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WWII (Germany)
Modern History yr 12, term 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Authoritarian | Enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom. |
| Blackshirts | Member of the armed squads of Italian Fascists under Mussolini who wore black shirts as part of their uniform. |
| Fascism | A political system based on a very powerful leader, state control, extreme pride of country and race in which political option is not allowed. |
| Ebert-Groener pact | An agreement between President Ebert and Wilhelm Groener that ensured the safety of the new Wiemar Republic in its early days, in return its army would maintain its independence. |
| Kapp Putsch | Led by Wolfgang Kapp, an attempted coup on the 13th of March, 1920, aimed to overthrow the Wiemar Republic and established a right-wing autocratic government in it's place. |
| Diktat - with an example. | Means dictated peace in German. The Treaty of Versailles was thought to be a 'diktat'. |
| The Great Depression | 1929 |
| Führer Principles (Führerprinzip) | Where every leader (Führer, in German) has absolute responsibility in his own area, demands absolute obedience from those below him and answers only to his superiors. |
| Volkisch movement/ideology | Reich supposedly organised into a harmonious hierarchical order. |
| 'Volk Community' | Volk (people, nation, or race). A feeling of superiority of German culture and the idea of a universal mission for the German people. |
| The Nuremburg Laws | Antisemitic and racist laws in Nazi Germany. |
| Define 'censorship' | The prevention or eradication of anything critical being spoken or written about Hitler, the Nazi Party or the State. |
| Who was Joseph Goebbels? | Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda in 1933. |
| Who were the chief organs of repression under the Nazi regime? | The SS, the SA and the Gestapo |
| What was the SS responsible for? | The SS replaced the SA and were responsible for the secret police (the Gestapo) and state security. |
| What happened to all aspects of the German culture? | It had to be cleansed by Jewish, 'non-German' and Pacifist elements |
| What was the main religion in Germany when the Nazi's came to power? How did the Nazi's feel about this religion? | Germany was a Christian nation. Most Nazis detested Christianity and wished to destroy the churches. |
| Did the Nazi's reduce unemployment? | The Nazi's succeeded in reducing unemployment, but wages remained fairly low and work hours increased. |
| What was the aim of the Hitler Youth? | The aim of the Hitler Youth was to create the soldiers of the future. |
| What were the Nazi's view of women? | The Nazi's had a traditional view of women, who were encouraged to remain in the domestic sphere and focus on being mothers. |
| What was the 'Mothers Cross?' | The 'Mothers Cross' was awarded to women who were 'rich in children'. |
| What was the Nazi ideology heavily influenced by? | The Aryan racial supremacy. |
| Who opposed the Nazi regime? | Left-wing groups such as the German Communist Party and the German Socialist Party. Youth groups (such as the Edelweiss Pirates) also engaged in localised violence. |
| Who created the League of Nations? What was it designed to do? | The League of Nations was the brainchild of US President Woodrow Wilson. designed to resolve international disputes, administer world justice and preserve peace. |
Created by:
T Greenfield
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