Germany 1933-39

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When was Hitler elected?
January 1933
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Who was von Papen?
Centre Party leader who wanted to appoint Hitler as Chancellor to gain his support.
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Who was von Hidenberg?
President of Germany 1925-34 who appointed Hitler Chancellor
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How did von Hindenberg and von Papen want to control Hitler?
By having Hindenberg as President and von Papen as Chancellor they would "make Hitler squeak"
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What happened in the Reichstag fire?
7th February 1933 a Dutch communist burnt down the Reichstag. Probably done by the Nazi's to allow them to remove oppostion
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What was the Enabling Act?
March 1933 it gave Hitler power to make laws without the Reichstag consent- trade unions and political parties were banned
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What was the Night of the Long Knives?
Hitler used the ** to murder leaders of the SA and by doing so gained support of the German army. The power of the SA was eliminated and the ** under Himmler became more powerful
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What was the Fuhrer?
Hitler's title combining the post of Chancellor and President after Hindenberg dies
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Name 4 ways the Nazi's controlled people by force after 1933?
The ** / The Gestapo / The SD/ concentration camps
Now find out who they were
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How did Nazi's control the legal system?
All judges had to join the Nationalist Socialist League for Maintenance of Law- Nazi views were upheld in courts
German Lawyers Front meant lawyer s had to follow Hitler's views
People's Court established for treason with loyal Nazi judges
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What was Nazi policy towards the Church?
In 1933 Hitler signed a Concordat with the Pope, agreeing not to interfere with the Catholic church if the Church stayed out of politics

The Protestant Church became the Reich Church although some resisted
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How did the Nazi's use propaganda?
Under the leadership of Joseph Goebbels- censorship, propaganda posters, radio speeches, rallies and the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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How did the Nazi's control culture and arts?
Aryan views promoted and "degenerate" arts banned- eg jazz music, controlled cinemas, Nazi plays, rebuilding German cities in classical architecture, burning books
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How did the young oppose the Nazi's?
The Edelweiss Pirates and Swing Youth listened to Jazz music and refused to join Hitler Youth
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What were Nazi policies towards women?
Encouraged to stay at home and have a family, cook, church, (Kinder Kirche Kuche), Aryan appearance, encourage women to get married
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How did the Nazi's control education?
Rewrite German history to have a Nazi viewpoint, lessons on eugenics about Jews and inferior races , emphasis on physical education, different lessons for boys and girls
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What Nazi Youth groups were there?
Hitler Youth
German Young People
Young Girls
League of German Maidens
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How did the Nazi's reduce umeployment?
Create job schemes eg building autobahns
Reich Labour Service
Invisible unemployment- Jews not counting in figures or women being dismissed from jobs
Rearmament- getting ready for war
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How did the Nazi's treat minorities?
Nazi's believed anyone who did not fit into their racial views was a burden on society
Jews / Gypsies / disabled / asocials and were all gradually eradicated from society
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What were the Nuremberg Laws?
In 1935 Jews could not longer be citizens of Germany and marriage between Jews and non-Jews was banned
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What was Kristallnact?
In November 1938 there was a wave of violence against Jews- "night of the broken glass"- temples and synagogues destroyed by the SA. Jews were forced in ghettos
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