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Establishment of the Nazi dictatorship Flashcards

1
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What happened in February 1933?

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Reichstag fire

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What happened in March 1933 that ended democracy in Germany?

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Enabling Act which gave Hitler total power

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What did Hitler do with the powers he got from the enabling act?

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Banned opposing parties making Germany a single party state

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4
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What was Gleichschaltung?

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Merging German society with the Nazi party

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Name three features of Gleichschaltung

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Abolishment of regional parliaments
SDP and KPD banned
Trade unions were banned

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6
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What was the threat to Hitler from within his own party?

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Ernest Rohm and the SA

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Why was Rohm a danger to Hitler?

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He could control the Army through merging it with the SA

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8
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When was the Night of Long Knives?

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June 1934

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Outline the features of the Night of Long Knives

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SA leaders such as Rohm were executed and the German army had to swear the Hitler oath

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10
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What happened when Hindenburg died in 1934?

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Hitler merged the roles of Chancellor and President into one know as Fuhrer

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11
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State one reason for Hitler’s chaotic rule in 1936

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The cabinet only met four times

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12
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What was Volksgemeinschaft?

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The Nazis ideal society

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13
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Which leading Nazi was in charge of propaganda?

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Goebbels

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14
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Name three features of Nazi ideology

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Racial purity
Anti-democracy
Nationalism

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15
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What % of the population had radios that spread Nazi propaganda by 1939?

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70%

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16
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Name two examples of propaganda being implemented into German life

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“Heil Hitler” was a ritual used as a greeting
The Editor’s Law was a newspaper in 1933 dedicated to spreading Nazi ideology

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17
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What was the secret police under Hitler called?

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Gestapo

18
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What could the Gestapo do to someone?

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Send them to a concentration camp without trial

19
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What suggest that the Gestapo controlled Germany through fear?

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There was only 40,000 agents compared to 70 million Germans

20
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Why was there little opposition to the Nazi party?

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Life of the average citizen improved under Nazi rule

21
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Why did the Church contradict Nazi belief?

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Christian values went against Nazi ideals of Violence and strength

22
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What happened to two Protestant pastors in 1934?

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They were arrested for opposing the Nazis

23
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Why did protestants and Nazis agree?

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They agreed over family values

24
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What deal was made between the Catholic church and the Nazis?

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Nazis respected the Catholic Churches legal property if they stayed out of politics

25
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Why was the German faith movement unsuccessful?

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Only 5% of workers joined it

26
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How many people were unemployed in 1932?

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6 million

27
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Who was Schacht?

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German finance minister from 1933-1939

28
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What did Schacht’s economic policy focus on?

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Reduce expenditure of arms and increase industry

29
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What did Goring replace Schacht’s economic policy with in 1936?

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The four year plan

30
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What was the aim of Goring’s Four year plan?

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Increase rearmament and make German self sufficient

31
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Why was Goring unable to make Germany self sufficient?

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When war broke out Germany relied on foreign supplies for one-third of its raw materials

32
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What were the three K’s imposed on women by the Nazis?

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Kitchen, Children and Church

33
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How did the Nazis control schools?

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Head teachers were made to be members of the Nazi party

34
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What two changes were made to the German curriculum under the Nazis?

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German and History were increased while Religious Education was dropped

35
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How did Nazi education reform fail?

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Saw a drop in teachers

36
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How much did the Hitler youth membership increase between 1933 and 1936?

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from 1% in 1933 to 60% in 1936

37
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What did the Hitler youth teach to boys and girls

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Boys were trained like solders
Girls were taught how to be good wives

38
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What was the sterilisation law in 1933?

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Allowed the Nazis to prevent diseased offspring

39
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How many people had been sterilised by the Nazis by 1933 - 1934?

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350,000

40
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What were the Nuremburg race laws in 1935?

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Removed all citizenship of Jews

41
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What was the membership of the SA in 1933?

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well over 2 million soldiers and was a much bigger force than the official German army

Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919 - 1963 (4 decks)

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