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Nazi G (1933-45) Flashcards

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on the __________, Hitler is made ______

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  • on the 30th of Jan 1933, Hitler is made chancellor
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in the ____ _____ election, Nazis got their best result, __%, gaining majority in the Reichstag

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  • in the March 1933 election, Nazis got their best result, 44%, gaining majority in the Reichstag
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the Enabling Act was passed in ____ _____

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  • the Enabling Act was passed in March 1933
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what was the Enabling Act

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  • gave Hitler the power to pass laws without consultation from the Reichstag or President
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in ___ _____, a law was formed which…

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  • in July 1933, a law was formed which banned all remaining political parties + prevented new ones forming
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on ___ __ _____, The Night of Long Knives took place

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  • on June 29-30th 1934, The Night of Long Knives took place
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what happened on The Night of Long Knives

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  • several hundred political and SA leaders were arrested and executed by Nazis
  • e.g. General von Schleicher (ex-chancellor)
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Hindenburg died in ____ ____

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  • Hindenburg died in August 1934
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in _____ ____, the German army took ‘The ___ ____’ which swore loyalty to Hitler + the Nazi regime

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  • in August 1934, the German army took ‘The Army Oath’ which swore loyalty to Hitler + the Nazi regime
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The Nazis were against the division of Germany into _____
They wanted a _____ state, with a _____ administration

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  • The Nazis were against the division of Germany into 18 Lander
  • They wanted a centralized state, with a centralized administration
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there was mass unemployment - approx _ million unemployed in ____

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  • there was mass unemployment - approx 8 million unemployed in 1933
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Which 3 actions did the Nazis take against unemployment

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  • creating jobs
  • RAD (Reich Labour Service; set up schemes for the unemployed)
  • road-building labour schemes
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who was Hjalmar Schacht’s replacement

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  • in 1936
  • Hermann Goering
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the Nazi’s road building schemes had _____ employees between _____

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  • the Nazi’s road building schemes had 84,000 employees between 1933-35
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what did the Reich Food Estate (RNS) do

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  • regulated food production + distribution of farm produce
  • had set prices & farmers wages
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Nazis gave aid to ____ _______ and created a singular trade union; ___ (____ ____ _____)

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  • Nazis gave aid to small businesses and created a singular trade union; DAF (German Labour Front)
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Unemployed: 1930 - __%
1936 - __%

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  • Unemployed: 1930 - 14%
    1936 - 7.4%
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____: German farmers provided __% of farm produce. ____: provided __%

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  • 1928: German farmers provided 68% of farm produce. 1934: provided 80%
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In ____, some retail stores made __% less than they had in ____

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  • In 1934, some retail stores made 80% less than they had in 1929
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What did the Nazis promise in their election campaign?

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  • immediate economic recovery/ ‘work and bread’
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Over _____ ‘undesirable’ children died under the __ campaign

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  • Over 700,000 ‘undesirable’ children died under the T4 campaign
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after ___ ___ was put in charge of the economy in ____, _____ production increased by __%,

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  • after Alpert Speer was put in charge of the economy in 1942, ammunition production increased by 97%,
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After ____, morale in Germany became increasingly _____________

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After 1942, morale in Germany became increasingly low

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  • ___ ____: Mass ____ of _____ books written by non-German authors/ promoting non-Nazi ideas
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  • May 1933: Mass burning of 25,000 books written by non-German authors/ promoting non-Nazi ideas
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What was the strength through joy movement

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  • trips to the theatre, the opera and to art galleries and museums which promoted acceptable culture
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Einstatzgrupen was…

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  • the SS Units responsible for rounding up & murdering Jews in Eastern Europe
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what was Hitler’s ‘Final Solution’

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  • The term used by the Nazis to describe the extermination of Jews from 1941
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at the ______ Conference in ____ the _____ _____ was agreed

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  • at the Wannsee Conference in 1942 the final solution was agreed
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Germany’s air force increased from ___ (1939) to ____ (1941) whist Britain’s had trebled in the same period (to _____)

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  • Germany’s air force increased from 8,000 (1939) to 10,000 (1941) whist Britain’s had trebled in the same period (to 21,000)
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______ left-wing enemies of the Nazis were imprisoned during _____

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  • 150,000 left-wing enemies of the Nazis were imprisoned during 1933-45
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______ _______ men were imprisoned in concentration camps

