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Unit 1 Flashcards

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Rudolf Hess

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Secretary that recorded Mein Kampf

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Herman Goering

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WWI flying ace, head of German Air Force and S. A.

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Alfred Rosenberg

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Nazi party ideologist

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Joseph Goebbles

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Propaganda and newspaper

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Ernest Rohm

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leader of Nazi Party

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Cult of 16

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16 men who were killed during the Munich Beer Hall Putsch and became known as martyrs

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Stab in the back

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myth that Germans were betrayed by Weimar Repubic

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Iron Cross

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awarded to Hitler for is courage in WWI

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Diktat

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dictated peace

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Ruhr Crisis

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Germany is invaded by France which causes hyperinflation and political unrest

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Reichstag

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German parliament

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Weimer Republic

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Germany’s government which is a democracy

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Der Angriff

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the attack, was the Nazi paper

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Mein Kampf

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my struggle, Hitler’s book

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Nuremberg Rallies

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week long prep rallies with pageants,music and parades

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Reparations

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money Germany agreed to pay for the damages that occurred after WWI

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Article 48

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gave president power to ignore the Reichstag and use emergency powers to chose a govt without a democratic majority

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Munich Beer Hall Putsch

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Hitler and Nazis attempted to seize power, but failed, and resulted in Cult of 16

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Fuhrer

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Hitler’s name for himself, means leader

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S. A.

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Storm troopers

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Aryan

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Hitler’s ideal race with blonde hair and blue eyes

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What were the methods that led Hitler to rise in power?

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  • leader
  • message and ideology
  • propaganda
  • force or violence
  • eliminate opposition
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What was one of the flaws with the Weimar Republic?

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-proportional system

23
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What were the punishments from the Treaty of Versailles?

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  • reparations
  • territorial loses
  • war guilt clause
  • military
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What are the significances after the Great Depression?

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  • era of despair
  • Germany needed a leader, lost faith in current
  • middle class is devastated
  • growing in anger part of population
25
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Name some examples of Hitler’s message and ideology

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  • survival of the fittest
  • superiority of the Aryan race
  • Jews and Communists are bad
  • “blood and soil”
  • “stab in the back”
  • authoritarian govt is best
  • extreme nationalism
  • anti-Marxist, and anti-Semitism
  • overturn Treaty of Versailles
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What made the Nazi Propaganda so appealing to people?

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  • colors
  • black and white on color
  • S.A. uniform, discipline, organization, strength, dedication
  • speech abilities
  • simple, short, repetitive message because people are stupid
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Why was Hitler so appealing to people?

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  • iron cross 2x
  • propaganda
  • speech making ability
  • could see through you
  • he had all the answers
  • gave Germans hope
  • Germans thought they could control him

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