Living under Nazi Rule, Germany at war Flashcards
Summarise the events of the Munich Conference
Mussolini, Daladier and Hitler meet. The Germans are allowed to annex the germans speaking Sudetenland but are not allowed to attempt to invade Czechoslovakia.- September 29 1938
What did Chamberlain and Hitler agree after the Munich Conference?
They sign a peace a treaty
What happened shortly after the signing of the peace treaty?
Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia in march 1939
Explain what Hitler introduces in 1935 and the effects were
Hitler introduces compulsory military service in 1935 and invades the Rhineland in 1936, with 30,000 troops
What was the reaction of Austria after Germany invaded?
They welcomed them with open arms
Summarise the war economy
- Followed by the invasion of Poland in September 1939, Hitler introduces a war economy, by 1941 55% of the German workforce was employed to help the war cause
- The efficiency of the war economy wasn’t great until Albert Speer was appointed as minister of Armaments and war production and he increased the efficiency of the war economy
What were the impacts of the war on germany?
- Rationing
- Food Shortages
- Woman began to shift to help boost production in factories
- In spring of 1940, the RAF began bombing campaigns in Germany
- Many people were evacuated
Summarise the July 1944 Bomb Plot
The July 1944 bomb plot was led by Colonel Claus Graf von Stauffenberg who disagreed with the policy towards Jews and so wanted to remove Hitler. They tried to use the reserve army to remove the SS and the Gestapo and the plan was to bring a case full of explosives during a meeting and escape before it exploded. The bomb detonated but was stopped by a heavy table leg.
Summarise Total war
In 1943, Germany moved to total war. The Nazis faced their first major defeat against the Russians and soGoebbels said that they needed to move to a total war. This meant that women were finally mobilised, anything that didn’t contribute to the war was removed, shortages became worse and an increase in propaganda. The air raids had destroyed many German cities.
Summarise the events leading up to Hitlers suicide and the nazis surrender
In 1944, Germany was very desperate. Paris was liberated, the Nazis began to fall. The war effort was increased, putting more soldiers on the factories and many more such as closed theatres and more propaganda. The Volkssturm was the German troops aged 16 to 60 who weren’t in military service yet to defend Germany against advancing Russian and Allied troops.
In 1945, the British and American and Soviets made rapid progress. On the 30th April 1945, Hitler took his own life, knowing the end was near. The infrastructure of the company began to fall apart and there were severe food shortages. The bombings were particularly bad in the last year of the war. The Third Reich had shrunk to Berlin alone and they finally surrendered on 2nd May.
