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Answer
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When was Germany unified?
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1871
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Who was the leader of Germany from 1888-1918?
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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What kind of leader was he?
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Authoritarian
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Who could vote in the constitution of Germany?
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Men over 25
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What was the SPD?
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Social Democratic Party
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What percentage of the vote did they have in 1912?
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34%
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An imperial foreign policy, aim to turn Germany into a global power
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Weltpolitik
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1898 Naval law
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7 battleships
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1900 Naval law
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17 year Naval expansion
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What was stated under the 1891 social law?
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banned Sunday working, employment of under 13s
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What was stated under the 1903 social law?
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health insurance was extended, further restrictions on child labour
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Who introduced these laws to reduce SPD support?
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Otto Von Bismark
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When did the war start?
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28th July 1914
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Name of German famine due to allied blockade 1916/17
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turnip winter
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1918 event held by the German navy
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Kiel mutiny
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November 9th 1918
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the Kaiser abdicated the throne
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When did the war officially end?
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11th November 1918
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Germany's initial allies ww1
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Austria-Hungary
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How big was Germany's army as of 1914?
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700,000 men
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What was their aim for the war?
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security for the German Reich
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How much did the 1914 allied blockade reduce food supplies by by 1916?
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33%
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In 1917 how many died of flu and starvation in Germany?
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200,000
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Key term describing a leader handing down power before its taken from them
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Revolution from above
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The name given to the politicians who signed the Armistice
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November Criminals
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The belief that Germany would've won the war had they not been 'betrayed' by politicians
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Stab in the back myth
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Peace agreement made at the end of the war
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Treaty of Versailles
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Main terms to this agreement
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Land, Army, Money, Blame
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What was stated under the Land terms?
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Germany lost 13 colonies, the Rhineland became a demilitarized zone
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What was stated in the Army terms?
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100,000 soldiers, no tanks or submarines, 6 battleships
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What were the Money terms?
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had to pay reparations
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How much did Germany have to pay in reparations?
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6.6 billion Marks
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What was the Blame section?
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'War Guilt Clause'
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When was it signed?
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28th June 1919
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What government replaced the Kaiser?
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the Weimar Republic
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How long was it in place?
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1919-1933
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Who was elected president of this new government?
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Friedrich Ebert
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Name of Jan 1919 revolt against the gov
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the Sparticist Uprising
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How people went on strike at this time?
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100,000
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What March 1920 revolt was led by Wolfgang Kapp?
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the Kapp Putsch
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What group participated in the revolt?
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the Freikorps
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What was the third of these three revolts?
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the Munich Putsch
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Who led it?
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Adolf Hitler
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What kicked off hyperinflation?
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the invasion of the Ruhr
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What was the strike method used by German workers to get paid while refusing to cooperate?
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passive resistance
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Who was the 1923 chancellor who stabilised Germany's economy?
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Gustav Stresemann
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What currency did he introduce to replace the mark?
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the rentenmark/reichsmark
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The presidential ability to pass laws without the Reichstags approval in emergencies
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Article 48
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Electoral system that led to weak coalition governments
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proportional representation
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1924 loan from the USA of 800 marks
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the Dawes plan
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1929 20% reduction of reparations total as of help from the US
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the Young plan
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1925 agreement to settle border disputes between Germany, France, Belgium, Poland and Czechia
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Locarno treaties
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1926 Germany was accepted into this
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League of Nations
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1928 Germany and 61 other countries signed this
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Kellog-Briand pact
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Golden years time period
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1924-1929
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Unemployment in 1932
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6 million
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What caused the Great Depression in Germany?
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the Wall Street Crash of 1929
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Who were most affected by the GD
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children/pensioners/university graduates
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Name a reason Hitler came to power:
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Treaty of Versailles/Organisation/Great Depression/the KPD/His ability
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How many seats did the Nazi party hold by July 1932?
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230
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When did Hindenburg become president?
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1925
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Why did president Hindenburg agree to make Hitler chancellor?
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Von Papen said he could control Hitler
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What kind of leader was Hitler?
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Totalitarian
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When was the Reichstag Fire?
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27th February 1933
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When was the Enabling Act?
