Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
History
GERMANY: Nazi Germany 1933-1939 (Section 4)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what 3 ways were Hitler's powers as Chancellor initially limited? | 1. There were limits on his law-making powers 2. Hindenburg kept all presidential powers 3. His cabinet of 12 only had 2 Nazis |
| When was the Reichstag Fire? | February 27th, 1933 |
| Who reportedly started the Reichstag Fire? | Marinus Van der Lubbe |
| True or false, Van der Lubbe was a Nazi | False, he was a communist |
| What decree was passed after the Reichstag Fire? What did it do? | The Decree for the Protection of the People and State. It gave police power to search homes and imprison whoever they arrested without trial |
| How many communist leaders were arrested after the Reichstag Fire? | 4,000 |
| What did Hitler call after the Reichstag Fire? | An election |
| What did Hitler claim the Reichstag Fire was? | Proof of serious communist threat |
| When was the election called for by Hitler after the Reichstag Fire? | March, 1933 |
| What was the Enabling Act? | An act that meant Hitler could make laws and sign treaties without consulting the Reichstag |
| How did Hitler gain the 2/3 majority in the Reichstag that would allow him to change the German constitution? | He banned the communist party and won support from the Nationalist Party and Centre Party |
| Why did the Nationalist Party agree to the Enabling Act? | Many of their beliefs were similar to those of the Nazis |
| Why did the Centre Party agree to the Enabling Act? | Hitler promised to protect the Catholic Church |
| Name the 3 main measures Hitler took once in power to remove opposition | 1. Abolished state parliaments 2. Arrested leaders of trade unions 3. Created law banning all political parties other than the Nazis |
| When did Hitler abolish state parliaments? | January, 1934 |
| When did Hitler ban all political parties other than the Nazis? | July, 1933 |
| Name 2 reasons why Hitler decide to reduce the power of the SA | 1. Ernst Röhm was a potential rival to Hitler's power + a homosexual 2. SA members had frequent drunken fights with each other, which was losing the Nazis support |
| When was the Night of the Long Knives? | June 30th, 1934 |
| Who was arrested in the Night of the Long Knives? | SA officers, Ernst Röhm and old enemies such as von Schleicher |
| What was Hitler's excuse for the Night of the Long Knives? | That he was defending Germany against a plot led by Röhm |
| When did Hitler become the "Führer"? | August, 1934 |
| What year was the first concentration camp made? | 1933 |
| How were women rewarded for being 'good Nazis'? | They were given medals for the amount of children they had |
| Who did Hitler use to make Germany a police state? | The Gestapo and the SS |
| How were trials made unfair in Nazi Germany? | There were no juries and judges were expected to support the Nazis |
| In 1936, the SS and Gestapo were brought together under whose command? | Heinrich Himmler |
| What 2 things were the SS responsible for in Hitler's police state? | 1. Arresting political prisoners 2. Running concentration camps |
| What were the 4 main forms of Nazi terror in Germany? | 1. The SS 2. The Gestapo 3. Concentration camps 4. Informers |
| Who was put in charge of Nazi Propaganda in 1933? | Joseph Goebbels |
| How did Nazis censor newspapers? | Papers that opposed Nazis were shut down |
| How did Nazis censor radio? | Radios couldn't pick up on foreign broadcasts |
| How did Nazis censor literature? | A list of unacceptable literature was made. Students often gathered to burn these books all at once |
| How did Nazis censor art? | Art that encouraged Nazi values, including Aryan Germans was encouraged, whilst other art forms such as jazz were banned |
| What was Goebbels' belief about propaganda? | It should be subtle, people shouldn't realise they are being manipulated |
| Why did Hitler believe it was important to indoctrinate young people with Nazi beliefs? | Young people were the future and their minds were open to being controlled |
| What new subject did Hitler introduce to school curriculum? | Race Studies - where students studied how Aryans were superior to other races |
| What lesson received more attention under Nazi rule? | PE |
| Why was there an emphasis on PE? | To prepare boys to become soldiers and girls to become mothers |
| When did it become compulsory to be part of some form of Nazi youth group? | 1936 |
| How many people were members of Hitler Youth groups by 1939? | 8 million |
| Name 3 ways in which the Nazis supported having large families | 1. Young couples were given loans to help start a family if the woman gave up work 2. Medals were awarded to women with lots of kids 3. Women were trained in household skills |
| Why did rules on women not working have to be relaxed? | There was a need for more workers with more men joining the army |
| What were women expected to wear in Nazi Germany? | Traditional dress and no make-up |
| What was signed between Hitler and the Catholic Church? | The Concordant |
| What did the concordant agree? | The church would not involve itself in political affairs if the Nazis let the church have freedom of worship |
| What was the Nazi reaction like to the Catholic Church criticising the Nazis? | Hitler banned the Catholic League (youth group) and cut state funding to the church |
| What happened to Catholic priests who spoke against the Nazis? | They were arrested and sometimes sent to concentration camps |
| What was the name of the organisation that Hitler made to represent all of the Protestant Church? | The Reich Church |
| Who was made Bishop of the Reich Church? | Ludwig Müller |
| Who set up the confessional church? | Martin Niemoller and Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
| What percentage of Germans claimed to believe in God in 1939? | 5% |
| In what 3 ways did Hitler limit the role churches played in German society? | 1. Introduction of Hitler Youth 2. Banning of church schools 3. Propaganda against the churches |
| From when were Jews sent to concentration camps? | 1936 |
| When was marriage between black people and Aryans banned? | 1935 |
| When did Hitler organise a boycott of Jewish businesses? | April 1933 |
| When were the Nuremburg Laws introduced? | September 1935 |
| What 2 things did the Nuremburg Laws mean? | 1. Jews and Aryans could not marry 2. Jews couldn't vote in elections or have a German passport |
| When did the Nazis ban emigration? | 1941 |
| When was Kristallnacht? | 9-10th November, 1938 |
| How many Jewish-owned shops were destroyed in Kristallnacht? | 800 |
| How many Jews were killed/arrested during Kristallnacht? | 91/30,000 |
| What did the Nazis do upon realising much of the destroyed property in Kristallnacht was rented out by Germans? | Fined the Jewish community 1 billion reichsmarks |
| Who introduced the New Plan? | Hjalmar Schact |
| What was the New Plan? | A plan designed to reduce imports and reduce unemployment |
| The Nazis wanted to reach a state of total self-sufficiency called what? | Autarky |
| Name 3 ways in which the Nazis reduced unemployment | 1. Army was limited to 100,000 by TOV but Hitler made army of 900,000 2. They paid private companies to create jobs 3. Olympic Stadium in Berlin and motorways began construction, creating construction jobs |
| Between 1933 and 1939, how much did the Nazis reduce unemployment? | From 6 million to 500,000 |
| Name 2 reasons why the Nazi's unemployment statistics weren't entirely accurate | 1. Women and Jews didn't count in the statistics 2. People on temporary work were put down as fully employed |
| What organisation replaced Trade Unions in Nazi Germany? | The German Labour Front (DAF) |
| The DAF wanted people to work harder without a pay rise, so in what 2 other ways did they improve lives? | 'Strength Through Joy' and 'Beauty of Labour' |
| What was 'Strength Through Joy'? | A scheme to reward hard working workers with tickets to the theatre, cruises and holidays |
| What was the 'Beauty of Labour'? | A part of the DAF responsible for improving working conditions by building canteens and leisure centres at work facilities |
Created by:
JoeMather
Popular History sets