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Lebensraum

"Living Space" - Means the prosperity of a nation relies on its ability to expand its borders.

Reichstag

A building in Berlin, that is the meeting place of the Federal Assembly, the lower house of Germany's national legislature.

Benito Mussolini

Fascist Italian dictator that Hitler tried to emulate during the March on Berlin.

Mother

Of his two parents, this was the one that he had a loving, positive relationship with.

Dispatch Runner

Once enrolled in the German military, this is what Hitler did during WWI.

Ernst Rohm

One of Hitler's chief army officers of the storm troopers (SA), but was Hitler feared he was competition so ordered his execution.

Parades

Used by the Nazis to promote meetings and gatherings for people to attend.

Chancellor

A person of high authority who oversees many functions of government as the leader of the Reichstag, such as Hitler in 1933.

Versailles

A treaty was signed here. It said that Germany got all blame for WWI. Massive reparations were owed, which later, Hitler used to rally the people behind the rejection of the treaty.

Artist

After Hitler dropped out of school he tried to become an ______________________.

Beer Hall Putsch

An insurrection that Hitler led with his Nazi party against the Weimar Republic. Hitler marched into a right-winged beer hall and gained supporters of status then attempted his coup, however, he was swiftly defeated and given a 5 year sentence for treason. He actually only served 9 months where he wrote Mein Kampf.

Third Reich

Another name of the Nazi regime in Germany.

Lanz von Liebenfels

Anti-semitic church official who influenced Hitler's attitude about Jews after his parents died.

Reichstag Fire

Burning of a building in Berlin in 1933, which was widely believed to be a stunt from the Nazi party and Joseph Goebbels to influence public opinion to support the Nazi party after Hitler became chancellor and blamed it on the communists.

Paul Von Hindenberg

Field marshal during WWI, he eventually became the second president of Germany of the Weimar Republic. However, due to political instability, economic instability, and the rise of Adolf Hitler, he appointed Hitler Chancellor of Germany in 1933.

Swastika

Historical image that was used as the official symbol of the Nazi party.

Fuhrer

Hitler was an absolute dictator under the title of "Leader" Adolf Hitler was the "leader" of Germany 1934-1945.

Draft Dodger

Hitler was initially one of these when WWI broke out.

Article 48

It gave president Heinrich Bruning (nazi party supporter) the power to dissolve the Reichstag and then later refill the positions with nazi party representatives. Then the Reichstag dissolved the constitution and this gave Hitler justification to assume power as dictator.

Enabling Act

Law that would give Hitler dictatorial power for 4 years.

Mein Kampf

Meaning "My Struggle", Hitler wrote this anti-semitic book while in prison to write down his feelings and beliefs of the supreme race, Jews, and politics. This was a big influence in the future of Germany.

Joseph Goebbels

Minister of propaganda under Hitler's 3rd reich. He is responsible for the Nazi party looking so "good" in Germany.

Reparations

Money or materials that the loser of a war must pay to the winner such as described in the Treaty of Versailles.

November Criminals

Nickname given to the government officials who supposedly betrayed Germany by surrendering in WWI.

Father

Of his two parents, this was the one that he had a difficult relationship with because of the pressure placed upon Hitler.

SA (Sturmabteilung)

Stormtroopers, or Brownshirts, were a paramilitary organization of the Nazi party known for violent intimidation tactics which were a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power.

Anti-Semitism

Term that refers to all categories of dislike and hatred toward the Jewish faith/race.

NSDAP

The Nazi party, led by Adolf Hitler, assumed power in 1933 and resumed a totalitarian government until 1945.

Dawes Plan

The US plan to reduce reparations and extend payments for Germany. Ultimately backfired when the Great Depression hit.

Austria

The actual country of birth for Hitler

SS (Schutzstaffel)

The black-uniformed elite corps and self prescribed "political leaders" of the Nazi party. Was initially for Hitler's protection as bodyguards, but eventually became an immense force of police and military powers. Essentially a state within a state.

Treason

The crime Hitler was convicted of and sentence to prison for 5 years for.

Weimar Republic

The government of Germany from 1919-1933, and so called because the assembly adopted the German Constitution at ___

25 Point Platform

The main principles that the Nazi party stands for in its early days. Include ideas on citizenship, religious toleration (except Judaism), need for Lebensraum, and desire to abolish the Treaty of Versailles.

Night of Long Knives

The night that Hitler and his followers arrested around 200 Sturm Abteilung (SA) officers; most were shot as soon as they were captured. Hitler did all this because he was afraid that there was some coup forming to overthrow him, and also because he felt threatened by some individuals.

Stabbed in the Back

The theory accepted by many Germans that they did not lose the war, rather, they were betrayed by their own government.