Germany under the nazis - topic 2 Flashcards
when did hitler become chancelor?
30th january 1933
which president appointed hitler as chancellor?
hindenburg
what was the name of the communist blamed for starting the recihstag fire?
van der lubbe
what did hitler convince hindenburg to do after the fire?
use his emergency decree
what was the name of the law that gave hitler the power to rule without consent of the reichstag?
The enabling act
what was the name of the secret police force?
Gestapo
where was the first concentration camp set up in germany?
dachau
who was incharge of the SA before he was murdered during the night of the long knives?
Ernest Rohm
when the president died what title did hitler give himself?
Fuhrer
who was the leader of the SS?
heidrick himmler
What was the name of the organisation that all men between 18-25 had to spend 6 months in?
National labour service (RAD)
What was the size of the army by 1939 as result of conscription?
1.4 million men
Name the major public work scheme that gave work to nearly 100,000 men?
Motorway building
Who was appointed minister of economics in 1933?
Schmitt
Who was schmitt replaced by in 1936
Goering
What was the name of the war plan to make germany ready for war?
4 year plan
What organisation replaced trade unions after they were banned in 1933
German labour front
What was the organisation that organised leisure activities and reward schemes to encourage hard work?
Strength through joy
What was the name of the organisation that tried to improve the working environment?
Beauty of labour
When was rationing introduced in Germany?
1939
What was the name given to the order to organise the country so that everything was entirely focused on war?
Total war
What was the name of the new subject that was introduced into schoolers based on the idea of eugenics?
Race studies
In what year was membership of the hitler youth made mandatory?
1936
What was the name given to the youth that refused to join the hitler youth and went to parties?
Swing youth
What did the number of members in the Hitler youth increase from in 1933 to 1936?
1933 - 2.3 million
1936 - 5.4 million
