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nazis Flashcards

1
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reichstag fire- date, perpetrator

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27 feb 1933, van der lubbe (dutch communist)

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2
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fire decree

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‘decree for the protection of the people and the state’

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3
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what were trade unions replaced with?

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daf- headed by robert ley

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4
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night of the long knives- deaths

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~200

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5
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when did hindenburg die?

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aug 1934

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6
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propaganda film example

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‘the eternal jew’, compared jewish people to rats, utilised the ‘hoarding wealth’ stereotype

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how many visitors per day did the ‘eternal jew’ exhibition attract, where was it held?

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5,000, german museum in munich

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8
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terror in the court system example

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judges being instructed to distribute harsh sentences

removal of any judge who didn’t comply with nazi wishes

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9
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no of gestapo agents

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20k

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10
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how much did schleicher invest in public work schemes?

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1 billion marks

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11
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proportion of products being imported at the start of the war

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1/3

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12
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by how much did unemployment drop 1933-39?

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5.56 million

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13
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how many men did the voluntary labour service employ?

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500k

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14
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1933-37- drop in women in employment

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6%

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15
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how many political opponents had been placed in camps by 1939?

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21k

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16
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when did real wages rise abobe 1928 levels?

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1938

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17
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problems with the daf

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couldn’t strike, also wanted to represent the employer- quite literally was the opposite of the trade unions it replaced

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18
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subsidiaries of the daf

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beauty of labour- attempted to improve working conditions- campaigned for better work hygiene/ventilation etc
kdf (strength through joy)- gave workers subsidised holidays, discounted concerts etc

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19
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unemployment in 1935

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2 million

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20
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by how much did government spending rise 1933-36?

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70%

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21
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examples of bilateral trade agreements

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25 countries, inc many in south america

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22
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interest rate on mefo bills

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4%

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23
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by how much did schacht increase production?

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over 50%

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24
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average vs desired number of children per marriage

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2 vs 4

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25
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pay rises for big business owners

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up to 70%

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26
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nuremburg race laws- date and examples

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sept 1935, ‘reich citizenship act’ ‘law for the protection of german blood and honour’

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27
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no of men sterilised

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350k

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28
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date enabling act passed

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23 mar 1933

29
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establishment of 1 party state- name and month

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the law against the establishment of parties, july 1933

30
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no of times cabinet met in 1933 and 36

31
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how many pastors supported the confessional church?

32
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how many joined the german faith movement?

33
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increase in car industry

34
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increase in state spending under the new plan

35
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no of women still in the workforce by 1939

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7.1 million

36
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hitler youth membership 1933 vs 36

37
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what was the reich entailed farm law?

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prevented the establishment of large scale farms

38
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how many jewish people had left germany by 1939?

39
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what did communist international call the nazis in 1935?

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‘common enemy’

40
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when was thalmann imprisoned?

41
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resistance group that helped jews to safety

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red orchestra

42
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youth opposition examples

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schink (him and 12 other eidelweiss pirates hung in 1944)

hand and sophie scholl- white rose- both hung in 1943

43
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letter the pope sent out in 1937

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‘with burning concern’- hitler siezed 12 presses and removed every copy he could find following this

44
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examples of intellectual opposition

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wegner- arrested

gerlich- arrested, killed in notlk

45
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non-compliance of workers

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calling in sick, damaging machinery, working slowly to delay project completion

46
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litten (opposition)

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lawyer who represented opponents of nazism
proved that hitler had encouraged sa violence in a 1931 trial
killed himself in 1938 after 5 years of interrogation

47
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what was the reichsbanner?

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group by members of moderate parties (spd, zentrum, ddp) that wanted to maintain democracy
also disliked kpd so no unity

48
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reichsbanner members

49
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galen- sermons

50
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tons of buna produced in 1938

51
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38-42 increase in iron

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900 tons

still less than target

52
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38-42 increase in oil

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4 mil gallons

still under half of target

53
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unemployment by the time war broke out

54
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lebensraum births

55
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no of gays arrested

56
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name of the company that controlled radios

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reich radio company

57
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names of things that controlled media

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editor’s law 1933- papers
reich chamber of literature
‘weekly review’ had to be at all film showings

58
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proportion of pastors that supported the confessional church

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7 of 17k, or just over 1/3

59
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banned religioussy things

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closure of church schools
crosses replaced w swastikas
banning of nativities

60
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name of the public work scheme thing

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reich labour service

61
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ban on women from work and education- specific

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no married women in professional jobs
girls entering higher ed limited 1934
girls couldnt take latin so couldnt go to uni

62
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how many women went back to work between 1937 and 9

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1.4 million

63
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how many adolf hitler schools were established

64
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board that made teachers be reliable

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national socialist teachers league

65
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ex of race laws

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started w ‘restoration of the professional civil service’ in 1933
nuremberg race laws 1935
closure and sale of jewish businesses 1938

66
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jews sent to concentration camps after kristallnacht

67
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no of gypsies deported in 1939

68
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what did nazis do wrong w farmers

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price controls so no benefit from food shortages

reich entailed farm law

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