
Trotsky vs. Stalin battled for power, Trotsky escaped and then Atalin killed him with an assassin
What was the goal of Stalin’s 5-year plan?
Rapid industrialisation ans collectivization of agriculture
What were the goals of collective farms? Who were the Kulaks? What happened to them?
The goal of collective farms was to increase efficiency to create a food surplus. Kulaks were wealthy farmers. They were sent to Soberoan concentration camps.
Who were the targets of Stalins Purge? How many died?
Target people were: army officers, diplomats, union officials, party members, intellectuals, and normal citizens. 750k to 1.2 mil died
How did the family evolve under Sfalin
Women were elevated to the same level as men
Who were combatants of the Spanish Civil War? Who won?
The combatants were Republicans (Popular Front) vs. Nationalists (Francos military coup). Republicans won
What was the Germany involvement? Soviet Union?
Germans tested blitzkrieg on Spanish Civil War, soviets sent tanks, planes, and pilots.
What were the differing effects on the lost generation?
Lost generation became disillusioned about society, became fiercely nationalistic and violent
What was the purpose of the League of Nations? What problems did it have?
The purpose of the League of nations was to preserve peace. Problems it had were it had no army to enforce its statements
What was the French policy of Coercion?
French demanded reparations from Germany so when Germans didn’t pay then they occupied German mines named Ruhr mines
What was the Locarno Pact? What effect did it have.?
It was a settlement between Germany and France. It was a land exchange and was a step towards peace.
What were the 2 causes of the great depression?
Downturn in domestic economy and the stock market crash of 1929
What are traits of a totalitarian state?
No democracy, charismatic dictator, control all aspects of life, secret police, propaganda, indoctrination
How did Mussolini gain power in Italy?
He asked for power and he got it, marched on Rome but no blood was shed
What were the problems of the democratic government lead by Hindenburg?
It had no good political leader, they didn’t have control of the military to enforce anything, economic turmoil hit, total chaos
What were the political parties in Germany?
Socialists, communists, royalist, demonocracy, nationalists
Who was attracted to Hitlers political party? What was the initials job of the SA? What other names did they go by?
Working class and nationalists circles were attracted to Hitler’s party. The job of the SA was to defend Hitlers party in meeting halls and break up meetings of other parties, the SA also went by storm troopers
What was the Beer Hall Putsch? What was the aftermath? What were the basic beliefs behind Mein Kampf?
The Beer Hall Putsch was an armed uprising lead by Hitler which failed. Hitler was arrested and sent to prison for 5 years. Mein Kampf emphasized extreme German nationalism, violent antisemitism, and vicious anticommunism
Why did Hindenburg give Hitler the sear of chancellor?
He was under pressure from elites that Hitler would be able to save Germany from communism and that they would be able to control Hitler
What was the significance of the burning of the Reichstag? Enabling Act?
It allowed Hitler to convince Hindenburg to give government emergency powers, which suspended all rights of citizens until crisis was controlled. The Enabling Act gave Hitler legal basis for all of his actions, allowing him to get rid of Reichstag and Hindenburg.
How did Hitler erase his enemies in 1933? Who were they?
Hitler’s enemies in 1933 were the SA under leadership of Ernst Rohm and the armed forces. He erased his enemies by having Rohm and a number of SA leaders killed in return for the army’s support.
