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Nazi control & dictatorship 1933 -1939 Flashcards

1
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When was the Reichstag Fire?

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27th February 1933

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What happened in the Reichstag Fire?

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gov building brnt down & blamed on van der Lubbe (communist)
Nazis claimed it was communist plot

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How did the Reichstag Fire help Hitler move closer to a dictatorship?

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Nazi’s prty gnd incrsd spprt due -> cmmnst prty seen as threat & bnnd

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4
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When were the 1933 March Elections? What happened?

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5th March - Nazis used police & SA -> shut down oppstn

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5
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How many Nazi opponents were killed during the 1933 March Election?

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50

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How did the 1933 March Elections allow Hitler to move closer to a dictatorship?

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Hitler csd fear in oppstn = mr pwr ovr ppl as ppl = afrd

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When was The Enabling Act passed?

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24th March

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What was The Enabling Act?

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lw tht gv Hitler pwr wtht gng thrgh Rchstg

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How did the Enabling Act help move Hilter closer to a dictatorship?

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Hitler hd incrsd cntrl ovr as Chncllr, hw Grmny ws rn as cntry

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10
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When were trade unions banned?

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2nd May 1933

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11
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What happened trade unions were banned?

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= tkn ovr & ldrs arrstd
mgd -> Grmn Lbr Front mvmnt (DAF)

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12
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What happened when parties were banned?

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July 1933 - lw pssd bnng ppl frm frmng nw pltcl prts

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How did the banning of trade unions and parties help Hitler move closer to a dictatorship?

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Hitler hd lss oppstn -> deal w & mntn pwr as chncllr

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14
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When was the Night of the Long Knives?

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29th - 30th JUne

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15
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What happened during the Night of the Long Knives?

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Hitler cncrnd incrsd pwr of SA, espclly ldr Ernst Rohm
-> SA ldrs tkn -> Nazi headquarters & sht dead

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16
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How did the Night of the Long Knives help Hitler move closer to a dictatorship?

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incrsd fear in Hitler’s rvls & mr lylty frm army

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17
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When was the Death of Hindenburg?

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2nd August 1933

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18
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What did Hitler do after the Death of Hindenburg?

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md hmslf prsdnt aswll as chcnllr = Fuhrer

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How did the Death of Hindenburg help Hitler move closer to a dictatorship?

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hd ultmt cntrl ovr Grmny as no lngr smn abv hm

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20
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When did the army take an oath of loyalty to Hitler?

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20th August 1934

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21
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How did the oath of loyalty allow Hitler to fully become a dictator?

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Htlr hd incrsd accssblty -> use violence -> flly cntrl ppl

22
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Define totalitarian state.

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systm of gov whch dcttr rqrs all ppl -> cmpltly obey thm

23
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What did the SS do?

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cmttd antismtc hate crms led by Himmler

24
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What methods did the SS use?

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force - slghtd jews

25
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What did the SD do?

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intllgnc usd -> rmve oppstn

26
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What methods did the SD use?

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hgly edctd indvdls eg. lawyers usd -> fnd oppstn

27
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What did law courts do?

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ensrd all orgnstns = cntrlld by Hitler by swrng oath of lylty

28
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What methods did law courts use?

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Hitler cntrlld Reichstag, ddn’t prvd fair trls & cld keep smne in jl for as lng as chsn

29
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What did the Gestapo do?

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scrt ste plce led by Goring & Heydrich = arrstd dsbdnt ctzns

30
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What methods did the Gestapo use?

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pwr -> snd dsbdnt ctzns -> conc camps

31
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By 1939, how many people were under arrest for political crimes?

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160,000

32
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What did concentration camps do?

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pnsh jews, sclsts, cmmnsts, gypsies & gay people etc.

33
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What methods did concentration camps use?

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dehumanisation by harsh lbr & lmtd fd
- also hrsh dscpln, btngs & exctns

34
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What percentage of German families owned a radio by 1939?

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70%

35
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What was the total number if cinema goers in Germany in 1933?

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250 million

36
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How did Hitler use film as a form of propaganda to maintain control over Germany?

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cld prmt idlgs usng pplr frm of media

37
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How many people on average would go to the annual rallies at Nuremberg?

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1 million

38
Q

Why were annual rallies held at Nuremberg?

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advrts pwr of Nazi state

39
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Why was the Church a problem in Nazi Germany?

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Nazi idls oppsd blfs & vls eg. love & forgvnss

40
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How was the Church used and destroyed?

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  • prtstnt blvrs vtd for Hitler
  • chrch used as sme cmmn blfs eg. imprtnt fmly life
  • chrch = dstryd as Hitler cldn’t hv tlt pwr if ppl blvd in God
41
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What did Hitler involving the Catholic Church? What was it? When?

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July 1933 - Concordat w Pope Pius XI - agrng -> stay out of each othrs bsnss

42
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What happened soon after the concordat was signed?

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Hitler brk it & arrstd prsts

43
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Who were the German Christians?

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grp of prtstnts who admrd Hitler

44
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What was the group of protestants called who opposed Hitler? Who were they led by?

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Pastor’s Emergency League - Pastor Niemoller

45
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What eventually happened to Pastor Niemoller?

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snt -> conc cmp

46
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What were swing groups?

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mddle clss yng ppl who tk prt in actvts tht Hitler dslkd eg. lstng -> swng msc

47
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How did swing groups challenge Nazi regime?

A

yth = dsbdnt -> Nazi idls

48
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Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?

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wrkng clss yth grps who lstnd -> swng msc & pntd anti Nazi grfft on wlls

49
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What was the membership of the Hilter Youth by 1939?

A

2000

50
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How did the Edelweiss Pirates challenge the Nazi regime?

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yng ppl = nt cnfrmng -> Nazi idls

GCSE History - Weimar & Nazi Germany (4 decks)

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