Nazi Germany Unit World Civ H

Hitler's Ideologies

Anti-Semitic beliefs rooted in personal background.

National Socialist German Workers Party

Political party Hitler joined in 1919.

SA Police

Paramilitary group used for intimidation.

SS

Elite security force loyal to Hitler.

Gestapo

Secret police enforcing Nazi policies.

Mein Kampf

Hitler's book outlining his political ideas.

Beer Hall Putsch

Failed coup attempt by Nazis in 1923.

Social Darwinism

Belief in survival of the fittest applied to society.

Lebensraum

Concept of 'living space' for Germans.

Aryan Race

Idealized racial group defined by physical traits.

Treaty of Versailles

1919 treaty imposing penalties on Germany.

Weimar Republic

Germany's democratic government before Nazi rise.

Enabling Act

Law allowing Hitler to bypass constitutional limits.

Reichstag Fire

Event used to justify crackdown on Communists.

Third Reich

Nazi term for the German Empire.

Great Depression

Economic crisis leading to high unemployment in Germany.

Autobahn

Highway system built under Hitler's regime.

Anschluss

Annexation of Austria into Germany in 1938.

Nazi Youth Programs

Organizations to indoctrinate young Germans.

Nuremberg Laws

1935 laws stripping Jews of citizenship rights.

Kristallnacht

1938 pogrom against Jews, resulting in widespread violence.

Final Solution

Nazi plan for the extermination of Jews.

Night of Long Knives

Purge of Nazi leaders opposing Hitler in 1934.