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  • 15,000 homosexual men were imprisoned in concentration camps
32
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what was The Law for the Protection of German Blood & Honour

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  • forbid marriage between Jews & Germans
33
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what + when was the The Reich Citizenship Law

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  • 1935
  • said Jews are no longer German Citizens
34
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at The ____ Conference ___ ___, world leaders refused to accept _____ refugees

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  • at The Evian Conference July 1938, world leaders refused to accept Jewish refugees
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_______ ____: all ___ in occupied _____ have to wear a yellow star

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  • November 1939: all Jews in occupied Poland have to wear a yellow star
36
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when was + what happened at Kristallnacht

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  • November 9th 1938
  • a Govt permitted attack on Jews in Germany + Austria
  • Jewish property was looted, vandalised + burned
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between ______, _ million Jews are murdered

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  • between 1942-44, 6 million Jews are murdered
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By ____, __% of teachers had joined the National Socialist Teachers League, as it was impossible to get a job if you werent a member

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  • By 1937, 95% of teachers had joined the National Socialist Teachers League, as it was impossible to get a job if you werent a member
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what subjects did boys + girls learn in education

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  • Girls: modern languages or home economics
  • Boys: science, modern languages or classics → prep for university
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_____ children were forced out of German schools to attend _____ ____ (abolished ____)

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  • Jewish children were forced out of German schools to attend Jewish schools (abolished 1942)
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____: __% of German young people were members of the ____ _____

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  • 1939: 90% of German young people were members of the Hitler Youth
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____: __% of German homes had a radio

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  • 1939: 70% of German homes had a radio
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____: __% of the population agreed with remilitarisation of the Rhineland

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  • 1936: 99% of the population agreed with remilitarisation of the Rhineland
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Party ______ rose from ______ in ____ to _ million in ____

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  • Party membership rose from 850,000 in 1933 to 5 million in 1940
45
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Give 2 examples of organisations Nazis set up to involve women in politics

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  • National Socialist Women’s League
  • German Women’s Enterprise
46
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Describe a significant change in a right of women in Nazi Germany

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  • Women’s right to vote was taken away
47
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_____: birth-control organisations which produced and distributed contraceptives were ______

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  • 1933: birth-control organisations which produced and distributed contraceptives were banned
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____: women who conceived + raised children were awarded the ‘_____ _____’ for …

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  • 1938: women who conceived + raised children were awarded the ‘Mother’s Cross’ for having contributed to the strength of the German nation
49
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what was the motto for women in Nazi G to follow

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  • Kinder, Küche, Kirche (Children, Kitchen, Church)
50
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define active ressitance

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  • acts intending to overthrow the Nazi regime - e.g. assassinating Hitler
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define protest

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  • acts not designed to end Nazism, or replace Hitler, but to reform/ alter it
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when did H abolish all other political parties expect the NSDAP

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  • July 1933
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define non-conformity

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  • subtle acts with no clear motive -e.g. telling an anti-Nazi joke
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What was the most famous e.g. of resistance to the Nazi regime during the war

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  • The July 1944 Stauffenberg bomb plot: plan by Stauffenberg to assassinate Hitler
  • failed
55
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What was the Red Orchestra

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  • 1938-42: was a spy network that successfully permeated the government and military
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workers opposed the Nazi regime through…

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  • 400 wildcat strikes between 1935-6
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the ______ _____ was a __ youth group who resisted the Nazis

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  • the Edelweiss Pirates was a w/c youth group who resisted the Nazis
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  • ____: the SS numbered _______, in ____: it numbered ______
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  • 1933: the SS numbered 52,000, in 1939: it numbered 250,000
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about ______ concentration camps were made between ____-__

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  • about 20,000 concentration camps were made between 1933-45
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outline the principle of ‘volksegmeinschaft’

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  • advocated the ‘people’s community’
  • Germans were expected to work together + make sacrifices for the greater good of the nation
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when Speer was put in charge of the economy in ____, ________ production increased by __%

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  • when Speer was put in charge of the economy in 1942, ammunition production increased by 97%
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____: ___% of young people members of Hitler Youth

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  • 1939: 90% of young people members of Hitler Youth
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  • _____: ___% of teachers were a part of the …
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  • 1937: 95% of teachers were a part of the Nationalist Socialist Teachers League

History - Germany key facts (4 decks)

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