Y8 Nazis and EU Flashcards
Give two ways the Weimar government in Germany (1920s) was unpopular.
Economic problems such as unemployment and money was worthless, weak government after the king abdicated (gave up the throne), punished for losing the First World War, growth of extreme political parties like the Nazis and the Communists.
Who were the National Socialist German Worker’s Party better known as?
Nazi Party
Did Adolf Hitler start the Nazi Party?
No, it was Anton Drexler.
What was the Munich Putsch in 1923?
Nazi uprising in Munich. Failed and Nazi protesters such as Adolf Hitler were arrested and imprisoned.
Wht is Mein Kampf?
The book that Hitler wrote in prison. It discusses all of the problems in Germany and how Hitler would fix them.
What is a propaganda?
Information presented to persuade or brainwash people. E.g. posters or speeches
Who did the Nazis blame for Germany’s problems in the 1930s?
Allies such as Britain and France, Communists, Jewish Germans, the weak Weimar government.
What were the Nazis ideas about how to fix Germany?
Lebensraum (expand into Poland and Russia), strong government under a dictator, racial purity).
Whe were the Nazis elected to power?
1933
How did Hitler become a dictator?
Banned elections and other political parties.
Give three methods the Nazis used to keep control through force.
Gestapo (secret police) spied, burning books, beatings and arrests, concentration camps, banned all political parties, censorship and no free speech.
Give two examples of how the Nazis used Youth to keep control.
Hitler Youth and German Maidens (girls) brainswashed young Germans about how great the Nazis were, school teachers had to be members of the Nazi party, school lessons were pro Nazi and taught young people to hate German Jews, young people were encouraged to tell on their parents.
Name two aims of the European Union.
protection, shared defence, make Europe stronger in the world, trade, shared laws to make sure all of Europe has similar rights and freedoms.
What is Brexit and when was the vote?
Brexit = British Exit from the EU. The vote was held in June 2016 and 51.9% of the British people who voted, voted to leave the UK. The date to leave was set for March 2019.
