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Historical Background to Diary
Kevin S
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6th Grade
01/29/2007

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Term
Reperations
Definition
Germany was to pay for the damage caused by the war. The figure of $13,200 million was set some time after the signing of The Treaty of Versailles.
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
The treaty signed on June 28 1990 spelled out Germany's punishment after WW1.
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High treason
Definition
treason against the sovereign or state.
Hitler was tried for high treason when he leads and attempt to overthrow local authorities in Munich. During his trial he was ranting against the government and earned the respect of the Germans.
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The Fuhrer
Definition
Leader of the Nationalist Socialist German Worker's Party(NSGW) This was the name that Adolf Hitler was referred to.
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Great Depression
Definition
World wide economic social and psychological consequences.
Major unemployment 1 in 3 people were unemployed
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Weimar republic
Definition
1930 people were unsatisfied with this government and the Nazi Party became the second largest party in the cabinet. In 1932 the Nazi party waon 37.7% of the cabinet.
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Nazi Regime
Definition
With Hitler's appointment as chancellor. Nazis begin arresting Communists, Socialists, and labor leaders.
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concentration camp
Definition
1933 Dachau concentration camp was created. Concentration camp is a training center to terror tactics to dehumanize their prisoners.
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Special Courts
Definition
Created by the Nazis to punish political dissent.
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Nuremburg Laws
Definition
laws stripped Jews of their civil rights as German citizens and legally, socially, and politically seperated them from Germans. Jewish people were considered a different race then Germans.
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