Power and Authority Flashcards
What was the name of the constitution that was made in Germany after World War I?
Weimar Constitution
What is dolchstosslegende?
Stab in the back legend
What is the date the Treaty of Versailles was signed?
28 June, 1919
What event took place in November 1923 that was a Nazi failed attempt to seize power?
Munich Beer Hall Putsch
What were the four organs of state terror?
SA, SS, Gestapo and concentration camps
What pact was signed in the early stages of the Weimar Republic to ensure the revolutions were over?
Ebert-Groener Pact
What are the ‘three K’s’? In German and English.
Kinder, Kirche and Kuche (children, church and kitchen)
What does VOLKSGEMEINSCHAFT mean?
The people’s community to which Aryan workers belonged
What is the Night of Long Knives also referred to as?
Operation Hummingbird
Name 3 prominent figures in the Nazi state and their role within the party.
Joseph Goebbels – Propaganda minister
Hermann Goering – Chief of the Luftwaffe
Rudolph Hess – Third in charge
Reinhard Heydrich – Head of the SD
Heinrich Himmler – Head of the SS
Baldur von Schirach – Reich Youth leader
Albert Speer – Armaments Minister
What was the KPD (Communist Party in Germany) originally known as?
Spartacists
What does NSDAP stand for?
Nationalist Socialist German Workers’ Party
Who was the leading political figure in Germany between 1924 and 1929 who brought stability to Germany?
Gustav Stresemann
What was the Enabling Act of 23 March, 1933?
It gave Hitler total power for 4 years
What was the name of the economic policy that Bruning pursued during the Great Depression?
Deflation
What was the age of the Jungfolk and Jungmadel?
10-14 years
What event took place on the 9th of November, 1938?
Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass)
What was Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass)
In two days, over 250 synagogues were burned, over 7,000 Jewish businesses were trashed and looted, dozens of Jewish people were killed, and Jewish cemeteries, hospitals, schools, and homes were looted while police and fire brigades stood by
What was Lebensborn?
A place an unmarried woman could go to meet a racially pure SS man for the purpose of becoming pregnant.
What was signed on 22 May, 1939?
Pact of Steel. Pact between Germany and Italy