Nazi Germany Flashcards
Name the four groups that made up the Nazi Police state.
- gestapo
- SS
- SA
- army
What was the role of the Gestapo?
Inform on and be informed of enemy’s of the state
How did the Police and courts help the Nazis?
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What was the role of the SS?
Control the police
Who was the Propaganda minister?
Joseph goebells
When were the Berlin Olympics?
1936
How did the Berlin Olympics help the Nazis?
- Promoted the government
- propaganda
- international image of Germany
How did the Nazis take control of the media in Germany?
Harassed and threatened independent newspaper to pout out their own message
Name two ways that the Nazis used to solve unemployment?
- conscription
- public work schemes
How many people were still unemployed in Germany in 1938?
1.81 million
What was the ‘Strength Through Joy’ programme for workers?
State operation leisure organisation in Germany
What was ‘Beauty of Labour’?
Propaganda organisation
What did the Nazis do about trade unions?
Abolished all trade unions other than their own
What was the Reich food estate?
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What happened on Kristallnacht(Night of the Broken Glass)?
Attack on Jewish shops
What were the Nazi policies for education?
- removed religion
- focused on history and sport
hat was the role of women in Nazi Germany?
Kids, church and kitchen
Name three groups who were persecuted in Nazi Germany.
Jews
Homosexuals
Disabled people
Roman gypsies
Explain three reasons why Nazi Germany can be seen as a Totalitarian State.
- Dictatorship
- police state
- no other political parties
In what year did the ‘Final Solution’ begin?
1941-42
Why did the nazis stimulate the economy
- public works
- organising men for work
- militarising labour
How successful was the nazi economic plan?
- lack of plan
- nothing extravagant
- adoption of approaches: autarky, deficit financing, wehrwitzchaft
Why did Hitler succeed in tackling unemployment where the Weimar Republic had failed?
- public works
- expansion of industries
- massive rearmament
- conscription
What impact did the 4 yr plan have on germany?
- shortage of labour
- rise in GNP
- wages- 89% of 1928 level
- rise in industrial output
