Nazi Germany Flashcards
What is the Nazi party?
National Socialist German Workers’ Party
Far-right political party
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Head of the Nazi party
Charismatic speaker
Nationally known figure
Jailed for treason in 1923
Who is Herrman Goring?
Helped party run smoothly
Second in Power
Controlled Prussian police
Formed the Gestapo
Who is Rudolph Hess?
Third in Power
Deputy Leader
Made sure everyone followed Nazi restrictions and ideology
Who is Joseph Goebbels?
Leader of Nazi Propaganda Highly educated Middle class Used simple slogans Deeply anti-Semitic
Who is Ernst Rohm?
Leader of the SA
Increased strength
Intimidated voters
Physically attacked communists
Who is Heinrich Himmler?
Led the SS
Ran concentration camps
Who is Wilhem Frick?
Minister of the Interior
Long standing member
Helped shape the party’s racial policy
When did Hitler come to power?
1933
What was Nazi Ideology?
Ideas and beliefs that came from the Nazi party?
What did the Nazi’s believe in?
End unemployment Destroy Versailles Brot und Arbeit Anti-Communism Anti-Semitism Social Darwinism Lebensraum Nationalism Strong Government
What is unemployment?
Having no job
Hitler promised to provide jobs for thousands of Germans who had become unemployed as a result of the great depression
He wanted to create state-financed public works
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Peace agreement made after WW1
Hitler said he would break the hated treaty of Versailles and make Germany great again
Hitler wanted to recreate Germany’s military strength and take back land that had been given away
What is Brot und Arbeit?
Bread and Work
Hitler promised everyone Bread and Work under the Nazi’s
This would bring an end to suffering caused by the great depression
What is Anti-Communism?
Hitler hated Communists
He blamed them for causing many of German problems
Hitler promised to put an end to Communist threats
What is Anti-Semitism?
Hatred of the Jews
Hitler believed Jews were sub human (Untermenschen) and were responsible for many of Germany’s problems
Hitler promised to deal with the Jews in Germany
What is Social Darwinism?
Hitler believed that Germans were the best race in the world - the Aryans
The ideal Aryan was tall, blonde and blue eyes
Hitler promised to protect and promote aryans
What is Lebensraum?
Hitler believed that Germany needed to expand.
The land to the east of Germany was identified as land that should really belong to Germany
Hitler Promised to get it
What is a strong government?
The Weimar government had been weak and unable to solve Germany’s problems.
Hitler promised a strong and stable government that would make decisions for the good of all
What is Nationalism?
Hitler promoted the idea that Germans were the best race.
He promised that Germany would be run by other Germans without the influence of foreigners
What is the Munich Putsch?
Hitler tries to take control of the government
He fails and gets sentenced to 5 years in prison but got released after 9 months
He writes Mein Kampf in prison
When was the Reichstag fire?
February 1933
What was the Reichstag fire?
the Reichstag building, which was home to the German Parliament, was burned down
Who was blamed for the Reichstag fire?
Van de Lubbe and the Communists
How did the Nazi’s use the Reichstag fire to their advantage?
He imprisoned communists
Helped the Nazi’s win votes
When was the Enabling Act?
24th March 1933
What was the Enabling Act?
The Reichstag passed the law to ‘remedy the distress of people’
It stated that freedom of speech, press and protests are banned
Police could arrest without trial
Prussian radio stations were banned
What does Gleichschaltung mean?
Coming together to make everything Nazi
What are the Gleichschaltung events?
Book burning Civil Service Act Jewish Boycott Opening of Dachau Banning Trade Unions
What is the Book Burning?
April 1933
Organised by youth
Public burning of ungerman books
34 cities took part
What is the Civil Service Act?
April 1933
Banned Jews and other political opponents
You couldn’t be a lawyer if you were non-aryan
What is the Jewish Boycott?
Targeting Jewish businesses and professionals
Star of David was used to symbolize Jews
Anti-Semitic Slogans
What is the Opening of Dachau?
March 1933
Opening of concentration camps
41,500 were murdered
For political prisoners
What is Banning Trade Unions?
Nazi’s didn’t like their power
May 1933
Was taken over by SA
What is the SA?
Brownshirts and used for Hitler’s army
What is the SS?
Blackshirts and used for Hitler’s personal security
