AQA History GCSE Prep Germany 1870-1945

Chancellor of Germany 1923 and Foreign Minister 1924-1929

Commander of the Gestapo

Youth resistance group that adied desserters during World War Two.

A formal agreement written down and signed between two or more countries

Organization made by Hitler in 1933 to train German boys according to Nazi ideas and principles

Known as the night of broken glass, vicious attacks against Jewish businesses and synagogues

Military resistance group that attempted to blow Hitler up with Operation Valkyrie

Student resistance group that distributed anti-Nazi propaganda most notable is Sophie Scholl.

Title given to person in charge of Parliament, answered to the President or Kaiser.

A country's strategy when dealing with other nations.

Name referring to the years of regrouping of the Nazis between 1923-1929

Known as Stormtroopers or Brownshirts

Name of the new government that replaced the rule of the Kaiser after WWI - January 1919

Describes some Nazi support in the 1930s not because of shared views but because of shared fear

Run by the SS Death's Head, these were makeshift prisons where prisoners would do hard labour.

Relating to the people of a country and how they live their lives.

Groups that carried out killings of groups of Jews

Political view based on aggressive expansion of German lands and superiority of Aryans

Programme created to win the loyalty of industrial workers 1934-1939

A political theory claims that wealth and resources should be owned by the community as a whole

German word for Parliament under the Kaiser and the Weimar Republic

A system whereby people are forced to join the army or navy.

A feeling or belief that your country is superior to others

A law in 1900 passed after the Boer war in S. Africa double the fleet size to 38 battleships

Political view willingto respect or accept opinions different from one's own open to new ideas.

Event that caused the Great Depression in 1929

Right-wing threat in Berlin 1920

A country with no hereditary ruler, power is held by the people and those they elect.

Document signed 11th November 1918 to agree the German surrender and the end of WWI

A race to build up the military of a country to act as a deterrent to other nations.

Nazi attempt to take control of Germany in Munich, 1923

Left-wing threat to the new Weimar Government January 1919

A phrase used to refer to Germany's foreign policy and colonial empire.

A country that is controlled by another imperial country.

Biased or misleading information, usually intended to support a specific political view.

The military branch of the S.S.

The development of industry across a whole country.

How much money did the Germans have to pay for the damage of WW1?

Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or religious beliefs.

A law in 1898 allowing Germany to increase the navy by 7 battleships

State of a country in terms of the production and consumption of goods and the supply of money.

Organisation led by Heinrich Himmler, swore loyalty to Hitler and known as the Blackshirts

Long period of financial (money) problems in the economy involving lower living standards

Largest state that joined together with 24 others to form Germany

Ex-soldiers that were used to put down left wing threats and rose up with the right-wing

A feeling or belief that a strong military will make your country strong.

A system of government where complete authority goes to one person who makes all decisions.

Area of Germany invaded by France and Belgium in 1923 after failure to pay reparations.

Chancellor of Germany in the 1870s and 80s

Political view that holds onto traditional values and supports private ownership.

Wilhelm II's aggressive foreign policy before WW1 intended to increase Germany's influence.

The ideas, customs, and behaviour of a particular people.

First President of the Weimar Republic

Political system in which population votes for its government in elections

Title given to someone who is head of state - usually as the result of an election.

System involving full state control of economy and less emphasis on individual rights.

Where prices increased very rapidly and out of control - Germany 1923

A feeling or belief that taking control of other small states will make you a stronger country.

Law created using Article 48 after the Reichstag Fire 1933

Who were the three chancellors between 1929 - 1933?

Emergency power of the President in the Weimar Republic.

Word that means hatred of the Jews

An attempt to take over a country by force

President of Weimar from 1925-1934

European powers racing to seize control of colonies in Africa

Parties more concerned with the rights of workers. Gained most support from industry workers.

A government where one person (or small group) makes all the decisions.

Where political parties get seats based on how many votes they get in the country as a whole.

What Hitler considered to be the perfect race of Germans, typically blonde haired and blue eyed

Activity involving the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.

Title given to the ruler of Germany 1871-1918, meaning emperor.

A mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause

Activities associated with the government, especially the debate between parties having power.

Name referring to the successful years of the Weimar Government between 1923-1929

Treaty created to punish Germany for WW1, signed June 1919

Described as dictatorship, forcible removal of opposition, and control of industry and business

Secret state police force that was most feared by German citizens between 1934-1945

Full name of the Nazi party

Act that allowed Hitler the power to make any law without the Reichstag for 4 years.

Date of the unification of Germany

Parties that supported traditional values and the rights of land and property owners.

Money that the Germans had to pay for the cost of the First World War