Germany 1890-1945 Flashcards
For GCSE History
What happened between 1914-1918?
WW1
Who came into power in 1930?
Hitler
Who ruled Germany before ww1?
Kaiser
When did Hitler become chancellor?
1930
___ was is a bad economic position after ww1 because of the amount of deaths.
Germany
What does SPD stand for?
social democratic party
When did WW1 start?
1914
Did the Kaiser rule germany before are after ww1
before
Why did the Kaiser wanted to expand their navy?
Because England had the most powerful navy at the time.
Who was Admiral Von Tirpitz?
The secretary of the german navy during the reign of the Kaiser
What year did the Weimar government make Social Democratic Party (SPD) the main party?
1918
What year was the treaty of versailes signed?
1919
In 1923, what did German Government order wokers to make?
To print money
Who was,The secretary of the navy during the reign of the Kaiser
Admiral Von Tirpitz
After WW1 ___ became wealthy by manufacturing cars and fridges.
America
Why did Nazi’s want to control women?
So that they could give them children who would grow up to be soldiers and more mothers.
What is Lebensborn?
A programme run by SS aimed at increasing the Aryan population. Unmarried women could have sex with Aryan SS soldiers to increase the birth rate and so married couples sould adopt Aryan children.
Describe the Marriage Encouragement Law.
A newly wed couple of 1 thousand mark for having a child. they could keep 250 marks for each child they had.
Desribe the German Mother’s Medal
These were rewards for having children.
According to the German Mother’s Medal awards; how many medals were there, and what would you have to do to earn them?
3 rewards.
Gold: 8 children
Silver: 6 Children
Bronze: 4 children
When were German Mother’s medal awards given out?
Hitler’s mum’s birthday (12th August)
1933-1939
What does Hitler do with regards to the Catholic Church and Priests?
He kidnapped priests and harassed them because people weren’t putting him in the center of their beliefs.
What did the protestant “german christians” think of Hitler?
They wanted to see their church under Nazi control.
What was the Protestant “german christian” slogan?
“the swastika on our chest and the cross in our hearts”
What did the Prostestant “confessional church” belief?
They believed that they shouldn’t be under control of Hitler because he was taking away the purpose of the Church.
