history exam flashcards

Question 1

define ideology.

Answer 1

a set of beliefs of a group/individual (often political) for example, nazism.

Question 2

define dictatorship.

Answer 2

a style of rulership over a nation with total power over government, army + people, typically obtained by force.

Question 3

define anti-semitism.

Answer 3

hostility/prejudice towards jewish people.

Question 4

define putsch.

Answer 4

(german word) an attempt to take over the government by force.

Question 5

when and where was adolf hitler born?

Answer 5

1889, in braunau, austria.

Question 6

what were adolf hitler’s parent’s names?

Answer 6

klara and alois hitler.

Question 7

when was adolf hitler forced into the austrian army? what happened?

Answer 7

1913 – he was later rejected for being unfit for combat and auxiliary duty. he moved to germany and was accepted into this army instead to fight in world war one.

Question 8

what happened when adolf hitler was asked to spy on the german worker’s party?

Answer 8

he was so moved by their stance that he become their 54th member of the national socialist german worker’s party, or ‘nazi’.

Question 9

when did adolf hitler stage a putsch?

Answer 9

november 8th, 1923.

Question 10

when did adolf hitler write his book, mein kampf?

Answer 10

he wrote mein kampf in 1924 whilst in prison.

Question 11

in order, what were the 5 key events that pushed adolf hitler into power?

Answer 11

1. reichstag fire
2. emergency decree
3. enabling act
4. night of long knives
5. death of president hindenburg
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Question 12

what was the reichstag fire? when did it occur?

Answer 12

the german parliament building (reichstag) burned down overnight due to arson. it occurred on february 27th, 1933.

Question 13

what was the emergency decree? when did it occur?

Answer 13

adolf hitler convinced president hindenburg of a widespread communist conspiracy and civil rights were quickly suspended (freedom of speech removed, letters + phone calls not private, homes searched without notice). it occurred on february 28th, 1933.

Question 14

what was the enabling act? when did it occur?

Answer 14

this act allowed the reich government to issue laws without the consent of germany’s parliament, gaining hitler absolute power. it occurred on march 23rd, 1933.

Question 15

what was the night of long knives? when did it occur?

Answer 15

hitler saw a threat to his leadership and arrested those trying to form a new german army. they were put in jail with no trial, and killed later that night. it occurred on june 30th, 1934.

Question 16

when was hindenburg’s death?

Answer 16

a month after the night of long knives: september 8th, 1934.

Question 17

how was adolf hitler’s rise to power aided?

Answer 17

• his willingness to use violence to advance his political objectives
• recruiting party members who shared the same beliefs.
• support of wealthy businessmen whom hitler went out of his way to woo.

Question 18

how and when did adolf hitler die?

Answer 18

suicide– adolf and his wife took cyanide capsules, as well as adolf shooting himself, on april 30th, 1945.

Question 19

define suffragette.

Answer 19

a member of an activist women’s organisation in the early 20th century who fought for the right to vote in public elections.

Question 20

define suffrage.

Answer 20

fighting for the right to vote in political elections, the term applying to both men and women.

Question 21

define w.s.p.u.

Answer 21

the ‘women’s social and political union’: an all-women suffrage advocacy organisation, founded by emmeline pankhurst in 1903.

Question 22

define tactic.

Answer 22

an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.

Question 23

where did the term ‘suffragette’ come from?

Answer 23

a reporter writing in the daily mail used the term suffragette for the w.s.p.u, derived from ‘suffragist’, in order to belittle the women.

Question 24

what was the w.s.p.u’s motto?

Answer 24

“deeds, not words.”

Question 25

how long did the suffragette’s peaceful campaigns last?

Answer 25

40 years.

Question 26

what was emmeline pankhurst?

Answer 26

• english political activist
• campaigner of women’s suffrage from age 14
• founder of the w.s.p.u.
• frequent offender and often jailed for suffragette actions.

Question 27

what happened in 1889 for the suffragettes?

Answer 27

the w.s.p.u was founded by emmeline pankhurst.

Question 28

what happened in 1914 for the suffragettes?

Answer 28

world war one was declared in britain, pausing the suffragette movement.

Question 29

what happened in 1913 for the suffragettes?

Answer 29

the cat and mouse act is introduced, allowing women weakened from the hunger strike to be released so they did not die in custody of the government.

Question 30

what were some of the suffragette tactics?

Answer 30

• breaking windows
• planting bombs
• arson
• handcuffing themselves to railings
• hunger strikes
• assaulting police officers
• public demonstrations

Question 31

what happened in 1918 for the suffragettes?

Answer 31

the representation of the people act granted votes to all men over the age of 21 and women over the age of 30.

Question 32

why could only women over 30 vote?

Answer 32

to keep the men’s vote as majority.

Question 33

define hero.

Answer 33

a person in history recognised as important or influential for positive reasons.

Question 34

define villain.

Answer 34

a person in history recognised as important or influential for negative reasons.

Question 35

what does the acronym NAME stand for?

Answer 35

novelty - new or never before seen
applicability - relevance according to current events
memory - how they have been remembered over time
effect - aftermath of the person/event

Question 36

define historical significance.

Answer 36

decision that modern people make about what is important from our past. significance is not the same for everyone or at all times in history.