Paul van Hindenburg
German president before Hitler who signed the enabling act
Franz von Papen
conservative who negotiated with Hindenburg to have Hitler appointed chancellor
Van der Lubbe
Dutch Communist they accused of starting the Reichstag Fire on behalf of KPD
Reichstag Fire
February, 1933; the Reichstag was set on Fire by a secret order of Joesef Goebbels
Article 48
The Article of the Weimar Republic's constitution that allowed Hitler to seize control of the government after the Reichstag fire
Enabling Act
enabled Hitler to get rid of the Reichstag parliament and pass laws without reference to parliament
Gleichschaltung
Hitler's technique of using Nazi-controlled associations, clubs, and organizations to coordinate his revolutionary activities.
Gauleiter
A political official governing a district under Nazi rule.
Fritz Todt
Hitler's road-building expert given special power to implement the Autobahn programme
Autobahn
German superhighway
Reichsbank
German National Bank
Robert Ley
Director of the German Labour Front
Strength Through Joy
monitored and homogenized the leisure time of the German workers.
Volkswagen
The car created by the Germans
Labersraum
The Germans decided they needed more land for all their people
Bernhard Rust
Reich Minister for Education
Bund Deutscher Madel
German Girls Association"; female Nazi youth organization.
Hitler Jugend
Hitler's organization for the young people of Germany; designed to influence their thinking
Adolph Hitler Schulen
Hitlers school that mainly focus on aryans and heavy military training
Napolas
Elite schols for training future Nazi leadership
Ordensburgen
Schools that made young men into military leaders