Hitler's Rise to Power Flashcards
What was the Backstairs Intrigue
A time when Nazi popularity at the polls was decreasing, Hitler was handed power by political elites who feared a Communist take over and Civil War.
What does the NSDAP stand for
National Socialist German Workers’ Party also known as the Nazi Party
What was the iron cross award
An award, given to soldiers who showed bravery in war
What id the term Volk
A nation of pure, German people
What was the 25 point programme
A political manifesto of the Nazi Party
What was the Volkischer Beobachter
People’s Observer, a Nazi newspaper
What does the term Fuhrerprinzip state
Only one person should run a Party
What was the Swastika
Emblem of the Nazi Party
What was the SA
The SA was a private army of the Nazi Party, commanded by Ernst Rohm
What does Aryan refer to
Pure German people
What does the term Anti Semitism mean
Discrimination and hatred against the Jewish faith
What is Mein Kampf
Hitler’s autobiography
What is a Putsch
An attempt to get power illegally
Who were the Blood Martyrs
16 Nazis who died at the Munich Putsch
What is the Gaue
Local Party Branches
What was the SS
The SS were Hitler’s bodyguards
What was the KPD
German Workers Party
What does the term propaganda mean
The use of influential techniques, to make people think a certain way
Who was Hindenburg
The President of the Republic from 1925 to 1934
Who were the Roter Frontkampferbund
The Communist’s own private army
