German History Vocab Flashcards
(aus+dat) hervorgehen
to emerge
zerbrechen
breaks/is broken
sich (auf+acc) stützen
to rely on/be based on
Alliierten
allied forces
hat sich herausgestellt
turned out
bestritten
denied
betrachten
to regard/view/look at
vorsilbe
prefix
verflechtung
entanglement/intertwining
ueberschritten
exceeded
belege
supporting documents
vorherrschaft
domination/supremacy
bremsen
brake/slowdown
vormarsch
advance
verflochtene
intertwined
wohlstand
prosperity/affluence
beruht
is based/founded on
unvorstellbaren
unimaginable
gewoehnlich
usually
stiftungen
foundation/donation
forst vermögen
forestry fortune
gebete
prayers
festgeschreiben
codified
beduerftige
beggar/needy
beschränkte
limited/restricted
fortschritt
progress/improvement
emporschwingen
to soar up
gelang
suceeded
agrarland
agricultural land
ruf
call/reputation
enstanden
developed/emerged
treiben
drove/push
durchbruch
breakthrough
nahtlosen
smooth/seamless
radreifens
wheel tire
richtete
judged/established
versuchwerkstaetten
experimental workshops
gilt es
it applies
ueberwinden
overcome
ueberleben
survive/outlive
betrachtet
considered
anzunehmen
to accept
populimussschub
populism surge
freihandel
free trade
litt
suffered
getreide
grain
erhoehen
lifted
befuerworter
supporter/advocater
durchgesetzt
enforced/put through
zoelle
duties/customs
schotteten
sectioned off
zwar
indeed/though
import quotas
import quotas
betreibe
operations
Kettenreaktion
chain reaction
Gegenwaertige
present
Mildern
ease /mitigate
Foerfder
funding
Leittragenden
suffering
Festhalten
hold tight/ keep hold of
sich (auf+acc) stützen
to rest on s.th.
schüren (+acc)
to add fuel to s.th, to stoke, to stir s.th. up, to whip s.th. up
mittlerweile
in the meantime, meantime, meanwhile, by now
scheitern
to fail, to break down, to collapse, to come to grief
somit
consequently, therefore, hence, thus
zustehen (+dat)
to be entitled to s.th.
(dat) (acc) übertragen
to assign s.o. s.th., to consign s.th. to s.o., to convey s.th. to s.o.
gelangen
vto arrive in/at, to reach, to attain (to), to end up, to get (to)
zwar… , aber…
it is true that… but…, I admit that… but…
aufgrund (+gen) .
because of, due to, as a result of, by virtue of
vorausgegangen
previous
die Wahl (-en)
election, elections, poll
die Stimme
vote
der Preuße
Prussian
Preußen
Prussia
mit Abstand
by far
für seine/ihre Zwecke einspannen (+acc).
to use s.o. for one’s own ends
gedenken, etwas zu tun
to intend to do s.th., to mean to do s.th.
berufen (+acc)
to appoint s.o. (to a post)
der Anhänger
supporter, fan, follower, stalwart
überwiegen
to outbalance, to prevail
abwählen (+acc)
to deselect s.o., to drop s.o.
tatsächlich
actually, as a matter of fact, in reality, sure enough
die NSDAP
National Socialist German Workers’s Party
sich (aus+dat) ergeben
to be the result of, to ensue, s.th. is due to s.th.
eindeutig
other clear-cut, unambiguous
die Unterdrückung
oppression, suppression, repression
sich behaupten
to sustain one’s position, to hold/stand one’s ground, to assert oneself
die Rüstung
the armor
die Rüstungsindustrie (-n)
armaments industry, arms industry, defence industry
zunehmend
increasingly
die Geste (-n)
gesture, act
geeignet
suitable, appropriate
die Niederlage (-n)
defeat
lindern
to ease s.th., to relieve s.th., to allay s.th., to alleviate s.th., to mitigate s.th., to soothe s.th.
spätestens
no later than, at the latest
besetzen (+acc)
to occupy s.th., to garrison s.th.
funktionieren
to function, to operate, to do the job, to work
in Erfüllung gehen
to come true
das Ansehen
prestige, reputation, repute, renown, esteem
schwindelerregend
dizzying
die Angliederung (-en)
annexation
hingegen
on the other hand, in contrast, on the contrary, however
bislang
so far, to date, up to the present
die Errichtung
formation
dennoch
however, nevertheless, yet, all the same, notwithstanding, anyhow, (but) for all that
beeindruckt
impressed
die Steigerung (-en)
increase, cumulation, augmentation, gain
die Macht
power, might, potency, force, clout
hinnehmen (+acc)
to accept s.th., to acquiesce to/in s.th., to put up with s.th./s.o.
stets
always, ever
die Tat (-en)
action, deed, act, exploit, feat, achievement
rechtfertigen (+acc)
to justify s.th., to vindicate s.th., to legitimate s.th.
das Volk
people, nation
berechtigt
legitimate, justifiable, entitled