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March 1933
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When was the Night of Long Knives?
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June 1934
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Who was blamed for the Reichstag Fire?
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communist - Marinus van der Lubbe
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What did this lead to?
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Emergency Protection law/communists being banned from voting
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What's the name of Hitlers secret police force?
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the Gestapo
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What was the first concentration camp, used for political prisoners?
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Dachau
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What year was this camp established?
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1933
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When did Hitler ban trade unions?
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2nd May 1933
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Why did he do this?
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workers had no platform or power to complain about working conditions/pay
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What law stated that anyone who formed a new political party would be incarcerated?
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the law against the formation of new parties
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When was this law made?
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14th July 1933
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biased information used to promote a political cause or point of view
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propaganda
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an authority limits and removes certain ideas that people are allowed to express and prevents books, films, art, letters, etc.
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censorship
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Who was in charge of these?
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Joseph Goebells
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Who led the SA?
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Ernst Rohm
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How many members were there?
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over 3 million
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Who led the SS?
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Heinrich Himmler
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Who's support did the Night of Long Knives gain?
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the German army
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Name one of the Nazis main aims
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Stronger Germany/racial purity in the country/the Volk/the Hitler Myth
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What was the Hitler myth?
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Hitler was the saviour of Germany
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What was the Volk
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the community is more important that the individual
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State operated German leisure organisation promoting Nazism
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Strength Through Joy
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Propaganda organisation of the Nazi gov set for workplace design
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Beauty of Labour
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What were children enrolled in?
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the Hitler Youth/the League of German Maidens
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What were the aims for boys?
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be strong workers and good soldiers
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What were the aims for girls?
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spend life caring for babies/ being good housewives
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When did the youth clubs become mandatory?
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1939
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Name one opposing youth group
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the White Rose/Edelweiss Pirates/Swing Youth
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Who were the leaders of the White Rose?
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Hans Scholl/Sophie Scholl
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What were the main 3 school subjects for girls in Nazi Germany?
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domestic science, eugenics, biology
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What were the main 3 subjects for boys?
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PE, history, biology
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What is meant by Eugenics?
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set of beliefs aimed to improve genetic quality/purity in human population
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What are the 3's
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Kinder, Kuche, Kirche/Children, Kitchen, Church
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When was the first turning point in the war?
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1937
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When was the second turning point?
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1939
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When did the war start?
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1st September 1939
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Of the 3 million women who were 'conscripted' into work, how many actually went?
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1 million
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What were women banned from?
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Smoking/wearing makeup/wearing trousers and high heels
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Why were they banned from these things?
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it was seen to be unladylike
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By 1939 what did unemployment drop to?
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0.4 million
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What did the RAD do?
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made it compulsory for the youth to volunteer for 6 months - minimal pay
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What did the New plan do?
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restricted imports to encourage the use of local substitutes
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Economic independence or self-sufficiency
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Autarky
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The inferior race/Non-Aryans
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Untermensch
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When were the Nuremberg laws introduced?
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1935
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What did they do?
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banned cross marriage/many mixed race women were sterilised
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What was the T4 programme?
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a Nazi effort to kill incurably ill, physically or mentally disabled and elderly people
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How many were killed before news was leaked?
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70,000
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When did the programme start?
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autumn 1939
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What is the translation of Kristallnacht?
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Night of Broken Glass
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When was it?
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9th-10th 1938 November
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How many synagogues/holy places were destroyed?
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14,000
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How many Jewish people were arrested?
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30,000
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When was Operation Barbarossa?
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June 1941
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What was thought up in the 1942 Wannsee Conference?
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the Final Solution
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What did this mean?
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all Jewish people in German occupied Europe & allies would be transported to death camps in Poland and murdered
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Why did America get involved with the war effort?
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbour
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What was the Defeat at Stalingrad?
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Hitler failed to invade Russia - surrendered February 1943
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Name an example of the army opposing the Nazis
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July bomb plot
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Which Protestant leader opened the confessional church?
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Martin Niemoller
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What was the name of the Pope's speech
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With Burning Anxiety
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Which Catholic leader was put under house arrest for openly criticising the Nazis?
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Cardinal Galen
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When did the war end?
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2nd September 1945
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