THE FOUR D'S Flashcards
What were the four D’s?
- De-Nazification.
- De-centralisation.
- Democratisation.
- Demilitarisation.
What was the idea of Denazification?
All vestiges of Nazism had to be destroyed, major Nazi war criminals faced trial in Nuremberg.
What were the Nuremberg Trials?
Twelve trials involving a hundred defendants from 1945 to 1949.
What was the first of the Nuremberg Trials? What date?
20th Nov 1945.
Prosecution of 21 major Nazi war criminals.
What organisation acted as the ‘judge’?
The International Military Tribunal (IMT).
What were the four accounts defendants were charged on in the Nuremberg Trials?
- Conspiracy to wage aggressive war.
- Crimes against peace.
- War crimes.
- Crimes against humanity.
What was the symbolism behind holding the trials at Nuremberg?
Nuremberg was the city of the annual Nazi Party rallies, regarded as the spiritual home of Nazism.
How many were found guilty on the 1st October?
Eighteen found guilt on one or more counts and three not guilty.
What did Goering do?
Escaped his fate by taking a cyanide pill.
Give an example of an individual who was executed.
Frick.
Why did the German people question the legitimacy of the trials?
As they felt verdicts were reached on questionable evidence.
What did so clearly establishing the guilt allow the remaining population to do?
Rid themselves of any feelings of collective guilt.
Where is there evidence of Germany being demilitarised?
When Germany surrendered, its army had been disbanded, and as there was no German government, it was unable to have an independent military force.
What was introduced in line with democratisation?
Introduction of representative and elective principles of government.
How was Germany decentralised?
9 lander were created in the Western zones.
5 lander created in the Soviet zone.
