Germany Key Words

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  • Created on: 07-05-17 23:47
ALLIES
Countries that have signed an agreement to support each other, in WWI this was Britain, France and the USA.
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KAISER
The Emperor.
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DEMOCRACY
Where the people choose the government and opposing views are tolerated.
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THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC
A republic is a country without a hereditary ruler such as a king, this is the new government met in a town called Weimar.
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CONSTITUTION
The rules that decide how a country is governed.
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SOVIET
A revolutionary council of workers.
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DICTATORSHIP
A one-party state, governed by an absolute ruler, the opposite of a democracy.
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COLONIES
Countries or areas of land occupied and ruled by another country.
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REPARATIONS
Compensation for the damage caused by WW1, demanded by the victorious allies from Germany on the grounds that Germany held full war blame.
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REICHSTAG
The German Parliament.
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PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
The number of representatives from a given party is determined by the share or proportion of votes that party gains nationally.
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CHANCELLOR
Similar to the Prime Minister in Britain, rules the country day to day.
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PUTSCH
A sudden armed uprising, a political revolt.
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THE RUHR
An important industrial area of Germany where there were lots of raw materials such as coal.
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HYPER-INFLATION
Inflation is when prices increase, so more money is needed to pay for the same things, hyperinflation is when this gets out of control.
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ARYAN
Nazi term for a white European, blond-haired, blue-eyed and physically fit.
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Schutzstaffel (protection squad): Originally the private bodyguard for Hitler, later on the Nazi's main instrument for inflicting terror.
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VOLK
The people, specifically the German people.
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INDOCTRINATION
Teaching people to accept ideas without question.
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ANTI-SEMITIC
Prejudiced views held against the Jews
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The Emperor.

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KAISER

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Where the people choose the government and opposing views are tolerated.

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Card 4

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A republic is a country without a hereditary ruler such as a king, this is the new government met in a town called Weimar.

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Card 5

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The rules that decide how a country is governed.

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