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What is a Marxist?

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a communist

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After WW1, Hitler became an undercover agent whose job was to do what?

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Root out communists in Germany

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In 1919, Hitler was sent to investigate what?

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The German Worker’s Party

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Is communism on the left or right wing?

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left

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Is the German Worker’s Party left or right?

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extreme right wing

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After Hitler was asked to become a member of the German Worker’s party, what kind of future did he see for the it?

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The leading political party in the Reichstag

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What did he rename the group?

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National German Worker’s Party, or Nazi Party

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What made Hitler a natural condidate for leadership?

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his natural charisma and fiery speeches

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what is the party platform?

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political, economic, and social issues of a political party

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Hitler drafted a party platform of 25 points including: (4 points)

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-revoking the treaty of versailles (saw as a crime against germany)
-revoke the civil rights of jews and they were respponsible for the misery in germany
-confiscate any war profits from the allies
-regain land and was lost in the treaty of versailles

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what did hitler see as the the ultimate disgrace of the treaty of versailles?

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The crime of danzig. when poland was created, east prussia was seperate from the rest of germany

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What is Putsch?

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An attempt to overthrow the government

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Hitler sent a rally in Munich Beer Hall and declared revolution, did it succeed?

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No. This signaled to Hitler that he would need to gain control of Germany legally

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What did Hitler do at his trial to cause his popularity to grow?

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He spoke about the Nazi part platform.

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Whitle Hitler was imprisoned, he wrote a book. What did his book talk about?

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-Anti-Semitism (negative jewish statements)
-germans were superior race
-communism was bad democracy

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Why was Hitler so popular?

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Nationalism! Money was worthless in Germany, had to pay reparations, suffered territory loss. He was seen as the solution to Germany’s dimise.

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What is Indoctrination?

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(brain wash) promote anti-semitism within German youth

18
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How was German youth prepared to side with Hitler and the Nazi’s?

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They were trained as soliders, emphasizing physical ability, military and weapons training, assault course circuit, and tactical skills.

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What were the Brownshirts?

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Helped Hitler rise to power by helping eliminate opposition oarties, Threatened to beat up Jews and anti-Nazi voters

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What were the SS?

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Compared to Brownshirts, the SS were far more fiercly loyal to Hitler. Grew to a million members. Helped pure Brownshits, lead by Heinrich Himmler.

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What is Reichstag?

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German Parliament

22
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What was the Enabling Act?

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An act that allowed Hitler and the Nazi Party to pass laws without the approval of the Reichstag. Eliminate political opponents and establish a single-party state. Cretae a legal dictorial state

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What was the Night of the Long Knives?

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Hitler had at least 900 people murdered who were threats to the Nazi power. Killed Brownshits within his own party to ensure he would emerge as the clear leader.

24
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What were Hitler’s dictatorship techniques? (4)

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-Indoctrination
-Force & Terror
-Scapegoating
-Propaganda

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What is scapegoating?

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built up hatred against a real or fake enemy to ensure the citizen’s attention is driven away from the government

26
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what is propaganda?

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psychological manipulation to promote your ideas and persuade others that your side of the story is correct

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What is Lebensraum?

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“living space” territorial expansionist policy followed by Nazi Germany

28
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How did the US, Britain, & France react to Germany breaking the Treaty of Versailles?

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-US abandoned Britain and France. Entering into isolation
-Britain and France suffered from the Great Depression

29
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What is Anshluss?

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“union” referring to the union of Germany and Austria

30
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How did Britain and France react to the union of Austria and Germany?

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They did not take any action

31
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What was Germany’s next move after uniting with Austria?

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Invading Sudentenland and later, Czechoslovakia

32
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What was the Munich Agreement?

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A meeting between Britain, France, Italy, & Germany discussing the fate of Sudentenland. Despite the land belonging to Czechoslovakia, they were not consulted.

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What is the Nazi-Soviet Non-Agression Pact?

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Pact signed between Germany and the Soviet Union a few days before Hitler invaded Poland. A pact of non-agression and safety. Split Poland into both Nazi and Soviet spheres of influence. East Poland would belong to the USSR and West Poland would belong to Germany.

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What is Total War?

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Unrestricted warfare. Weapons, objectives, laws. Country is completely focused on war. war wasn’t limited to battlefields.

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What are the two main components when it comes to total war?

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  1. The entire population is involved one way or another
  2. War effort targets entire enemy population
36
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What is Blitzkrieg?

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“Lightning war” Speed and Surprise

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What was Blitzkrieg based primarily on?

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The schlieffen plan- focused on quick military victory

38
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What was the point of the non-aggression act for Hitler?

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It was to buy time before invading the soviet union.

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After WW1’s end, what was the operation Barbarossa?

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The decisive moment of WWll. Hitler underestimated the Soviet power and over the next year or so, the Eastern front would become a graveyard for Germany’s army. The war ends in 1945 with the victory in Europe on May 5th.

40
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What was the Manhattan Project?

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Gathered intelligence on German nuclear energy production. This was led by the US to produce the first atomic bomb-ultimate form of total war

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Who was Joseph Goebbels?

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Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda. Manipulated and decieved the German population

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