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Nazi Germany
Keywords and definitions for Nazi Germany
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Appeasement | British and French policy of giving in to Hitler's demands to avoid going to war. |
| Anschluss | Union between Germany and Austria, forbidden in the Treaty of Versailles. |
| Antisemitism | Anti-Jewish behaviour. |
| Aryan | Hitler's perceived German master race . |
| Brownshirts | SA, Nazi supporters, led by Rohm. |
| Concentration Camps | Prison camps initially for political prisoners, eventually where Jews would be sent during the Holocaust. |
| Condor Legion | Unit of the Luftwaffe sent to assist Franco in Spanish Civil War |
| Enabling Act | Enabled Hitler to rule by decree |
| Final Solution | Hitler's plan to exterminate Jews in Concentration camps. |
| Gestapo | Hitler's secret police. |
| Gross Deutschland | Hitler's policy to unite all German speakers. |
| Hitler youth | Youth association for Nazi boys. |
| Holocaust | Systematic murder of Jews carried out by Nazis in WWII. |
| Kristallnacht | Night of vandalism and violence against Jewish property. |
| Lebensraum | Living Space, Hitler's plan to expand eastward through Poland and Russia. |
| Luftwaffe | German air-force. |
| Mein Kampf | My Struggle, the name of Hitler's autobiography. |
| Munich Putsch | Early failed attempt of Nazi party to stage an uprising. |
| Night of the Long Knives | Night when Hitler had Rohm and SA leaders murdered. |
| Nuremberg Laws | Anti Jewish laws, took away Jewish citizenship, banned Jews from certain jobs. |
| Nuremberg Rallies | Massive festivals of marching and speeches celebrating Nazism. |
| Pact of Steel | Military alliance between Hitler and Mussolini. |
| Propaganda | Using the media to influence public opinion in support of or against a particular idea. |
| Reichstag | German parliament. |
| Rome Berlin Axis | Early agreement between Hitler and Mussolini |
| SS | Hitler's bodyguard, black-shirts. |
| Swastika | Nazi symbol, worn on uniforms and displayed everywhere on flags and banners. |
| Third Reich | Third Empire, name Hitler used for Germany under his rule. |
| Treaty of Versailles | Treaty signed between Germany and the victorious countries after WWI. |
| Fuhrer | The leader, the title Hitler used after the death of President Hindenberg to amalgamate the roles of Chancellor and President. |
| Nazi-Soviet Pact | ten year non-agression Agreement between Hitler and Stalin, also incuded plans to divide Poland between them. |
| Maginot Line | Series of defensive forts built by the French to defend their border from German attack. |