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100
Name one thing Hitler did when he took control in 1933
Stopped paying reparations, left the World Disarmament Conference, left the League, and began rearming in secret
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Who was Adolf Hitler?
Fuhrer of Germany after 1933
100
What happened in the Saar?
A plebiscite was held in 1935 and around 90 percent voted to return to German rule
100
Define the word "abolish"
To get rid of or put an end to
100

What happened in Jan 1933?

Hitler became Chancellor

200

What happened in the 1934 German head of state plebiscite?

About 90 percent of the people voted to merge the posts of Chancellor and President 

200
Who is Joseph Goebbels?
Propaganda minister of Germany
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What happened between Austria and Germany?
Hitler attempted Anschluss in 1934 but he was prevented by Italy; he succeeded in 1938
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Define the word "plebiscite"

A direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.

200

What happened in August 1934?

Hindenburg died

300
When did Germany remilitarize the Rhineland?
March 1936
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Who is Mussolini? Why is he important?
Prime minister of Italy; leader of National Fascist Party. Prevented Hitler from uniting with Austria in July 1934; became part of the Stresa-Front to protest rearmament; joined Hitler in Rome-Berlin Axis around the end of 1936.
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What happened in the Rhineland?
The Rhineland had been demilitarized under the TofV and Germany had accepted the decision. Hitler remilitarized the Rhineland which was risky because he was outgunned and outmanned by France who could have embarrassed him by forcing him out. But France did nothing and Hitler occupied the Rhineland.
300
Define the term "foreign policy"
One nation's policies/rules/system for dealing with other countries
300

What happened in May 1933?

Trade unions banned.

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What happened in June/July 1934?

The Night of the Long Knives

400
Name two important parts of Hitler's foreign policy.
Rearmament, remilitarization, abolishment of the tofv, union with Austria, end to communism, expansion of German territory, etc.
400

What abolished all state governments apart from Prussia’s?

Law for the Reconstruction of the State abolished all state governments apart from Prussia’s.  

400
Define the word "rearmament" and distinguish it from "remilitarize"
To rearm is to arm again, or to buy weapons and hire soldiers. To remilitarize is to militarize again, or to use weapons and soldiers you already have to prepare for war
400

What happened in July 1933?

All opposition parties were banned

500

What Protestant church was established in 1934 in opposition to the Reich Church?

The Confessors Church

500
Who was Neville Chamberlain? Why was he important?
Prime Minister of Great Britain in the 1930s. He is the man most associated with the policy of appeasement--he followed it because he believed Germany was wronged by the TofV. He signed an agreement with Germany at the Munich Conference of 1938 that averted war for the time--he gave the Sudetenland to Germany in the Munich agreement.
500
What happened to the rest of Czechoslavakia after 1938? Why was it important?
In 1939 German troops moved beyond the Sudetenland and took over the rest of Czechoslavakia. This move ended appeasement and France and Great Britain warned Hitler that if he invaded Poland they would declare war.
500
Define the word "appeasement" and give its historical significance
Appeasement means to make deals with dictators or other countries to avoid going to war. This was the policy France and Great Britain adopted toward Germany in the 1930s
500

What happened in July April 1933?

Jews and political opponents removed from jobs in the civil service and legal profession.