Quiz Flashcards
Fascism
A form of totalitism that emphasize the national and racial superiority. (Italy-Mussolini)
Nazism
Extreme form of fascism that emphasizes not only national but racial superiority.
Communism
A government that creates a classless society.
Anti-Semitism
Hostility, prejudice and hatred towards members of the Jewish race.
Fasces
Original Sin look for Italian fascism, ancient Roman some overpowered used by the national fascist party of Italy.
Swastika
Nazi party argued that the swastika I was a symbol of the Aryan race. The swastika represented the third Reich. Red = social idea
white = national idea
black = aryan struggle
German workers party (DAP)
A right wing political party founded by Anton Drexler. Hitler join the party in 1919 after freight in World War I.
NSDAP
1920 German workers party is renamed national Socialist German workers party a.k.a. Nazi which is short form for “national socialist”.
Anton Drexler
Original founder of the German workers party (DAP) which is later taken over by Adolf Hitler.
Adolf Hitler
Leader of the Nationalist Socialist German workers party (NSDAP).
The third Reich
The 1000 year Reich
Munich Putsch (Beer Hall Putsch)
Feels not see attempt to overthrow the government (Reichstag) causing Hitler to be imprisoned where he writes “mein kampf”
Reichstag
The German government building.
Schutzstaffel
A.k.a. SS, blackshirts. Hitler’s personal force.
Gestapo
A.k.a. SA, brown shirts. Nazi party force.
Mein kampf
Hitler’s book which is translated into “my struggle”, and was written in prison. The book outlines his racial ideology and vision for Germany.
Reichstag fire
Hitler set fire to the Reichstag and blamed communist to gain power, giving him justification.
Benito Mussolini
Leader of the national fascist party (1922-1943).
Black shirts
Violently suppressed all oppositions (political opponents).
March on Rome
Commences the king through intimidation to appoint him as prime minister.
Rome-Berlin Axis
Hitler and Mussolini made an agreement to respect each other’s area of influence and protect each other.
Stab-in-the-back myth
A believe spread by the Nazis that the German army did not lose World War I but instead betrayed by the homefront who “surrendered”. Specifically, Nazi targeted Jews, are you doing they control the economic factors on the home front and were therefore to blame.
Lebensraum
“Living space”. Hitler’s vision is to create a German empire called “the third Reich”.
Appeasement
A policy of trying to stop aggressive behavior by giving the aggressor what is wanted.