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When did president Hindenburg die?

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1934

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When was the Reichstag building set on fire?

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February 1933.

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How many communists were arrested during the Reichstag fire?

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  1. Including 100 Reichstag deputies (Mps)
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When did the Reichstag pass the Enabling Act?

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The Enabling Act was passed in March 1933

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Gleichshaltung

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Bringing Germany into line with the Nazi ideology

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Book burning

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in May 1933, 25,000 un-German books were burned.

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How many people were killed on the night of the long knives?

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85, including the SA leader Ernst Rohm

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The people’s court

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In 1934, the People’s Court was set up to start making harsh decision

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8
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unemployment rates in Germany

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1933: 6 Million
1939: 35,000

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What did Hitler establish after he banned all of the trade unions?

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The DAF (Deutsche Arbeitsfront)

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10
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What was the Volkswagen scheme?

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A scheme to help workers save 5 marks per week towards a new Volkswagen Beetle.

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11
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How much time did Pe take up in German schools?

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15% of all lesson time. This is because the Germans wanted a fit and strong military generation.

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12
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When was membership in the Hitler Youth compulsory?

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After 1936.

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13
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Ubermenschen

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(Superhumans)

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Untermenschen

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Sub-humans

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How did the Nazis make Jews scapegoats?

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They blamed them for their defeat in World War One.

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1935 Nuremberg Laws

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Removed all rights from Jewish people.

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Kristallnacht

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On 9th November 1938, Night of Broken Glass, 100 Jews were killed and 20,000 were sent to concentration camps.

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18
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Who was the leader of the SS?

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Heinrich Himmler.

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19
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Who was the leader of the SA?

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Ernst Rohm.

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20
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When did Himmler become chief of the police?

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In 1936.

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22
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German air force

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The Luffwaffe

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23
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When did Russia halt the German advances into Russia?

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In February 1943.

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24
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D-day

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June 1944

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Volkssturm

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Men who hadn’t joined the army were conscripted into this.

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Hamburg bombings

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July 1943, RAF and usaaf bombed Hamburg for 7 days and 7 nights that killed 30,000 people.

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27
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Dortmund bombings

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In 1945, raf bombers attacked dortmund, destroying 98% of buildings in the city.

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28
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hitler becomes chancellor

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1933

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29
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Riechstag fire. Nazis blamed communists.

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1933

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enabling act

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1933 gave Hitler has power to enact laws without the Reichstag’s approval. Made him a dictator.

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jewish business boycott.

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1933 jewish business boycott. SA stood outside jewish businesses to discourage public. one of the first major anti jewish policies.

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Nazi party full control

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1933 Nazi party full control. established a totalitarian state. all other political parties banned.

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33
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night of long knives

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1934 murdered around 80 members of the SA, including Röhm.

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34
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fuhrerprinzip

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leader principle

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35
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autarky

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self sufficiency, not relying on trade

36
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arbeit und brot

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work and bread

37
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acrostic for hitlers leader ship

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Rigged German Election Leads To Psychopathic Nazi Dictator

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Rigged

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reichstag fire

39
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German

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German election 44% merge with social democrates

40
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Election

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enabling act

41
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Leads

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Local government, peoples court taken over, civil service act.

42
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To

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trade unions shut down

43
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psychopathic

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political parties removed

44
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Nazi

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night of long knives, 80 sa members killed including the leader ernst rohm

45
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dictator

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hindenburgs death, hitler makes germany a totalitarian state in 1934

46
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Gleichschaltung

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bringing germany in line with the nazi ideology

47
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when was dachau created

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1933

48
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why was their increased executions in germany

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no jury

49
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1939 Newspaper owning stat

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1939: 69% of newspapers were owned by the nazis

50
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1935 newspaper closing

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1600 newspapers closed in 1935

51
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how many radios were sold cheaply so that people could afford them?

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9 million

52
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how many people owned a radio in nazi germany

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70%

53
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Manipulation Through Movies Egs

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“Eternal Jew” and “Hitlerjunge Quex”

54
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how much did the stadium that hitler build hold?

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110,000

55
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How many medals did germany win?

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1936 olympics: 33 medals

56
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How many people attended Hitlers rallies?

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1923-1938 with 400,000

57
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Children, Kitchen, Church

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Kinder, kuche, kirche

58
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Law for encouragement of marriage

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1000 marks loan. Allowed to keep 250 for each child that they had.

59
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Reduction of employment law

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1933

60
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Teachers losing their jobs

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1933, 15% of teachers lost their jobs

61
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civil servants sacking

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19,000 female civil servants were sacked

62
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duty year for women

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1937: since germany were preparing for war

63
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Easy divorces

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meant divorces increased by 200,000

64
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women going back to work

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1939

65
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number of women in employment increase in 1939

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increase by 2.4 million

66
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RAD

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organisation to decrease employment e.g building motorways

67
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RAD compulsory for men

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in 1935

68
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conscription for men for 2 years

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from 1935 onwards

69
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imports during the war

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Autarky didnt work, 33% raw materials imported + 20% food imported

70
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Total War and albert spear

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Spear became minister of production in 1942

71
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Women In Workforce In May 1944

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Women made up 50% of the workforce

72
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HJ member increase

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1939: increased by 7 million members

73
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Kristallnacht

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1938, 400 synangogues, 7500 shops destroyed

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1935 Jews to concentration camps

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march, 30,000 jews sent

75
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Pope Pius XII

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described hitler as a “mad prophet” 1937

76
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reprecussions of Pope Pius’ comments

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400 priests imprisioned

77
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public support needed by the Church

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1941 pressure was relieved

78
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Hans and sophie scholl

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White rose group, 1943, handed out leaflets exposing the nazis about gassing children

79
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Area bombing

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1942, allies witched to area bombing

80
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Thousand bomber raid

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30th may 1942. Cologne

81
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Hamburg bombings

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July/August, bombed on two occasions

82
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Dresden attacked

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february 1945

83
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dutch forced labour

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1943, 300,000 ex-soldiers

84
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forced labour for 16-60 year olds

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1944, 500,000

85
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non jews murdered throughout the war

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19 million

86
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Warsaw ghetto uprising

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lasted two months, biggest uprising against the nazis

87
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Einstatzgrupen

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4 units, 3000 men, follow behind germany in the invasion of the USSR

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