Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to the rise of Nazism and its impact during Hitler's regime.

Nazism

A political ideology associated with the Nazi Party, characterized by extreme nationalism, racism, and the belief in the superiority of the Aryan race.

Holocaust

The systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.

Aryan race

A term used by the Nazis to describe a supposedly superior race, particularly blond, blue-eyed individuals of Northern European descent.

Nuremberg Laws

Racial laws enacted in 1935 that excluded Jews from German citizenship and prohibited marriage between Jews and Germans.

Propaganda

Information, especially biased or misleading, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Ghettos

Areas in cities where Jews were forced to live, often characterized by overcrowding, poverty, and disease.

Concentration camps

Detention facilities where large numbers of people, especially Jews and political opponents, were imprisoned without trial, often leading to mass murder.

Euthanasia Programme

A Nazi policy that targeted the physically and mentally disabled individuals for extermination.

Untermenschen

A derogatory term used by the Nazis to refer to people whom they considered racially or socially inferior.

Final Solution

The Nazi plan for the extermination of the Jews during World War II, resulting in the Holocaust.

Lebensraum

A German term meaning 'living space,' referring to Hitler's ideology of gaining territory for the expansion of the German nation.

Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Minister of Propaganda, who played a significant role in promoting Nazi ideology and anti-Semitism.

Weimar Republic

Germany's government from 1919 to 1933, which was marked by political instability, economic hardship, and eventually led to the rise of Adolf Hitler.

Hyperinflation

An economic situation in which prices increase rapidly as a currency loses its value, famously impacting Germany in the early 1920s.

The Allies

The coalition of countries, including the US, UK, and Soviet Union, that opposed the Axis powers during World War II.

Swastika

A symbol used by the Nazi party, representing Aryan identity and German nationalism, often displayed at rallies and propaganda.

Youth in Nazi Germany

Programs aimed to indoctrinate children and adolescents with Nazi ideology, including organizations such as the Hitler Youth.