Nazi Germany

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Birth rate
The number of choldren born per 1000 peoplein the country
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Blueprint
A clear plan
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Central government
The part of the political system which governs the whole country from the state capital.
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Chancellor
The leader of the government in the Weimar Republic
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Checks and balances
Limiting the powers of each part of a political system so that no one is too powerful
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Coalition
Several groups, like political parties, agreeing to work togethr
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Conspiracy
A plot or secret plan by a group of people yo do something illegal.
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Constitution
The rules which say how a country should be governed
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Democratic
Controlled by the people
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depression
A downturn in trade. Less is bought and sold; this causes falls in profits, more bankrupt businesses and more unemployment
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Diktat
An agreement forced on someone
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Figurehead
The leading figure, who sets the image for a country or organisation
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Freikorps
Ex-solfiers sed by the government of the Weimar Republic as a military force to put down unrest, especially from let-wing political groups
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general elections
Popular votes to elect members of parliament - in the Weimar Republic, to elect members of the Reichstag
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Getsapo
The Geheime Staatspolizei, the Nazi Party's non-uniformed secret police.
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Inflation
Rising prices - it means that money buys less and is therefore worth less
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Kristallnacht
Literally,"crystal night" - or night of broken glass; a time of violence against Jews and the Jewish properties
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League of Nations
An international body, made up of most countries in the world in the 1920s and 1930s, which tried to solve disputes by peace rather than war
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living standards
The quality of people's lives, measure by their wealth, health or happiness
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local government
The government of individual towns, cities or parts of a state by the people who live there.
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November criminals
The term used to criticise the politicians who ended the wwar, in November 1918
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Nuremburg Laws
A set of laws, passed in 1935, which persecuted Jews and other minority groups.
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one party state
A country which allows only one political party, which holds government posts
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persecution
planned and persistant mistreatment
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plebscite
A special public vote arranged to make key decisions
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power vacuum
A situation where nobody has control, making it possible for someone to step in and take over
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president
The head of state in the Weimar Republic
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presidential elections
The popular vote taken in the weimar Republic to elect the country's president
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proportional representaion
An electoral system in which a party is given a number of representatives in direct proportion to the total numbers of votes for that party
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Rallies
Big public meetings, used to increase enthusiasm or support for an organisation or movement
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rearmament
The policy of increasing armed forces and weapons in preparation for war
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Reichsrat
The less powerful house of the German parliament in the Weimar Republic
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Reichstag
The more powerful house of the German parliament in the Weimar Republic
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repartions
The compensation whoch the allies made Germany pay at the end of the First World War, because they said Germany caused the war
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Schutzstaffel
The **, a military group set up in 1925 as a personal bodygaurd for Hitler
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state of emergency
A crisis so great that the normal rules of governing are suspended and the rulers are given extra powers to allow strong government
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stock exchange
A place where people buy and sell shares in businesses
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Sturmabteilung
The SA or storm troopers; they were the armed private army of the Nazi Party, used to protect Nazis and intimidate other political groups
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totalitarian state
A country where the government controls all aspects of society and people's lives
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Treason
The crime of betraying one's country
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Kaiser abdicated
9th November 1918
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Armistice signed
11th November 1918
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Spartacist uprising
January 1919
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Germans signed Treaty of Versialles
28th June 1919
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New Constitution drawn up
August 1919
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Kapp Putsch
1920
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Munich Putsch
November 1923
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French occupation of the Ruhr
1923
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Gustav Stresemann appointed Chancellor
September 1923
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Rentenmark issued
November 1923
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Dawes Plan agreed
April 1924
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Paul von Hindenburg became president
1925
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Locarno Pact signed
October 1925
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Germany accepted as member of the League of Nations
September 1926
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Kellogg-Briand Pact signed
August 1928
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Young Plan agreed
August 1929
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Stresemann died
3rd October 1929
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Wall Street crash
24th October 1929
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German Workers Party (DAP) founded
9th January 1919
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DAP became National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP)
7th August 1920
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Hitler became NSDAP's Fuhrer
1921
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Sturmabteilung (SA) created
1921
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Nazi party re-launched
27th February 1925
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Mein Kampf first published
1925
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Schutzstaffel (**) set up
1925
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Wall street crash
October 1929
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Hitler stood for election as president
March 1932
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Bruning removed as chancellor
April 1932
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von Papen made chancellor of new coalition that included NSDAP
May 1932
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von Papen resigned, following elextion; replaced by Schleicher
November 1932
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Hitler appointed chancellor
30 January 1933
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Reichstag building destroyed by fire
27 February 1933
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Hitler gets two-thirds majority in election
5th March 1933
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First Nazi concentration camp opened at Dachau
March 1933
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Trade unions banned and strikes made illegal
May 1933
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All political parties except NSDAP made illegal
July 1933
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Lander parliaments abolished
January 1934
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Death of President Hindenburg; Hitler declared Fuhrer
2nd August 1934
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Olympic games held in Berlin
1936
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Pastors' Emergency League banned
1937
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Law of the Encouragement of Marriage introduced
1933
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DAF (German Labour Front) set up after trade unions abolished
1933
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RAD (National Labour Service) set up
1933
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Law passed allowing doctors to force sterilisation
1933
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Nazi boycotts of Jewish businesses began
April 1933
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Jews banned from inheriting land
September 1933
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Lebensborn programme introduced
1935
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Six months' service in RAD became compulsory
1935
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Laws against homosexuality strengthened
1935
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Jews banned from army
May 1935
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Jews banned from restaurants
June 1935
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Nuremberg Laws passed
15th September 1935
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Hitler issued secret Four Year Plan
1936
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Jews had to register all possessions
March 1938
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Jews had to carry identity cards; Jewish doctors, dentist and lawyers forbidden to work with Aryan Germans
July 1938
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Kristallnacht
November 1938
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Reich Office for Jewish Emigration set up
January 1939
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Orders given to collect Gypsies for deportation
April 1939
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Card 2

Front

A clear plan

Back

Blueprint

Card 3

Front

The part of the political system which governs the whole country from the state capital.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

The leader of the government in the Weimar Republic

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Limiting the powers of each part of a political system so that no one is too powerful

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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