Social Studies - Nazi Germany

Question 1

What does reich and reichstag mean

Answer 1

Reich = German Empire
Reichstag = the German Parliament

Question 2

What happened in 1918

Answer 2

Germany lost WW1 Kaiser Wilheim II had to abricate and Germany’s lifestyle turned upside down

Question 3

What is the stab in the back theory

Answer 3

a conspiracy theory blaming groups including Weimar Republic politicians and Jews for losing WW1

Question 4

What is the treaty of versailles

Answer 4

In 1919, Germany was forced to sign the treaty for blame for starting the war

Question 5

What were the impacts of the treaty of versailles

Answer 5

• lost 10% land
• lost all overseas colonies
• lost 12.5% population
• army reduced to 100,000, no air-force and reduced navy
• Germany had to pay 6600 million pounds in reparations in 1921

Question 6

Who is Friedrich Ebert

Answer 6

The leader of Germany after Kaiser Wilheim II was abricated and the Weimar Republic leader

Question 7

What did the Weimar Republic depend on

Answer 7

They depended on the German people to accept the change to the new democratic system. The Weimar Republic frequently faced violence and assasinations.

Question 8

What is the hyperinflation and when did it happen

Answer 8

In 1923, Germany entered a hyperinflation as the new government was trying to rebuild the country and pay its reparations. The country printed money that they didn’t have so the value went down and prices went up.

Question 9

What does hyperinflation mean

Answer 9

rapidly accelerating inflation where prices rise ten or hundred-fold in a single month

Question 10

What were the impacts of the 1923 hyperinflation

Answer 10

• people who lived on savings found the money useless
• workers were simply paid higher and higher wages
• business and trade became impossible which caused unemployment

Question 11

What was the great depression and when did it occur

Answer 11

In 1929, the american stock market crashed. Germany had to pay money borrowed from the US back as a result and Germany’s economy collapsed following

Question 12

What were the NOVEMBER CRIMINALS

Answer 12

A saying Hitler would say blaming Ebert and the Weimar Republic for signing the treaty to ruin the German Nation

Question 13

What were the impacts of the Great Depression

Answer 13

Businesses went bankrupt, unemployment rose to over 6 million by 1932.

Question 14

Who was Hitler

Answer 14

A dictator of Nazi Germany and the leader of the Nazi Party

Question 15

What does henchman mean

Answer 15

a faithful follower or political supporter, especially one prepared to engage in crime or violence by way of service

Question 16

Who were Hitler’s henchmen

Answer 16

• Josef Goebbels
• Hermann Goering
• Rudolf Hess
• Heinrich Himmler
• Ernst Rohm

Question 17

What was the Munich Putsch and when was it

Answer 17

In 1923, the Nazis attempted to seize power in Germany. Hitler hijacked a local government meeting and announced he was taking over the government of Bavaria. 16 Nazi’s were killed by police

Question 18

Who were the Nazi SA (Storm-troopers)

Answer 18

A group that were to help Hitler rise to power and guard Nazi meetings, then eventually become the Nazi Army

Question 19

Who were the Nazi SS (Schutz-staffel)

Answer 19

The private body-guard for Hitler and Nazi leaders then eventually became the main instrument of terror in Nazi Germany

Question 20

What happened in 1933

Answer 20

Hitler became Chancellor

Question 21

What was the Reichstag Fire and when did it happen

Answer 21

In February 1933, the Reichstag had been set on fire and inside they found a dutch communist. The next day Hitler persuaded President Hindenburg to suspend all articles which guaranteed liberty and freedom of speech

Question 22

What was the enabling act

Answer 22

It gave Hitler the power to make laws without the approval of either the Reichstag or the president. The Enabling Act triggered a six month rapid change throughout Germany known as the Nazi revolution

Question 23

What was the night of long knives and when did it happen

Answer 23

In 1934, the night of long knives was the purge of the SA leadership from 30 June to 2 July. 150 were murdered and many were arrested. Hundreds of leaders of the SA were killed by the SS.

Question 24

What happened on 2nd August 1934

Answer 24

President Hindenburg died and within hours Hitler declared himself as Fuhrer

Question 25

How did the Nazi’s control education

Answer 25

The curriculum was changed and the purpose of education was to create a future generation that was blindly loyal to the Nazi’s

Question 26

How did the Nazi’s control youth

Answer 26

They set up a group called Hitler Youth and was compulsory for everyone between 10 and 18. Boys were trained to become brave soldiers and girls were trained how to be a good mother and household chores

Question 27

How did the Nazi’s control the role of women

Answer 27

Nazi’s main purpose for women was to be a mother and to have as many children as possible. Women with the most children were awarded with mother-hood crosses every 12th August.

Question 28

How did the Nazi’s control media

Answer 28

Newspapers, movies, books, art, radio were all controlled by the Nazi’s with Hitler’s speeches broacasted on loudspeakers in public areas/

Question 28

How did the Nazi’s control churches

Answer 28

Hitler created a German Faith movement which was the Nazi’s alternative to Christianity. It involved poganstyle worship and adopted Nazi-style uniforms, salutes and marches

Question 29

How did the Nazi’s control Hitler’s ideal society

Answer 29

Hitler wanted to make Germany strong and powerful again and based his actions on the following ideals

• Aryan race
• Herrenvolk
• Gleichschaltung
• Lebensraum

Question 30

What does aryan race mean

Answer 30

“master race” Hitler wanted Germans to be a strong master race particularly blonde blue-eyed people being the ideal

Question 31

What does Herrenvolk mean

Answer 31

“creating a master race” Aryan people were encouraged to have multiple children to develop the master race

Question 32

What does gleichschaltung mean

Answer 32

a process of nazifying all aspects of German society

Question 33

What does Lebensraum mean

Answer 33

“living space” Hitler wanted more territory and to take over Europe for the aryan race

Question 34

What were the Nuremburg Laws

Answer 34

The Nuremburg laws were racist laws which took away German citizenship from Jews.

Question 35

What did the Nuremburg Laws mean for Jews

Answer 35

Jews were forbidden to marry or have sex with Germans. Propaganda experts bombarded German families with anti-jewish messages
Jews were refused jobs and shops refused to serve them
Jewish children were humiliated and segregated

Question 36

What was Kristallnacht and when did it happen

Answer 36

In November 1938, a young Jew killed a german diplomat. Following this, SS troopers were issued hammers and pickaxes to smash up Jewish shops and workplaces. 91 Jews were murdered and 21000 were sent to concentration camps.

Question 37

What does genocide mean

Answer 37

a deliberate execution of a whole race or nation

Question 37

Where were the death camps built

Answer 37

Chelmno
Treblinka
Sobibor
Najdanek
Belzec
Auschwitz Birkenau

Question 37

What happened when the Nazi’s occupied Poland in 1939

Answer 37

They began segregating Jews into ghettos. By 1941 almost all Jews were in these ghettos in occupied ghettos. Ghettos were shut in by walls, fences or barbed wire.

Question 38

When did the Nazi Germany period end and why

Answer 38

It ended in 1945 with the end of WW2 and defeat of Germany

Question 38

What was Hitler’s final solution

Answer 38

In 1942, the final solution was all the Jews within Germany were to be killed. By 1945, 11 million jews were killed.