Rise of Nazi Power Flashcards
what is anti-semitism
hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious or ethnic group
what is the Aryan
Imagined race of German people that the Nazis tried to promote(blonde hair, blue eyes, pale skin etc)
what is facism
extreme nationalism in interests of an ethnic group or nation
what is the Gestapo
German secret police and enforced Nazi policies
what is inflation
increase of prices and decrease in value of money
what is an orater
skilled public speaker
what is a putsch
violent attempt to overthrow the government
what are the stormtroopers
members of Nazi also known as the “SA” or “Brown shirts”
what is the Weimar Republic
German government existing between 1919 & 1933
what is a democracy(when Germany declared a republic)
all citizens were legally equal and leaders elected through a democratic process
finish the sentence: Many German judges, businessmen, military personal did not support the __ __.
Weimar Republic
the Enabling Act allowed the German chancellor to make laws as quickly as possible, without the approval of parliament. What were the consequences of this?
It caused a weakness in German democracy
There were 3 political movements(parties) in Weimar Germany, name them
the Left wing, Centre wing and Right Wing
were the Right Wings(political movement in Germany) communists, social democrats or Freikorps/national socialists
they were Freikorps/national socialists
Finish the sentence: The creator of communism Karl Marx believed that the __ of the working class by wealthy business owners would lead to a __ and the creation of a equal society
exploitation, revolution
give the year the Soviet Union created
1922
why did many German veterans join paramilitary groups(Freikorps) who provided a sense of purpose and the familiarity of military order
many veterans were unemployed and struggled to integrate back into civilian life
how much did Germany have to pay for the war reparations
$269 billion
what did the French do when the economic conditions worsened in Germany & the government fell behind on its payments to France and what did this show in Germany
they invaded the Ruhr industrial region to take payments from the factories, this showed the weakness of Germany
name 3 positive results that happened when the USA offered Germany financial loans
- improvement in the economy
- less unemployment
- less civil unrest
- new German currency introduced
what started in 1929 when the USA economy crashed
The Great Depression
finish the sentence: many Germans lost faith in democracy and began to look for strong __
leadership
where was Hitler born
Austria
what did Hitler want to become when he was younger when he wanted to study
an artist
finish the sentence: Hitler became an enthusiastic German __ and was exposed to German anti- __.
nationalist, anti-semitism
how did Hitler describe the war
“greatest of all experiences”
what did Hitler believe the German defeat was due to
“stab in the back”
who did Hitler blame for the defeat
politicians, Jews and communists
what party did Hitler attend in 1919
German Worker’s Party in Munich
what was the symbol called that was used for those trying to imagine a Germanic “master race”
The Swastika
what was the race called that the Nazis tried to use to justify their own racist beliefs by imagining different nations as belonging to different “races”
The “aryan” race(which is known to be completely false)
name 3 of Hitler’s ideas when his ideas began to appeal to Germans
- scrap the Treaty of Versailles
- the creation of a “Greater Germany”
- racial citizenship(Jews not allowed to vote)
- promoted a strong central government rather than a democracy
- big businesses should be nationalised
- control of the press
finish the sentence: in 1923, Hitler and the Nazis tried to seize power in the German city of Munich by using the __ __.
paramilitary SA
how long was Hitler sentenced to prison and how long did he serve
sentenced 5 years and served 1 year
what was the book Hitler wrote called
Mein Kampf
what two things did Hitler use to spread public opinion to be elected to power
public speaking and propaganda
name two of Hitler’s promises he used to try win public approval
- strong leadership
- reduce unemployment
- cancel the Treaty of Versailles
- the claim that only the Nazis could stop communists
who was the German president
Paul von Hindenburg
what year did the Nazi win the elections
1932
name the four things that the Nazi suspended after the German parliament was set on fire
freedom of speech, press, assembly and association
finish the sentence: between 1933-1939, the German Jewish population was harassed, stripped of its citizenship before being physically attacked-an event that signaled the beginning of the __.
Holocaust
what year did Hitler openly defied the Treaty of Versailles by sending the German army into the Rhineland
1936
finish the sentence: Nazi Germany annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia before invading Poland starting the __ __ __.
Second word war
