Rise of the Nazi Party Flashcards
What are paramilitary groups?
Military outside government control
What group is the Natzi party?
A right-wing group
What was Nazism built off of?
Nationalism. Anti-communism. Anti-semitism. A belief in the 'stab in the back' myth. And that ethnic Germans were racially superiority.
When did the Nazi party attempt to seize power?
1923 in an uprising called Beer Hall Putsch
What happened after the uprising?
Received short prison sentences (Hitler).
When was Hitler appointed chancellor?
1933
What’s The Third Reich?
A common name for Germany between 1933-1945
Nazism beliefs
The strong survive.
Hated communism and Jewish ideology.
Take land from non-Aryan races.
When was the Night of the Long Knives?
30th June 1934
What is the Night of the Long Knives?
Hitler used paramilitary forces (the SS) to murder 180 leading SA members. Assassinated political enemies.
When was the Holocaust?
1941
When did France fall to German invasion?
1940