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Germany Key Concepts and Events (1)
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- 1KaiserThe Emperor of Germany e.g. Wilhelm II
- 2FreikorpsThese were ex-World War One soldiers who were paid to help the government keep order in Germany.
- 3Proportional RepresentationParties get the number of seats proportional to the number of votes in an election
- 4Treaty of VersaillesA treaty of how to deal with Germany after the First World War, signed on June 28, 1919.
- 5DiktatAn order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent.
- 6Kapp Putsch 1920An attempt by Wolfgang Kapp to take over Germany with the support of the Freikorps.
- 7Passive ResistanceNon-violent opposition to authority e.g. German workers not cooperating with the French during the invasion of the Ruhr valley.
- 8HyperinflationThis is when inflation (increase in prices and fall in purchasing power of money) occurs at an extremely high rate.
- 9Munich Putsch 1923November 8, 1923 Hitler carried out a plan to topple the Weimar government and seize power in Germany. This plan failed.
- 10RentenmarkNew currency introduced under Gustav Stresemann to cope with hyperinflation.
- 11Dawes Plan 1924To prevent economic collapse in Germany the USA lent money to the German government in order to repay its reparations. These loans provided support to the German economy and resulted in growth mid-1920s.
- 12Locarno Treaties 1925Germany accepted its borders as set out in the Treaty of Versailles. This paved a way to join the League of Nations.
- 13Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928Also known as the 'Pact of Paris', this involved 65 nations agreeing not to use force in order to solve disputes.
- 14Mein Kampf'My Struggle'
- 15LebensraumThis means 'living space', and highlighted the idea that Germany needed to occupy territory for the expansion its people.
- 16AryanThese are the type of people Hitler classified as the 'master race' and superior to any other race.
- 17AutarkyA country that is economically independent or self-sufficient.
- 18Great Depression 1929A long phase of economic decline that resulted in changes within and between countries e.g. recalling of German loans from the US
- 19Reichstag Fire 1933On 27 February, the Reichstag building was set on fire. Hitler blamed this incident on the communists and claimed it was the beginning of a communist revolt.
- 20Enabling Act 1933This act gave Hitler the right to make laws without having to consult the Reichstag or president.
- 21Concentration CampsDuring the earlier years of Hitler's reign these camps were used as 'correction' facilities for those who opposed his rule.
- 22ParamilitaryA group of people organised similarly to a military force.
- 23The Night of the Long Knives 1934Leading officers of the army were suspicious of Hitler's SA and its leader Ernst Röhm. Over the weekend 29-30 June, squads of the SS broke into the homes of Röhm and other SA leaders and arrested them and then had them executed.
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