European history

what is democracy

is when every one has the power people elect leaders regularly

what is dictatorship

is ruled by one person how they see fit

what is fascism

fascism is dictatorships ruled by one it has controlled press and media . uses censorship and propaganda. extreme nationalism and anti communist

Fascists

________ believed in glorifying the nation and in expanding its power even to the extent of creating great empires.

name and explain 2 main ideas of fascisms

extreme nationalism - they believed in glorify the nation and expanding it to the extent of a great empires
cult of the wise- they believed that their leader knew what was best for the county and the people he had to be obeyed at all times

Hitler

In 1933 ________ became chancellor (prime minister) of Germany.

Nazi party

During the 1920s the ________ was small but in 1929 when the great depression hit, the ________ grew in popularity.

name 2 fascist leaders

Adolf Hitler, Stalin

what did communist believed

they believed in the overthrow of factory and land owners

what did communist what to abolish

they wanted to abolish private ownership of property as the believed it caused some people to get richer and some to be poorer. they preferred state control of agriculture and industrial

when did Hitler join the German workers party

he joined the the German workers party after ww1 and soon after he took leadership and called the Nazi party

when did Hitler become chancellor of Germany

In the 1920s the Nazi party was small , in 1929 when the great depression hit the Nazi party grew in popularity and in 1933 Hitler became chancellor ( prime minister ) of Germany

what happened after Hitler became chancellor

He called a general election March 1933 when the Dutch communist set fire in the Reichstag building Hitler used as an excuse to ban the communist party & gave extra power to the police. he passed the enabling law in 1933 which allowed him to rule by decree he banned all political party except the Nazi part. so no opposition to question his leadership an

what is the enabling law

after the election Hitler set up the enabling law 1933 which allowed him to rule by decree (dictate orders, sole leader)

How did Hitler create a police sate

the ss and the gestapo (secret police ) could arrest anybody, read mail and listen to phone calls.
the judges took an oath of loyalty toward Hitler and informers were encouraged to spy on their families
press radio and cinema were controlled

What is the night of the long knives

ON 30th June 1934 Hitler decided to eliminate the SA led by Ernest Rohm because they threatened his power. the SS were used to kill the leadership of the SA. 85 people were shot and thousands arrested. Hitler was now in complete control of his organization and the state. in august 1934 the German president Hindenburg died and Hitler combined the role of chancellor and president together and became der fuhrer (the leader)

what is propaganda and how did Hitler use it

propaganda is information that is designed to influence the attitude of the general public . it is designed to appeal to emotions. It was very important to Hitler and the Nazi as it helped them control what people knew and thought

who was appointed minister of enlightenment and propaganda and what did he do

Joseph Goebbels was appointed minister for enlightenment and propaganda. he was in charge of press, radio, media , cinema, theater, and art. he offered cheap radios called people radios so people can listen to broadcast of Hitler's speeches. he also installed

what did newspaper editors had to keep out of the newspapers

newspapers editors had to keep out of the papers ' anything that in any manner misleading to the public, tends to weaken the strength of the German Reich (empire) or offended the dignity and honor of Germany

what is a cult of personality

it was developed around Hitler he was glorified as the leader and specials festivals such as Hitler's birthday( 20th April 1889) were introduce. there were posters of Hitler all over Germany

what is the Nuremburg rallies and torchlight

these parades were used as propaganda occasions , even in 1936 the Olympics were used to show case the Nazi

what was the ideal role of a women

The ideal role was kinder, kuche, kirche (children, kitchen, church) they encouraged women to give up their jobs once they are married. women in state jobs were sacked. the discouraged women from smocking and wearing make up and organized mothers' school to train women's in housework

how did the nazi increase birth rates

marriage loans where offered if the the future wife had spent at least 6 month in employment that the future wife gives up her job. also provided maternity benefits , family allowances and gave medals to women with large families. but the Nazi also sterilized some women for the prevention of children born with disability

what did the Nazi believe and claim about the jews

the Nazis believed that the Germans were pure blooded Aryan race- the master race . they said they were superiors race to the inferior race (Jews and others) . Jewish children were treated badly in schools . Hitler was anti-Semitist propaganda was used to increase racist felling's in Germany . Jewish shops were boycotted in 1933 and Jews were banned civil services . the Nuremberg laws were passed in 1935

name 5 laws against jews

1.) marriages between jaws and citizens of Germany or kindred blood are forbidden
2.) as of January 1939 Jews were forbade to own shops or engage in trade
3.) Jews were not permitted to attend German schools they may only attended Jewish schools
4.) Jews were banned from all theaters, concerts, lecture halls , museums, sports field, bathing areas
5.) Jews over the age of 6 had to wear a yellow sar called the star of David

the night of the broken glass

in 1938 when a polish Jew killed a German diplomat (politician) , this was used as an excuse for a night of violence against Jewish people on the 10th November in the night of broken glass, Jewish shops synagogues were attacked 90 Jews were killed other arrested and sent to concentration camps Hitler insisted that a fine be imposed on the community to pay for the damage. by 1939, over half of Germany’s 600000 Jews had emigrated to other countries

what did hitler do to catholics

hitter saw the catholic church as being loyal to another leader, the pope he closed catholic schools & catholic youth movement catholic priests were harassed & arrested Hitler set up a protestant national church, but most protestants didn’t agree with it

between what years did unemployment decrease

in 1933 6 million unemployed in 1939 zero unemployed this was a result of the battel of work

how did Hitler achieve zero unemployment

work provided in public work schemes to build motorways ( autobahns) and housing schemes.

Rearmament began: ships submarines planes and arms were manufactured for the expanding German armed forces.( Rearmament was banned under the treaty of Versailles after ww1 , but Hitler ignores this)

what did the Nazis up for workers

a) strength through joy: an organization to organize leisure activates for the workers

b) beauty of labor to improve working conditions such as better lighting and canteen food

Hitler expanded the motor industry: he encouraged the design and manufacture of the Volkswagen( the people’s car)