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HISTORY - GERMANY IN TRANSITION > HISTORY UNIT 5 - ECONOMIC SOCIAL AND RACIAL POLICIES > Flashcards

HISTORY UNIT 5 - ECONOMIC SOCIAL AND RACIAL POLICIES Flashcards

1
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What were Hitler’s three aims in terms of the economy ?

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  • re-arm
  • reduce unemployment
  • turn Germany into an autarky
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What was Germany set to be ready for with Gorings four-year plan ?

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War in 1940

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3
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What year was Gorings 4 year plan introduced ?

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1936

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4
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What was the RAD

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National Labour Service corps

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5
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Men between what age had to serve in the RAD ?

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18 to 25

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6
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How long did man have to serve in the RAD ?

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6 months

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7
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What the main features of the RAD ?

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Manual labour, lived in camps , wore uniforms and carried out military drills

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8
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What did the public works program do ?

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  • kick started the cycle of prosperity
  • Men were employed to build hospitals, schools and houses
  • they built 7,000 km of autobahn
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9
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What is the acronym for the German labour front ?

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DAF

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10
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What was Hitler’s opinion of trade unions ?

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He viewed them as breeding grounds for communism

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11
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When were trade unions banned ?

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May 1933

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12
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What did the DAF have control over ?

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Regulated work hours and pay

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13
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What was the KDF ?

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Strength through Joy

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14
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Who invented the KDF and in what year ?

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Robert Ley , 1934

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What did the KDF do ?

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  • improve the leisure time of loyal workers
  • Control free time
  • Offered activities like cruises, sports, concerts etc.
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16
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What did the beauty of work program do ?

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Improve working conditions by building canteens and sporting facilities

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17
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What were the unemployment figures between 1933 and 1939 ?

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6 million unemployed in 1933 to 350,000 in 1939

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18
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How were the unemployment figures inaccurate ?

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There was lots of invisible unemployment
- Jews and women forced out of their jobs were not included.
- Those sent concentration camps did not feature on the statistics.
- Figures included part-time employment

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How did the treatment of women differ from the Weimar Republic ?

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During Weimar women had made substantial progress towards equality
The Nazis however had very traditional views and reversed many changes.

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20
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What were the three Ks ?

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Kinder
Kirche
Kuche

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21
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Describe the lebensborn program ?

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In order to boost the population women were encouraged to donate a baby to the Führer, by becoming pregnant by an SS officer.

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22
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What law gave couples loans ?

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The law for the encouragement of marriage 1933

23
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Under what circumstance were loans allowed to be kept ?

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a quarter of the loan was kept for every child born

24
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What award was given to mothers with large families ?

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The motherhood Cross

25
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How much of a school timetable was devoted to physical education?

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15%

26
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What did the boys curriculum have an emphasis on ?

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Military training

27
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What did the girls curriculum have an emphasis on ?

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Skills required in the home

28
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In order to be a teacher what did teachers have to do under the Nazi regime ?

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A hats to belong to the Nazi teachers League and swear I an oath of loyalty to Hitler

29
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What happened to the lessons taught ?

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Every subject was taught from a Nazi point of view
- Biology taught eugenics
- History of Germany’s military glory and of the evils of communism
- Geography Germany and her hostile neighbours

30
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What became a standard textbook ?

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Mein Kampf

31
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What year did the Hitler Youth become compulsory ?

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1939

32
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How many members did the Hitler Youth have in 1939?

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7m

33
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What were boys taught in the Hitler Youth ?

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Boys instructed in military skills like map reading shooting and camping

34
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Why may the Hitler Youth have been appealing for young boys ?

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It offered scout-like activities as well as a sense if camarederie

35
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How did Hitler deal with the Catholic Church ?

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  • In 1933 he signed a concordat with the Pope agreeing to leave each other alone.
  • This deal was quickly broken as priests were sent concentration camps and Catholic schools abolished.
36
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Why did Hitler oppose religion ?

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Hitler was oppose dto religion as the Church was loyal to the pope and God over him.
The church taught values opposite to that of the Nazis
He couldnt control the curriculum in Catholic schools

37
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What was the German Faith movement ?

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It was set up as an attempt to break the hold of the church however few joined.

38
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What happened to the Protestant church ?

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The Protestant church became the Reich church and was led by Ludwig Muller.

39
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What changes occurred to the church as it became the Reich church ?

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  • Mein Kampf becamethe Bible
  • The swastika replaced the cross
40
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Who was opposed to the Reich church ?

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Niemöller - He founded the Confessional Church

41
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What was the Nazis initial stance on Jews ?

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They were encourage to leave the country.

42
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What are the figures on Jewish immigration ?

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1933 - 550,000 Jews in Germany
1939 - 280,000 had fled Germany

43
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What two things happened regarding Jews in April 1933 ?

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  • The boycotting of Jewish stores
  • Jews removed from the civil service
44
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What were the two clauses of the Nuremberg laws ?

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  • ’ Reich Law for Citizenship’ - Jews were stripped of their German citizenship
  • ‘Law for the protection of German blood and honour’ - Prevented the marriage between Jews and Germans
45
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When were the Nuremberg laws passed ?

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September 1935

46
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What year would Jews issued with identity cards ?

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1938

47
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Context of Kristallnacht

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A Polish Jew angry with the treatment of his parents in Germany went to the German embassy in Paris and shot an officer.
Goebbels used this as an opportunity to fuel hatred for the Jews.

48
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What date was Kristallnacht ?

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9-10 November 1938

49
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How many synagogues were burnt?

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400

50
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How many Jewish businesses were destroyed ?

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7500

51
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How many Jewish people were arrested and sent to concentration camps ?

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30,000

52
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How many Jewish people were killed on Kristallnacht ?

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100

53
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What were the consequences of Kristallnacht ?

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  • Jews were blamed for the attack and fined one billion Reichmarks for the damage.
  • Hitler used it as an opportunity to up his anti-Semitic policies
  • Jewish children banned from attended schools
  • Jewish people could no longer employ peopke to their businesses.
54
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What year would Jews forced into ghettos?

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1939

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