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Nazi Germany - The Big Story 1919 to 1934 Flashcards

1
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When was the Nazi party founded?

A

1919

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2
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Who founded the Nazi party?

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Anton Drexler

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3
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Which wing is the nazi party?

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Right wing

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4
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When did Hitler take over leader ship

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1921

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5
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When did the nazis try and takeover by force?

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1923

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6
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The nazis tried to take power by force in the what?

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The Munich Putsch

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7
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How long was the party banned for?

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2 years

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8
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Hitler wrote what in jail?

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Mein kampf

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9
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In what year did the nazis relaunch and decide to take power through democracy

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1925

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10
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What is the SA?

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The nazis own personal army also known as the brown shirts.

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11
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Who was in charge of propaganda?

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Goebbles

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12
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Who was the SS?

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An elite force of soldiers who wore black shirts

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13
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What showed the weinmar government to be failing?

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The wall street crash leading to a great depression

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14
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What did the nazis want to abolish?

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The treaty of Versailles

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15
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What had the treaty of Versailles reduced?

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The German army

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16
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What are 2 things the nazis promised?

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  1. To deal with the depression by offering people food and work
  2. To get more german territory through the policy of lebenstraum
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17
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Why did they want to destroy the communists?

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They were concerned there might be a revolution in Germany

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18
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Who did the nazis believe were racially supreme?

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Aryans

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19
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Who did they believe were racially inferior?

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Jews

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20
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What did the nazis believe jews should not have?

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The same rights or be viewed as citizens.

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21
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In what year did the nazis win the election and Hitler made chancellor?

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1933

22
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What 3 restrictions did the nazis have on his power?

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  1. Communists had a large amount of support
  2. Germany was a democracy
  3. People could rise up
23
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What date did the Reichstag building burn down?

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27th February 1933

24
Q

Who was caught burning the reichstag building?

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A dutch communists called Marius Van der Lubbe

25
Q

What did the nazis say the reichstag fire was?

A

A wider communist plot

26
Q

Hitler used the reichstag fire to persuade president Hindenburg to pass what?

A

The Reichstag Fire Decree

27
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What did the Reichstag Fire Decree restrict?

A

Civil liberties

28
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How many communists were arrested as a result of the reichstag fire decree

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4000 communists and the party was banned

29
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When did nazis win the election and how many seats?

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5 march 1933 they won 288 seats

30
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Who did the nazis join with to get a majority?

A

Nationalists

31
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When was the enabling act passed?

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24 march 1933

32
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What did the Enabling Act do?

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Gave Hitler the power to pass any law without consulting anyone

33
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What does Gleichschaltung mean?

A

Bringing into line, coordination, takeover

34
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2 ways the nazis put people in a state of fear?

A
  1. Book burning

2. Civil Service act

35
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In the first 6 months jews were targeted and persecuted by?

A

Preventing working in legal or medical profession and county wide boycott

36
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Why did the Nazis turn on the trade unions?

A

They were concerned they might try to organise a strike

37
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After what day were the trade union leaders arrested?

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A Day of National Labour

38
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The Nazis set up what to replace the trade union?

A

The Deutsche Labour Front

39
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What was the first party the nazis removed?

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The Social Democrats

40
Q

On 14th July the nazis passed a law to do what?

A

Remove all political parties

41
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Why did Hitler create the People’s court?

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Hitler was frustrated that the courts wouldn’t do his bidding

42
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The People’s court was different in what ways?

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Only nazi approved judges were chosen and the number of death penalties imposed increased

43
Q

The Nazis wanted to reduce the Local Government power by what act?

A

Act for the Reconstruction of the State

44
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Germany was split into how many Gaue?

A

42

45
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Why were the SA a threat?

A

They were being increasingly violent and difficult to control and their leader Rohm was openly talking about taking over.

46
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When and where were the SA arrested?

A

On the 30 June 1934 at a hotel outside Munich

47
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In the night of the long knives the SA and what other opponents were arrested?

A

SA and all conservative opponents.

48
Q

Overall how many people were murdered?

A

85 people including Rohm

49
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3 impacts of the Night of Long Knives?

A
  1. The power of the SA was reduced
  2. Legality of murder as a political tool
  3. The rise of the SS and Himmler
50
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When did Hindenburg die?

A

2 august 1934

51
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What did Hindenburg’s death allow Hitler to do?

A

Combine offices of Chancellor and President. Hitler had total power and took the new title Fuhrer

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