Adolf Hitler
Gestapo
Nazi secret police
Totalitarian
referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control
Third Reich
German Empire
Poland
Germany invading this country started World War II
Blitzkrieg
"Lighting war", typed of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland n 1939
Propaganda
Certain ideas that may involve misleading messages designed to manipulate people
Master Race
Hitler though the German people were, superior to all others
Mein Kampf
Hitler's book, written in 1924 while he was in prison. It means "My Struggle"
NAZI
Hitler's political party, National Socialist German Workers Party
Concentration Camps
Holding areas for enemies of the Nazis held for political reasons and not charged with any crime. Eventually used to murder Jews.
Aryan
In Nazi terminology, the Master Race.
Adolf Hitler
Leader of Germany from 1933-1945. Leader of NAZI Party. Blamed Jews for all of Germany troubles.
Treaty of Versailles
Peace settlement after WWI which stripped Germany of much land and restricted its armed forces and economy. Forced to Pay reparations (money) to winning countries Many believe was a cause of World War II
Appeasement
Practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war
Anti-Semetic
Someone who hates and persecutes Jews (like Hitler
swastika
the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich