Germany 1919-1991

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  • Created on: 24-05-13 15:03
abdicated
left/quit
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armistice
ceasefire/ stop fighting
2 of 37
constitution
set of rules by which a country is run
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demilitarised
not allowed armed forces
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censorship
when the government control what people can/ cannot know
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coalition government
a government made up of more than one party
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cold war
war between USA and Soviet Union which stopped shortly after fighting
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concentration camp
a Nazi prison where people worked and starved to death
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concodat
agreement between Nazi's and Catholic Church
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cultural
to do with customs and tradition
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democracy
a political system in which people vote for the government
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denazified
when nazi ideas/ cultures are stopped or reversed
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dictatorship
a political system in which one person runs the country, and no one votes
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domino effect
communism from one country to another
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economic
to do with money
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economy
money situation of a country
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extermination camp
a nazi death camp where jews were killed
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final solution
the killing of 6 million jews by the nazis in WW1
18 of 37
gestapo
nazi secret police
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government
people who run the country
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holocaust
the nazi genocide of the jews
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kaiser
Germany's king before WW1
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overthrow
get rid of the government with violence means
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policy
the government's political position on something
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hyperinflation
when money becomes worthless
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political
to do with power and rights
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propaganda
advertising
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proportional representation
voting system used by the weimar republic
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prosperity
wealth
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reichstag
german parliment
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repairations
money to be paid by another country
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rule by decree
rule alone, as a dictator
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self-sufficiency
when a country does not have to rely on another country for goods
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total war
when all aspects of a country re geared towards war
34 of 37
trade union
a group that stands up for workers rights
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Weimar Republic
political system of Germany 1918-1933
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unemployed
people without jobs
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Card 2

Front

ceasefire/ stop fighting

Back

armistice

Card 3

Front

set of rules by which a country is run

Back

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Card 4

Front

not allowed armed forces

Back

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Card 5

Front

when the government control what people can/ cannot know

Back

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