Nazi Germany - Consequences Flashcards
How many Jews died in the Holocaust?
6 million
What is Gleichschaltung?
“Bringing into line” a program to reshape Germany
What was the name and date of the event where members of the Nazi party and other politicians were assassinated?
Night of the Long knives - June 30th 1934
What was the name and date of the event where state sanctioned violence against Jews occurred?
Night of the Broken Glass (Kristallnacht) - 9 Nov - 10 Nov 1938
What was the Four Year plan?
A plan to make Germany economically independent
When was the Hitler Youth established?
1933
When did WW2 begin?
The invasion of Poland - Sep 1939
Who said “I prophesy to you this evil man will plunge our Reich into the abyss and will inflict immeasurable woe on our nation.”?
General Erich Ludendorff
What was the Final solution?
The plan to kill every European Jew through a variety of execution methods - implemented 1941
What 3 things did Hitler do to lower unemployment?
Created work through construction of the Autobahn and rearmament, creation of the labor force and mandatory conscription