Glossary of key german words Flashcards

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gleichschaltung

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Consolidation/Coordination

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Volksgemeinschaft

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Peoples community

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Sturmabteilung

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The SA

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Schutzstaffel

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The SS

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Volksempfanger

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Radio

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Fuhrer

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Chanchellor & President combined

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Reichtag

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German parliament

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8
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Putch

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Overthrow the government

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Deutsche arbeitsfront

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DAF (New trade union)

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Gualeiters

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Hitlers new leaders (Lander)

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Diktat

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An order, or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent (Treaty of versailles)

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12
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Lebensraum

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Living space

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13
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Reichsmarschall

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Highest rank in the german army

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Luftwaffe

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The ariel warfare branch of the military forces

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15
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Autarky

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Self-Sufficient Economy

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Autobahn

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Public works project to build a wotorway from hamburg to basel

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weirwirtschaft

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The nazi economy policy of creating a war ready economy

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Ubermensch

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Superior class

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Untermensch

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Gross deutchland

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Enlarged germany

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judenrien

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free of jews

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anschluss

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The annexation of Austria

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Volksgerichtshof

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Peoples courts

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Democratic government

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People have the power to participate in decision-making.

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Authoritarian government

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Ejection of political plurality, the use of a strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic voting.

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fascism

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A political movement that embraces far-right nationalism and the forceful suppression of any opposition, all overseen by an authoritarian government

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Nationalist

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Strongly identifies with their own nation and vigorously supports its interests

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Internationalist

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Political principle that advocates greater political or economic cooperation among states and nations.

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Bureaucracy

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A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

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Kapp Putsch

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In Germany, a coup d’état that attempted to overthrow the fledgling Weimar Republic.

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Clause 231

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Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, known as the War Guilt Clause, was a statement that Germany was responsible for beginning World War I.

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Conservative elite

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Old ruling class and new business class in Weimar Germany. Throughout the 1920s they became increasingly frustrated with the Weimar Republic’s continuing economic and political instability, their lack of real power and the rise of communism. They believed that a return to authoritarian rule was the only stable future for Germany which would protect their power and money.