Nazi Germany key words

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Anschluss
The annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938
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Anti-Semitism
Hatred and persecution of the Jews
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Armistice
The ending of hostilities in a war
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Aryan
Nazi term for a non-German Jewish, someone of supposedly 'pure' German stock
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Bolshevism
Named from the Bolsheviks, members of the Russian Social Democrat Workers Party, who followed Lenin
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Bolshevik revolution
A revolution in Russia in 1917-18 that overthrew the tsar and brought the Bolsheviks to power
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Capitalism
An economic system in which the production and distrubution of goods depending on private investement
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Censorship
Controlling what is produced and supressing anything considered to be against the state
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Centre Party (ZP)
A Catholic Party occupying the middle ground in political views
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Civil Rights
Basic rights of citizens such as the right to vote, equal treatment under the laws, ect
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Coalition government
A government of two or more political parties
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Communist Party (KPD)
The German Communist Party, following the ideas of Karl Marx
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Communists
Followers of the commuist ideas of Karl Marx, who believed, for example, that the state should own the means of production and distribution
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Concentration camp
Prison for political prisoners and enemies of the state, who are placed there without trial
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Concordat
An agreement between the Pope and a government concerning the legal status of the Roman Catholic Church within that government's territory
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Conscription
Compulsory miliraty service for a certain period of time
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Constitution
The basic principles according to which a country is governed
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Nazi term for a non-German Jewish, someone of supposedly 'pure' German stock

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Named from the Bolsheviks, members of the Russian Social Democrat Workers Party, who followed Lenin

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thingy

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do we need to know all these words for the GCSE

CharlotteW113

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I think it would probably help for the exam yeah

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