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Hitler and the Nazi Party Flashcards

1
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How long did Hitler spend in prison?

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9 months

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2
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What prison was Hitler in?

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Landsburg Prison

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3
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What did he spend most of his time doing in Prison?

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Writing Mein Kamf

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4
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What year did Hitler go to prison?

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1923

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5
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Why did Hitler go to Prison?

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The Munich Putsch

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6
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Give 4 key ideas from Mein Kamf

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  1. Aryans are racially superior
  2. The reason why Germany was in a mess was because of communists and Jews
  3. The solution was dictatorship
  4. Germans need living space (Lebensraum)
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7
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Who did Hitler appoint as the head of the SA?

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Ernst Rohm

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8
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Who did Hitler appoint as head of propaganda?

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Joseph Goebbels

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9
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What did AJP Taylor describe the Wall St Crash as?

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“The wind in Hitler’s sails”

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10
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Who recruited Hitler to power?

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Hindenburg

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11
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Which year did the Nazis fail to get majority vote?

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1932

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12
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Who was Von Papen?

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Chancellor

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13
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What were Hindenburg and Von Papen using to make laws?

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Article 48

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14
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What did Hindenburg and Papen offer Hitler in 1932?

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Vice chancellor

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15
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What was Hitler’s response to Hindenburg and Papen’s offer in 1932?

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He refused and demanded to be chancellor

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16
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Why did Hindenburg and Papen give Hitler the offer of Chancellor?

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They believed they could control him

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17
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When was Hitler made chancellor?

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30th January 1933

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18
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When was the Reichstag fire?

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27th February 1933

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19
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Who was found at the scene of the fire?

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Dutch communist, Marinus Van der Lubbe

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20
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What was the Dutch communist found with?

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Matches and fire lighting materials

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21
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“This is a communist crime against the government” Who screamed this statement outside the scene?

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Goebells

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22
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Why was the Reichstag fire significant?

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Hitler used it as an excuse to smash communism

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23
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After the fire, what did Hindenburg give to Hitler?

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Permission to use article 48 to issue an emergency law on restricting communications about political matters

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24
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What did the Reichstag fire later have an influence on?

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The 1933 General elections

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25
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What two tactics does Hitler use to get into power during the 1933 general elections?

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Fear and intimidation

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26
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What did they do to political opponents during the election?

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The SA murdered and imprisoned opponents

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27
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When was the enabling act passed/

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24th March 1933

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28
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What was the enabling law? (4 marks)

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A law voted on by the Reichstag (more than half the majority were Nazis) (1 mark)
It allowed Hitler to make laws without consulting the Reichstag (1 mark)
It gave Hitler complete plenary power (1 mark)
It was the complete collapse of Weimar government since they no longer had any input in laws made (1 mark)

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29
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When were trade unions banned?

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May 1933

30
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What were trade unions replaced with?

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The German workers front

31
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What was banned in the German Workers front?

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Striking

32
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When were all political parties banned?

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July 1933

33
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What happened to previous party leaders?

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Imprisoned and sent to concentration camps

34
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What was the form used to send opponents to concentration camps?

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Form D-11

35
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What was the significance of Hitler banning all political parties?

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He has totally destroyed democracy and legally nobody can get rid of Hitler.

36
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What was the secret state police called?

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The Gestapo

37
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When did the army swear an oath of loyalty to Hitler?

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1934

38
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When was the night of the Long Knives

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30th June 1934

39
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How many members did the SA have by 1934?

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Over 3 Million

40
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Who was the leader of the SA

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Ernst Rohm

41
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What did Hitler think of Ernst Rohm?

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He thought he was a potential rivalry

42
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What did Rohm want the SA to do?

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Take over the army

43
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Which two people encouraged the night of the long knives and why?

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Himmler and Goerring because they were enemies of Ernst Rohm

44
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Why was the night of the long knives significant?

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Hitler is not afraid to kill his own friends
Shows ruthless dictatorship
Shows he’s not afraid to use violence

45
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When did Hindenburg die?

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August 1934

46
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When does Hitler change his position to Fuhrer?

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August 1934

47
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Who was head of the SS?

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Heinrich Himmler

48
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What did all recruits need to be in the SS?

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Purely aryan

49
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What was the main job of the Gestapo?

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Tapped into telephones and reported anti-nazi people.

50
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When and where did the book burnings take place?

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1933 in Berlin

51
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Why were the book burnings significant?

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They prevented Germans from thinking beyond the Nazi message.
It foreshadows what was to come (extreme violence and persecution of the Jews)

52
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What was Hitlers quote about children?

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“Your child belongs to us already2

53
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What group did most girls belong to?

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The BDM

54
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What was the KDF?

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The strength through Joy programme

55
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What was the name of the agreement signed with the pope?

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The concordat

56
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What did the concordat state?

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If Roman Catholics kept out of politics then Nazi’s would leave them alone.

57
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What happened to women employed by the state in Nazi Germany?

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They were sacked

58
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What encouraged couples to marry in Nazi Germany?

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Big loans

59
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What was awarded to mothers for having children?

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Medals

60
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What was to happen to women with diseases?

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They were to be sterilised

61
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What were the three K’s women were supposed to follow?

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Kinder, Kurche and Kuche (Children, church and cooking)

62
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When were the Nuremburg laws passed?

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1936

63
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Give two examples of young people who opposed Hitler?

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The white rose group and The Edelweiss pirates

64
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What did the Nuremburg laws do?

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Deprived Jews of German citizenship

65
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When were Jews forced to change their names to Sarah and Israel?

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1938

66
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What year was Kristallnacht?

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1938

67
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What happened during Kristallnacht?

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Synagogues, businesses and homes destroyed of Jews

68
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What was the cause of Kristallnacht?

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The murder of a German official (Ernst Von Rath) by a Jew in Paris

69
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How many Jews were arrested?

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30,000 Jews

70
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What was the significance of Kristallnacht?

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Anti-semitism can lead to violence

Nobody actively opposes the Nazis

GCSE History - Germany (2 decks)

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