Germany : Nazi Flashcards
When was the Reichstag Fire ?
27th Feb 1933
Who allegedly carried out the Reichstag Fire ?
Communist Van Der Lubbe
What was passed the day after the Reichstag Fire ?
Decree for the protection of nation and the state
What % of votes did Nazis get during the March elections ?
44% (Despite the use of intimidation)
What was passed on the 7th April ?
Law for the Restoration of Professional Civil Service - Gov. jobs purged of “Alien elements” - only 5% removed
When was the One day boycott on Jewish shops ?
1st April - nobody really cared
What happened during the May-Day holiday ?
Celebration for workers 1st May
Raided trade union offices 2nd May, absorbed into DAF
When was the Enabling Act and what did it do ?
24 March 1933
Gave free use of Article 48 with no clear definition of “emergency”
What was agreed on the Concordat between state and Vatican ?
20th July - Gov. protect religious freedom - Church removed from politics
Positives of 10 June employment Law ?
Autobahn built
Combats 6 million unemployed
When was the Law against the formation of new parties ?
14 July - Became 1 party state
When was the Reichstag dissolved ?
14 October
What law implemented the Gauleiter ?
Law for the Reconstruction of the State
When was the night of the long knives ?
30 June 1934
How many killed in knight of the long knives ?
500-600 , leader Ernst Rohm killed
When did Hindenburg die and Hitler become leader of state ?
2 August 1934
How many SA members absorbed into police ?
50,000
What happened in Kopenick blood week ?
500 SPD tortured
23 killed
Who was given control of the Civil Service ?
Goring
Where were the main areas that the Lander were replaced by Gauleiter ?
Wurttemburg, Bavaria, Saxony
How many reports to Gestapo were the General population ?
57%
What was the ratio of Gestapo officers to people in Wurzburg ?
28 : 1,000,000
How many Gestapo Agents were there ?
40,000
Benefits of DAF ?
KDF holidays
Increase in average wage (despite remaining low)
What slowed down anti-Semitism ?
1936 Berlin Olympics
What proportion of press was controlled ?
2/3 by 1939
Name of Nazi newspaper ?
Volkisher Beobachter
How many propaganda films did Gobbels make ?
1097 > 1933-45
What movie spread great Anti-Semitism ?
The Eternal Jew
Who was Hitler’s secretary ?
Lammers
What made people want to work towards Hitler ?
“Fruhrer’s Will” - Stamp of approval
What was the decline of cabinet meetings ?
1933 - 72 times
1935 - 12 times
What did Hitler try and create ?
Volksgemeinschaft - Peoples community
Nazi women organisation ?
NSV
Name of programme with state funded brothels ?
Lebensborn
What was awarded to mothers who had lots of children ?
Mothers Cross
How much was a marriage loan for unemployed women ?
600RM
What was women’s enrolment in university limited to ?
10%
What was sent out in just 1 month to NSV mothers ?
25,000 L of Milk
1,500 Grocery Parcels
72 sets of baby clothes
Yearly memberships of Hitler Youth ?
1932 - 200,000
1934 - 3,500,000
1836 - 5,400,000
1938 - 7,100,000
When was the HJ made compulsory ?
1939
What was the Female equivalent of the HJ ?
League of German Girls (BDM)
How many teachers had taken courses on Nazi ideology ?
2/3 by 1937
When and What were the Nuremburg Laws ?
1935 - Anti-Semitic laws
The most major Nuremburg law ?
Jews were now “Subjects” not citizens - Not entitled to normal procedure.
Name the most violent pogrom against Jews ?
Night of the Crystal Glass - 100 Deaths, Burning of 200 synagogues
What other method of expulsion did Nazis use on Jews ?
Forced emigration - 45,000 in 6 months
