Weekly Review 3 Flashcards
When was ‘The Night of the Long Knives’?
30 June 1934
How many people were arrested and murdered by the SA after the Night of the Long Knives?
Several hundred
Which prominent figures were arrested and murdered on the Night of the Long Knives?
Rohm and Von Schleicher
What was the Marburg Speech?
Given at the University of Marburg by Von Papen, criticised the SA and other aspects of Nazism
How many laws did the Reichstag pass from 1934 to 1945?
7
When was the Civil Service purged of Jews and opponents?
1933
What ministry did Hitler set up and prefer to the foreign ministry?
Bureau Rippentrop
What new ministry was set up with Joseph Goebbels in charge?
Reich Propaganda Ministry
What was the principle of Volksgemeinschaft?
German nation working together as a racially united body under Nazi government
What was the policy of Führerprinzip?
Hierarchy which Nazi state operated under, each level had a clear leader
What was Wilhelm Frick’s role?
Minister of the Interior, ran regional and local government
When was the Law for the Reconstruction of the Reich?
30 January 1934
What was the Law for the Reconstruction of the Reich?
Terminated the Laender
When was the Gestapo set up?
26 April 1933
Who ran the Gestapo?
Goering
What happened to the Gestapo in 1936?
Taken over by the SS but still run as separate groups
What were concentration camps initially?
Run by Gestapo, opponents could be held indefinitely without trial
What was the change in numbers of SS personnel?
rose from 240,000 in 1939 to over 1 million in 1944
How many ‘military districts’ were formed?
13
What was the Volkssturm?
Home Guard
Who was appointed high commander of the armed forces?
Wilhelm Keitel
What was the Ministerial Council for the Defence of the Reich?
Co-ordinate domestic affairs to support the war effort
When was the Ministerial Council for the Defence of the Reich set up?
30 August 1939
Who was a part of the Ministerial Council for the Defence of the Reich?
Chaired by Goering, members: Frick, Funk, Keitel, Hess and Lammers
What was Walther Funk’s role?
Minister of the Economy
What was Rudolf Hess’ role?
deputy Fuehrer
What was Hans Lammers’ role?
Secretary
When was the Ministerial Council for the Defence of the Reich disbanded?
November 1939
Who was the ‘Group of Three’?
Frick, Funk and Keitel
What was Lebensraum?
Land taken from other countries to provide Germany with resources
Who was in charge of clearing out undesirables from the Lebensraum?
SS
What happened to Polish leaders?
Shot
What did Hitler declare all Poles to be?
Untrustworthy, only used for hard labour
Who was in charge of running the new Lebensraum?
11 new Reichsgau
What happened to Southern Poland?
Treated as a colony, used as a dumping ground
How many Germans moved to Warthegau (Western Poland)?
Over half a million
How many Poles were deported East to make room?
Over half a million
What power did the Gauleiters gain in 1942?
Control of all civil defence measures
When was the Decree for the Implementation of Total War Mobilisation?
August 1944
What was the Decree for the Implementation of Total War Mobilisation?
Gave the Gauleiters control over local bureaucracy and local businesses
When did Germany invade the USSR?
22 June 1941
What age did Germany conscript boys from in 1944?
16
When did the USA join WW2?
December 1941
When did Hitler commit suicide?
30 April 1945
When did Goebbels commit suicide?
1 May 1945 (day after Hitler)
