GERMANY

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Allies
Countries which have signed an agreement to support each other
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Anti-semitism
Hatred of Jews
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Armistice
Cease-fire agreement
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Aryan
Nazi word for the ideal German race
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Attribution
Information given with a historical source describing who produced it, when, why, ect.
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Constitution
The rules which decide how a country is governed
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Dawes Plan
An agreement between the USA and European countries in 1924, drawn up for the US by Charles Dawes. The plan organised US loans to revive European economies, especially Germany
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Democratic
A system of government in which all adults have the right to vote for the government they want
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Emergency powers
The right of the German President to act outside the normal rules of the constitution in a crisis
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Enabling Law
Passed in 1933, giving Hitler power to act without consulting the Reichstag or the President
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Extremist parties
Groups holding extreme political views. In Germany at this time the Nazis and the Communists were extremist parties seeking to overthrow democracy
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Freikorps
Organisation of armed ex-soldier volunteers
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Fuhrer
The German word for leader. Hitler's title after the death of President Hindenburg in 1934
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German Labour Front (DAF)
An organisation set up by the Nazis to improve the lives of workers
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Hyper-inflation
Inflation is when money decreases in value, so more is needed to pay for the same things. Hyper-inflation is where this gets completely out of hand and prices rise by enormous amounts
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Kaiser
German Emperor (the last Kaiser's rule ended in 1918)
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League of Nations
Set up in 1919 for the promotion of international peace and security. Germany was a member from 1926-1933
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Passive resistance
Opposing government action in non-violent ways, refusing to cooperate, staging strikes, ect.
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Proportional Representation (PR)
A system of elections in which the number of people elected for a party is in proportion to the number of votes for that party. It gives representation to minorities. PR can lead to lots of small parties and unstable governments
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Putsch
An armed uprising aimed at taking over the government
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Reichstag
German parliament
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Reparations
Compensation for the damage caused by WWI demanded by the victorious Allies from Germany, on the grounds that Germany was to blame for the war (by the Treaty of Versailles). The amount was £6.6million but that was never paid
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Republic
A state which has an elected head of state rather than a hereditary ruler
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SA
Storm-troopers. Gangs set up by Hitler to protect his meetings and break up the meetings of opponents
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Protection Squad. Originally Hitler's private bodyguard and had to swear a personal oath of loyalty to him
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Wall Street Crash
Sudden fall in stock prices in June 1929 on the US stock exchange
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Young Plan
An agreement made between Germany and the Allies, to lower reparations and allow Germany to pay them back over a longer period of time
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