Weimar / Nazi Germany Flashcards
What year did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
1933
Minorities the Nazis persecuted
Jews, Gypsies, Black people
What were the Nuremberg laws?
The Nuremberg Laws were antisemitic and racist laws
When were the Nuremberg laws passed?
15 September 1935
What was the Kristallnacht? Numbers of deaths or people to camps?
Nazis torched and vandalised Jewish synagogues, schools and homes. 100 Jews dies, 30,000 arrested and sent to concentration camps.
Who was appointed Economics Minister in 1937?
Hjalmar Schacht
What is strength through joy?
A German operated leisure organization in Nazi Germany, part of the German Labour Front at the time.
What was the purpose of strength through joy?
It was a Nazi program to foster internal tourism for the working class. Its purpose was to co-opt workers by giving them middle-class vacations and aspirations.
The 10-14 year old Hitler youth group (Girls)?
Young Girls League ( Jungmadel )
The 14-18 year old Hitler youth group (Girls)?
League of German Girls ( Bund Deutscher Madel )
The 6-10 year old Hitler youth group (Boys)?
Little Fellows ( Pimpfe )
The 10-14 year old Hitler youth group (Boys)?
German young people ( Deutsche Jungvolk )
The 14-18 year old Hitler youth group (Boys)?
Hitler Youth ( Hitler Jugend )
What was the purpose of Hitler youth groups?
To Strengthen Germany and the Nazi Party now and for the future - Gain complete support of the youth.
Purpose of “Nuremburg Laws”?
The Nuremberg Laws isolated and excluded Jews (and potentially mixed-race or gypsys) from the rest of German society.
