living in nazi germany Flashcards

1
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how did Hitler establish a dictatorship ?

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The reichstag fire
The enabling act
Gleichschaltung
Peoples court
The night of long knives
The death of president hindenburg

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what was the reichstag fire ?

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The nazis used a fire at the reichstag as an excuse to remove the threat of the communists

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who started the reichstag fire ?

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Marinus Van der Lubbe, a dutch communist was arrested and found guilty of setting the fire

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what was the reichstag fire decree ?

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it claimed to protect Germany from revolution by ending the freedom of the press and removing civil liberties such as the freedom from arrest

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how was the reichstag fire decree passed ?

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Hitler manipulated hindenburg into passing it

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what did the nazis believe about the fire ?

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although Van der Lubbe worked alone they thought it was part of a larger communist revolution

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how did the nazis use the decree to remove communist threat ?

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they arrested more than 4000 communists including 100 reichstag deputies

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what was the enabling act ?

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it gave Hitler the power to pass laws without needing the consent of the reichstag

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what did the enabling act do ?

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it ended German democracy- there were no more elections until 1945

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10
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how did the nazis stop other parties campaigning ?

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They used violence and intimidation

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how were the nazis able to pass the enabling act ?

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they had the majority in the reichstag,
communist deputies were still in prison, the SA surrounded the debating chamber and intimidated other parties

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12
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when was the enabling act ?

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March 1933

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13
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when was the reichstag fire ?

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February 1933

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14
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what does Gleichschaltung mean ?

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bringing germany into line with nazi ideas

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15
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what were the anti-semitic laws ?

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the nazis passed several laws that persecuted German jews including…
banning them from joining sports teams and choirs

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16
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what was book burning ?

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The nazis encouraged students to burn ‘un-german’ nooks written by jews or communist authors
25000 books were burned

17
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what was the ban on trade unions ?

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The Nazis offered trade union leaders a holiday for workers on 1st may in return for loyalty, on 2nd may the nazis banned trade unions and arrested their leaders

18
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what was the ban on other parties ?

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juluy 1933 the nazis banned other political parties creating a one party stake

19
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what did the death of Hindenburg allow Hitler to do ?

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Hitler combined the roles of chancellor and president under the new role called the Fuhrer

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