Untitled Flashcards Set

One of the most powerful ideas to shape many modern European nations was __________.

Nationalism.

Nationalism often led to a strong sense of national pride and competition between __________.

nations.

The Weimer Constitution offered the German people many new freedoms such as freedom of __________.

speech.

The key article in the Weimer Constitution that gave the president emergency powers was __________.

Article 48.

Hitler rose to national prominence following the failed __________.

Munich Putsch.

The Nazis aimed to implement a government system which exhibited extensive state __________.

control.

Lebensraum translates into '__________' which is an expansionist policy of the Nazis.

living space.

The Enabling Act replaced Germany's parliamentary democracy with __________.

dictatorship.

The Law for the protection of German blood and German honour banned marriages between __________ and Germans.

Jews.

The __________ was a secret police force created to instill terror in Germany.

Gestapo.

Under Hitler, the Nuremberg laws institutionalized __________ beliefs, specifically anti-Semitism.

social Darwinist.

The __________ was an event that represented the beginning of open hostility towards Jews in Germany.

Kristallnacht.

Goebbels believed that the most brilliant propagandist technique was to use a few points and __________ them over and over.

repeat.

The policy of _________ aimed to encourage the Jews to leave Germany by making life unpleasant for them.

Entjudung.

The Nazis controlled two-thirds of the __________ by 1939.

media.

The SS was also known as the __________.

brown shirts.

The Night of Long Knives confirmed Hitler's ability to use __________ tactics to enforce control.

terror.

The key objectives of Nazi ideology included nationalism and the concept of __________.

Fuhrer.

The Nazis implemented a program of compulsory __________ in 1933 for carriers of hereditary illnesses.

sterilization.

The Reichstag fire decree placed restrictions on freedom of __________ and freedom of press.

association.

Goebbels understood the power of __________ as an effective medium for manipulation of public opinion.

Radio.