Nazi Germany Flashcards
What does Gleichschaltung mean?
Nazi term for the process by which the regime successfully established a system of totalitarian control and coordinator over all aspects of society
How was the Nazi Party organised?
- Focused on showing order to the public
- SA did public book burnings and became hated by the army
- Army devoted an oath to Hitler, which was taken seriously by troops
- Re-armed the army
- Appeared to be organised but was chaotic
- Five private offices (Fought each other- mainly over the mail)
How was the Youth affected at the start of Nazi Germany?
- Youth Groups
- Aplerbeck- children’s hospice that killed disabled children through lethal injection- Eugenics (Perfect race)
How were the Jews treated under Nazi Germany?
- Boycotted Jewish shops for a day
- SA attacked Jews on the streets
- Burned books by Jewish authors
- Demolished a synagogue
- Used as scapegoats
- Many left Germany for safety
- Those who remained in Germany fell victim to the Gestapo
- Night of Broken Glass;
- 1000 Synagogues were destroyed
- 800 lost their lives
What was Hitler like as a dictator?
- He was a lazy leader
- Decisions were secured by other people
- Created a complex system by making people fight for his approval
What was the Hitler myth?
A carefully cultivated image which much evidence suggests was widely believed. He was portrayed in several ways
How did the Hitler myth gain credence?
- It satisfied people’s emotional need for strong government
- It reinforced a German tradition of authoritarian leadership
- It developed from the long- established Fuhrer principle in the Nazi Party
- It was sustained by Hitler’s successes after 1933
- It was enhanced by propaganda
What were the effects of the Hitler myth?
Contributed to Hitler’s personal popularity. By late 1930s an estimated 90% of Germans admired him
Who were the Government and Party officials for Foreign policy, Police, Economy and Labour?
Government Official Foreign: Ribbentrop Police Himmler Economy: Goring Labour: Seldte
Party Official: Foreign: Von Neurath Police: Frick Economy: Schacht Labour: Ley
When is Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany?
January 1933
When is the Reichstag Fire?
February 1933
What multiple things happen in March 1933?
Enabling Act and the establishment of camps, Schacht
appointed to the Reichsbank, Ministry of Propaganda and Popular Enlightenment established under Goebbels
When is the Boycott of Jewish shops?
April 1933
When is the German Labour Front (DAF) created?
May 1933
When is a one party state established and the Concordat?
July 1933
When is Control of education taken away from the Lander?
May 1934
When is the Confessional Church established?
1934
When is Night of the Long Knives?
June 1934
What three things happen in August 1934?
Death of Hindenberg, army oath of loyalty & Hitler
becomes the Fuhrer.
When was The New Plan introduced?
September 1934
When was the Nuremberg Race Laws and Lebensborn introduced?
September 1935
When was the Berlin Olympics?
1936
When was Himmler appointed chief of the German police?
June 1936
When was Goring’s Four Year Plan introduced?
October 1936
