GCSE Edexcel History - Germany - Topic 4

Define propaganda ?

information to spread ideas

Define censorship ?

government controls what people hear and see in the media

Who was Joseph Goebbels ?

Nazi minister of propaganda

In what year did Goebbels hold his position ?

1933 to 1945

List 3 censorship methods of Nazi Germany ?

public book burning of Jewish writers, opposing Nazi newspapers closed, Radio producers and filmakers told what to say

Give 2 propaganda methods used by the Nazi's ?

Hitler radio speeches, Posters

In what year did Germany host the Berlin Olympics ?

1936

What did Germany hosting the Olympic games do ?

presented Nazi ideas in a good light

List 2 things holding large military parades showed ?

power, strength

In what year was the Reich chamber of culture set up in ?

1933

How many priests joined Niemoller confessing church ?

6000 priests

How many pastors were sent to concentration camps ?

400 pastors

How many Catholic priests were sent to concentration camps ?

400 catholic priests

Which concentration camp did most priests go to ?

Block at Dachu concentration camp

Who was Niemoller?

one of the main church opponents to Hitler

List 2 Nazi ideals ?

loyalty and struggle

What was Gleichschaltung?

the coordination of all institutions under Nazi control

List 2 simple ways workers opposed Nazi's ?

fake sickness, damage machinery

Who were the SPD ?

main political party under weimar

What was the name of the newspaper produced by the SPD ?

Red shock troop

Who was Ludwig Beck ?

army officer who opposed the Nazi's

What was the White Rose ?

Student group at Munich uni to resist and speak out against Nazi's

Who formed the Whiterose ?

Sophie scholl

Why did the Nazi's indoctrinate the youth ?

so Nazi's could rule forever

Define impressionable ?

easily brainwashed

Why were youth indoctrinated in school ?

easily impressionable

What did the teachers in Nazi Germany have to join ?

Nazi Teachers league

How much time in school was spent on PE ?

15 %

What 3 views were there of women in Nazi Germany ?

appearence, marriage and families, employment

Who was in charge of the Reich women leader ?

Gertrud scholtz

In What year was the law for encouragement of marriage passed ?

1933

What year was divorce laws passed ?

1938

Explain the law for the encouragement of marriage ?

1000 marks loan provided to young couples, every child birth a 1/4 of loan written off

What was bronze in the mother's cross ?

4 children

What medal was 6 children in the mother's cross ?

silver

What colour medal for 8 children in mother's cross ?

gold

Explain the divorce laws ?

if mother could not have children it was grounds for divorce

What was Lensbron ?

encouraged sex with SS men

What were the 3 K's of women in German ?

Kinder, Kuche, Kirche

In what year did youth groups become compulsory ?

1939

How much did the Nazi's claim to have reduced unemployment by ?

20 times

Who were not counted in unemployment data in 1939 ?

Women and Jewish

What was the RAD ?

Reich Labour Service

How many people worked for the RAD by 1935 ?

422,000

When did it become compulsory for all young men to serve for six months in the RAD ?

1935

How many KM of autobahn were built by 1938?

3,500km

How much money was spent on arms (weapons) in 1935 and 1939 ?

1935 - 3.5 billion, 1939 - 26 billion

How much were weekly working hours by 1939 ?

49 hours a week

Define political intrigue ?

process in which Hitler became chancellor, through political ideas

Define civil liberties ?

rights of people to basic freedom

Define a police state ?

country uses police to control population

What is a Toltarian State?

country controls all sections of society

What is the Domestic sphere ?

the home

Define comradery ?

friendship

What are munition factories ?

produce weapons

What does DAF stand for ?

Labour force

What is the abreviation for the strenght of joy incentive ?

kdf

What does sda stand for ?

Beauty of Labour

What did Labour front replace ?

trade unions

How many workers were part of the strength through joy by 1936 ?

35 million people

What was the role of Labour front ?

to protect workers rights

What was the beauty of labour ?

improvement of facilities for workers

How many companies did the Nazis claim had improved facilities for workers by 1938 ?

34,000

How much did the Nazis claim they reduced unemployment by ?

4 million

What was a success of the Kdf ?

provided free tickets to many events and workers could win free holidays

What happen to most wages under Nazis ?

increased except labour services

What was a set back with the beauty of labour scheme ?

workers had to build and decorate new facilities themselves

What is article 231 ?

War Guilt Clause

Give 2 reasons for anti-semitism in Europe ?

some christians blamed jews for Jesus execution, people were jealous of successful Jewish businesses

List 4 events Jewish people were blamed for in Germany ?

WWI, treaty of versailes, hyperinflation, great depression

What are Jews knons as because of harsh blaming of events in Germany ?

scapegoat

Define Eugenics ?

idea of selective breeding and only the best shall reproduce

What happened under eugenics to people seen as inferior ?

sterilised

Define Racial hygiene ?

Aryan should only reproduce with other Aryan people

Who were Aryan women encouraged to sleep with in return for money ?

SS men

Who assassinated Ernst Von Rath the Germany embassy worker in Paris ?

Polish Jew Grynszpan

How many synagogues were destroyed during Kristallnacht?

267

How many Jewish commercial establishments were affected by the night of the broken glass ?

7,500

At least how many Jews were murdered during Kristallnacht ?

91

How many Jewish people were sent to concentration camps during the night of broken glass ?

30,000

What concetration camp were Jewish people sent to during Kristallnacht ?

Dachau

What happened to Jewish businesses after Kristallnact ?

handed to Aryan owners

What did Hitler refer to Eastern European people as ?

slavs

List 3 persecution of Jewish people the Nuremburg laws stated ?

lost German citizenship, lost right to vote, had to wear yellow star on arm

List 4 other groups Nazis persecuted apart from Jewish people ?

Eastern Europeans, Gypsies, Homosexuals, Disabled people

Define Lebensraum ?

living space

What happened to homosexuals under the Nazi regime ?

sent to concetration camps and encouraged to be castrated

How many disabled people were sterilised under Nazi regime ?

400,000

How many children were murdered under the T4 programme ?

5,000

What did the Nazis do to incurably ill children ?

forced terminally ill children to committ suicide framed as euthanasia