
Key words for GCSE Germany
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Fuhrer |
Fuhrer means leader and is the title Hitler assumed while in power.
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Kaiser |
A German emperor is called a Kaiser.
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Weimar |
Weimar is a German town.
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armistice |
An armistice marks the end of a war.
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Reichstag |
The Reichstag building is in Berlin.
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Freikorps |
Freikorps were volunteer armies that were established after World War One.
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rentenmark |
The rentenmark was a currency unit introduced in 1923.
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putsch |
Putsch is another word for coup: a violent attempt to overthrow a government.
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eugenics |
Eugenics is the advocating of selective breeding in order to supposedly improve the human race.
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Final |
The Final Solution was the Nazi policy of exterminating Jews.
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Solution |
The Final Solution was the Nazi policy of exterminating Jews.
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proportional |
In proportional representation, parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes they receive.
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representation |
In proportional representation, parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes they receive.
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Fuhrerprinzip |
Fuhrerprinzip was the belief in a one-party state with an all-powerful leader.
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lebensborn |
Lebensborn was a policy that promoted racial purity through selective breeding.
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herrenvolk |
Herrenvolk means master race.
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dolschtoss |
Dolschtoss means 'stab in the back' and was term used in reference to the Treaty of Versailles.
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diktat |
Diktat is what German people called the Treaty of Versailles. It means dictated peace.
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