Living Under Nazi Rule Flashcards
What period does ‘Living Under Nazi Rule’ cover?
1933-1945
What event occurred on 22/2 1933 that involved a Dutch communist?
Reichstag Fire
What law was passed in March 1933 that allowed the Nazis to consolidate power?
‘Enabling Law’
What significant event happened on 30/6 1934?
‘Night of the Long Knives’
What was the first concentration camp established by the Nazis?
Dachau
What term represents the Nazi ideology of ‘living space’?
Lebensraum
What were the two phases of the Final Solution?
- Einsatzgruppen
- Extermination camps
What was the purpose of the ‘German Labour Front’ (DAF)?
To control workers
What were the Nuremberg Laws?
Laws that revoked citizenship for Jews and banned mixed marriages
What is the meaning of ‘arbeit macht frei’?
‘work sets you free’
What did the term ‘Fuhrer’ refer to in Nazi Germany?
Leader or supreme leader
What was the role of the Gestapo?
Secret police to investigate and arrest political enemies
What was Kristallnacht?
Night of broken glass - 10/11/38
What was the goal of the Hitler Youth?
To educate youth in the spirit of National Socialism
Fill in the blank: The Nazi plan to exterminate all European Jews during WWII is called the _______.
Final Solution
What was the Concordat with the Catholic Church?
An agreement with the Catholic Church to limit conflicts
What was the role of Albert Speer during the Nazi regime?
Minister of Armaments
What is meant by the term ‘Gleichschaltung’?
Coordination of society with Nazi ideas
Who was Reinhard Heydrich?
Head of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and key figure in the Holocaust
What was ‘Strength through Joy’ (KDF)?
A program to organize workers’ leisure time
What did the term ‘Volkssturm’ refer to?
A national militia formed towards the end of WWII
Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?
Groups opposing the Nazis, often youth resistance groups
What was the impact of the Second World War on German people?
Food shortages and introduction of rationing
Who was Cardinal Galen?
Bishop of Munster who opposed Nazi euthanasia campaigns
What was the significance of the Army Bomb Plot?
Failed assassination attempt on Hitler on 6th July 1944
What does the slogan ‘ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer’ mean?
‘one People, one Empire, one Leader’
Who was Joseph Goebbels?
Nazi propaganda chief
What did the term ‘Uber/untermenschen’ signify?
‘super-humans’ and ‘sub-humans’ in Nazi ideology
What were extermination camps built for?
To murder Jews in the Final Solution
What was the role of Hermann Goering?
Head of the Luftwaffe and key Nazi leader
What did the term ‘kinder, kuche, kirche’ refer to?
‘children, kitchen, church’ - Nazi ideology on women’s roles
Who was Sophie Scholl?
Leader of the White Rose resistance group
What does the term ‘Total War’ refer to?
Unrestricted warfare where normal rules do not apply
When was the Reichstag fire
22nf February 1933
