Weimar Germany, Hitler, and the Rise of the Nazi Party - Flashcards

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering key terms, people, events, and concepts related to Hitler, WWI, the Weimar Republic, and the Nazi rise as presented in the notes.

The Weimar Republic was established on __.

November 9, 1918.

In the German Workers' Party (DAP) was renamed the NSDAP.

1920.

Iron Cross

German military decoration Hitler earned for bravery in WWI.

Bavarian Soviet Republic

Short-lived 1919 Bavarian government; Hitler's early political context; he did not join the Freikorps.

Munich Soldiers’ Council

Body that supported a Communist revolution; Hitler served as Deputy Battalion Representative and may have had Social Democrat sympathies.

Freikorps

Anti-Soviet group of conservative nationalist soldiers; Hitler did not join them.

German Workers' Party (DAP)

Hitler joined in 1919; later renamed NSDAP.

National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP)

Renamed from DAP in 1920; the Nazi Party.

Beer Hall Putsch

Failed attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic; Hitler was arrested and the NSDAP was banned.

Mein Kampf

Hitler's book written during imprisonment; translates as My Struggle.

Weimar Republic

Democracy established in 1918; first on German soil; named after Weimar because the constitution was signed there.

Friedrich Ebert

Social Democrat; first president of the Weimar Republic.

Räterepublik

Council or Soviet republics that emerged after WWI in Germany; chaotic and short-lived.

Kampfzeit

Time of Struggle (1919–1933) when Nazis fought for power; 21 Hitler Youth members died.

Weimar Constitution

Constitution signed in Weimar; the Weimar Republic derives its name from this document.

Wilhelm II

German Emperor who abdicated to the Netherlands at the end of WWI.

Herbert Norkus

Hitler Youth figure; his father was a Nazi, his mother died after communist attacks.

Hitlerjunge Quex

The real-life-turned-film about Hitler Youth Herbert Norkus; directed by Hans Steinhoff in 1933.

Hans Steinhoff

Director of the 1933 film Hitlerjunge Quex.

Karl Aloys Schenzinger

Author who first published Norkus' story as a novel in 1932.