history exam flashcards
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define ideology.
a set of beliefs of a group/individual (often political) for example, nazism.
define dictatorship.
a style of rulership over a nation with total power over government, army + people, typically obtained by force.
define anti-semitism.
hostility/prejudice towards jewish people.
define putsch.
(german word) an attempt to take over the government by force.
when and where was adolf hitler born?
1889, in braunau, austria.
what were adolf hitler’s parent’s names?
klara and alois hitler.
when was adolf hitler forced into the austrian army? what happened?
1913 – he was later rejected for being unfit for combat and auxiliary duty. he moved to germany and was accepted into this army instead to fight in world war one.
what happened when adolf hitler was asked to spy on the german worker’s party?
he was so moved by their stance that he become their 54th member of the national socialist german worker’s party, or ‘nazi’.
when did adolf hitler stage a putsch?
november 8th, 1923.
when did adolf hitler write his book, mein kampf?
he wrote mein kampf in 1924 whilst in prison.
in order, what were the 5 key events that pushed adolf hitler into power?
- reichstag fire
- emergency decree
- enabling act
- night of long knives
- death of president hindenburg
remember: remend (R-EM-EN-N-D)
what was the reichstag fire? when did it occur?
the german parliament building (reichstag) burned down overnight due to arson. it occurred on february 27th, 1933.
what was the emergency decree? when did it occur?
adolf hitler convinced president hindenburg of a widespread communist conspiracy and civil rights were quickly suspended (freedom of speech removed, letters + phone calls not private, homes searched without notice). it occurred on february 28th, 1933.
what was the enabling act? when did it occur?
this act allowed the reich government to issue laws without the consent of germany’s parliament, gaining hitler absolute power. it occurred on march 23rd, 1933.
what was the night of long knives? when did it occur?
hitler saw a threat to his leadership and arrested those trying to form a new german army. they were put in jail with no trial, and killed later that night. it occurred on june 30th, 1934.
when was hindenburg’s death?
a month after the night of long knives: september 8th, 1934.
how was adolf hitler’s rise to power aided?
- his willingness to use violence to advance his political objectives
- recruiting party members who shared the same beliefs.
- support of wealthy businessmen whom hitler went out of his way to woo.
how and when did adolf hitler die?
suicide– adolf and his wife took cyanide capsules, as well as adolf shooting himself, on april 30th, 1945.
define suffragette.
a member of an activist women’s organisation in the early 20th century who fought for the right to vote in public elections.
define suffrage.
fighting for the right to vote in political elections, the term applying to both men and women.
define w.s.p.u.
the ‘women’s social and political union’: an all-women suffrage advocacy organisation, founded by emmeline pankhurst in 1903.
define tactic.
an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.
where did the term ‘suffragette’ come from?
a reporter writing in the daily mail used the term suffragette for the w.s.p.u, derived from ‘suffragist’, in order to belittle the women.
what was the w.s.p.u’s motto?
“deeds, not words.”
