Test 1 Flashcards

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The National Community

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a racially homogenous state; bringing in everyone who should belong to the state

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Judenpolitik

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a series of policies that were developed from 1933 on; all based on a Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy

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Semitic languages/people

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a group of people who speak the same language

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Religious Anti-Semitism

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Greeks and Romans practiced polytheistic religions, Jews were considered disloyal

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Temple of Jerusalem

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burned by the Romans, but the Jews were eventually blamed

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St. Augustine

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reiterated that the Jews were responsible for Jesus’ death, the Jews were no longer the chosen people

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The Blood Libel

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accusation that Jews ritually sacrificed Christian children at Passover

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Fourth Lateran Council

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Canon 68 sought to eliminate sexual relations between Jews and Christians; Jews were made to wear a pointed hat or circular badge

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9
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Martin Luther

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vilified the Jews after they wouldn’t convert to Christianity

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10
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Racial Anti-Semitism

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appeared during the Englightenment

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Karl Linnaeus

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created the first system to include man with all other organisms; four races: Europeans, Asians, Africans, and Americans

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Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

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believed all people were of one species, but a hierarchy of perfection; Caucasian, African and Asian, American and Maylay

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Aryan/Indo-European Languages

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study of these languages led to their cultures being studied then compared to each other

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Christian Lassen

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labeled the Semitic people as having a separate culture and race from Aryans

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Ernst Renan

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described Semites as an incomplete race incapable of comprehending civilization, lacking courage, selfish, and intolerant

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Joseph Arthur de Gobineau

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asserted the superiority of the white race and that Aryans represented the apex of civilization

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Houston Stewart Chamberlain

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claimed that Aryans were responsible for everything positive in Europe

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Wilhelm Marr

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argued that over the past millennium, Jews had gained control of Germany

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Edouard Drumont

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argued that Jews were the primary cause of misfortune in France

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Dreyfus Affair

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Jewish soldier wrongfully convicted of espionage on shoddy evidence

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Alexander III

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came to power because his father was assassinated; popular sentiment blamed the Jews

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22
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Pogroms

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violent attacks against the Jews encouraged by the police and government

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Weimar Republic

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had to define Germany; one common theme was that the people were its core

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24
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The Small German Solution

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unified all lands excluding Austria

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The Large German Solution

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unified all lands including Austria

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26
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National self-determination

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group of people with shared commonalities have the right to be unified in one nation

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27
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Volk

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term used by German nationalist; means people

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28
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Volkisch Movement

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grew in response to the new Republican government

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National Socialist German Workers’ Party

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founded by Anton Drexler; Hitler was ordered to keep an eye on the party and later joined

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30
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Anton Drexler

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founded the Nazi Party

31
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German National People’s Party

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wanted to see the restoration of the monarchy; Alfred Hugenberg

32
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Alfred Hugenberg

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associated with the German National People’s Party; had a film and newpaper empire

33
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Young German Order

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combatted Bolshevism and promoted the renewal of a German nation without Jews; Artur Mahraun

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Artur Mahraun

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started the Young German Order; anti-Semitic but also anti-violence

35
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Beer Hall Putsch

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wanted to emulate the action of Mussolini in Italy; Nazis were met with the police who ended the march

36
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Mein Kampf

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Hitler made his radical Anti-Semitism very clear

37
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SA

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paramilitary arm of the party; banned after the putsch

38
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SS

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personally dedicated to Hitler, not the party; once ban lifted on the SA, it was placed under control of it

39
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Thuringia

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a tradition of indigenous Volkisch movements; Nazis had early success in this region

40
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Propaganda

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all good propaganda is based on truth; called for concrete measures against the Jews

41
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Alfred Rosenberg

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was put in charge of the Nazi party while Hitler was in prison

42
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German-Austrian Alpine Club

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a tourist and leisure organization; several branches of this club banned Jewish members

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Protestant and Catholic Churches

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both reinforced religious anti-Semitism; gave anti-Semitism legitimacy

44
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Boycotts

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called on people to not shop in Jewish businesses

45
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Catholic Center Party

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Hitler decided to work with this party, but the anti-Semitism would have to be toned down

46
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Socialist and Communist Parties

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would have made sense to team up, but there were unreconcilable differences

47
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Paul von Hindenburg

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disliked Hitler and refused to appoint Hitler as chancellor; was eventually convinced because he was assured Hitler would have no power

48
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Enabling Act

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once passsed, there was no reason for the Nazi party to restrain from violence

49
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Article 48

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allowed the president to take emergency powers

50
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Nationwide Boycott of April 1933

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was a failure because most people were indifferent

51
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Law for the Reestablishment of a Professional Civil Service

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paved the way for more laws to cater to the needs of the party

52
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Reich Ministry for the Public Enlightenment and Propaganda

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responsible for coordinating all aspects of culture

53
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Joseph Goebbels

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responsible for all party propaganda

54
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National Socialist German Student’s Association

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branches in most universities; coordinated the Action Against the unGerman Spirit

55
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Action Against the UnGerman Spirit

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created lists of unGerman authors and sponsored Nazi party leaders to speak on campuses

56
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The 12 Theses

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drafted these to purify the German language and literature

57
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Book burning

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coordinated by university students to take place across the country

58
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Law for the Prevention of Hereditary Diseases

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was not uncommon at the time; laws were in effect aroudn the world; led to sterilization of 400K people

59
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Concentration Camps

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the idea was not novel; Cuba, South Africa, WWI

60
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Munich

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was an ideal location for the first CC because: 1) promity to the party 2) Himmler had police command over the region 3) an abandoned munitions factory was available

61
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Protective Custody

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passed after the burning of the parliament building; gave the police to arrest anyone without a trial

62
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Hilmar Wackerle

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SS officer and commandant of Dachau; his acts of violence were objected to by party leaders

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Theodor Eicke

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SS officer and commandant of Dachau; laid down guide lines for management, guard duties, etc?

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Arbeit Macht Frei

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“work makes one free”

65
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Altenmuhr

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no German-Jewish problems before the Nazis came to power; in just a few short months, there were problems; the Jewish burial

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Gunzenhausen

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tense German-jewish relatiosn before the Nazis came to power; Palm Sunday, a Jewish couple was arrested and their son was beat up; incited a riot

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Hamburg

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local party leaders wanted to create a Jewish business directory; Chamber of Commerce declined; party leaders took their own route

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The Central Association of German Citizens of Jewish Faith

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felt that it could help the Jews contribute to German society

69
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The Zionist Organization

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believed it was impossible for German-Jewish symbiosis; wanted Jews to move to Palestine

70
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National Agency of Jews

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umbrella organization for all other agencies

71
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Difficult Emigration

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many German and U.S. laws made it nearly impossible to emigrate

72
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Rhineland Bastards

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term used to classify the children born of African soldiers occupying the Rhineland after WWI

73
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Ernst Rohm

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executed on the Night of the Long Knives

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Night of the Long Knives

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a series of political murders carried out by the Nazi party