5.3 Nazi Control and Dictatorship, 1933–39

• The banning of all political parties except the Nazis resulted in a one-party Nazi state.


  True
• The process of Gleichschaltung aimed to align all aspects of German society with Nazi ideology.ideology
• Dissolving trade unions was one step in the Gleichschaltung process.

  True
• Bringing education and culture under Nazi control was part of the Gleichschaltung process.process
• Match the Nazi action with its outcome:

  Banning of all political parties ↔️ One-party Nazi state

  Reichstag Fire Decree ↔️ Removal of political opposition

  Enabling Act ↔️ Establishment of Führer system
• Match the Nazi economic policy with its purpose:

  Privatization ↔️ Sell enterprises to Nazi supporters

  Autarky ↔️ Strive for economic self-sufficiency

  Rearmament ↔️ Rebuild Germany's armed forces
• What labor policies did the Nazis implement to control wages and working conditions?

  Dissolved trade unions
• The Holocaust was a systematic extermination of Jews and other "undesirable" groups
• Restructuring the education system under the Nazis led to the indoctrination of youth with Nazi values
• What did the Reichstag Fire Decree allow the Nazis to do?

  Suspend civil liberties
• What kind of image did the Nazis create around Hitler?

  Heroic and infallible
• What was the primary goal of Nazi racial policies?

  Establish racial purity
• What changes did the Nazis make to the education system?

  Emphasized Nazi ideology
• The Nazis replaced local governments with Nazi appointees to centralize control.


  True
• After becoming Chancellor in 1933, Hitler consolidated his power to establish a totalitarian dictatorship.dictatorship
• The Enabling Act gave Hitler dictatorial powers and established the Führer system.


  True
• Steps in the process of Gleichschaltung:

  1️⃣ Dissolving trade unions and other independent organizations

  2️⃣ Replacing state and local governments with Nazi appointees

  3️⃣ Bringing the media, education, and culture under Nazi control

  4️⃣ Establishing the Gestapo secret police
• The Gestapo secret police was established to monitor and repress any dissent against the Nazis.dissent
• The Nazis banned all political parties except their own to establish a one-party state
• Gleichschaltung was used to align all aspects of German society with Nazi ideology


  True
• Match the Nazi propaganda technique with its purpose:

  Mass rallies and parades ↔️ Instill nationalism and loyalty

  Censorship and control of media ↔️ Limit alternative viewpoints

  Cult of personality around Hitler ↔️ Portray him as heroic and infallible
• What was the purpose of the autarky policy implemented by the Nazis?

  Economic self-sufficiency
• The Nazis used economic policies to reward loyal supporters and reduce political opposition
• Match the targeted group with a characteristic of Nazi persecution:

  Jews ↔️ Systematic extermination in the Holocaust

  Roma ↔️ Forced sterilization and resettlement

  Homosexuals ↔️ Imprisonment and discrimination
• Steps taken by the Nazis to consolidate power after 1933:

  1️⃣ Banned all political parties except the Nazis

  2️⃣ Suspended civil liberties with the Reichstag Fire Decree

  3️⃣ Passed the Enabling Act to grant Hitler dictatorial powers
• Mass rallies and parades were used by the Nazis to instill nationalism and loyalty to the party.


  True
• The Nazis aimed for economic self-sufficiency through autarky to reduce reliance on foreign trade.


  True
• The Nazis suppressed "degenerate" art and promoted Nazi-approved culture.


  True
• What were the ideological goals of the Nazis in maintaining total control over Germany?

  Militarism and nationalism
• The Reichstag Fire Decree led to the suspension of civil liberties and the removal of political opposition.liberties
• Match the Nazi policy with its purpose:

  Gleichschaltung ↔️ Align German society with Nazi ideology

  Enabling Act ↔️ Gave Hitler dictatorial powers

  Reichstag Fire Decree ↔️ Suspended civil liberties
• The Reichstag Fire Decree suspended civil liberties and removed political opposition.liberties
• The Reichstag Fire Decree led to the establishment of a one-party Nazi state.

  False
• The Enabling Act gave Hitler dictatorial powers
• The Nazis exercised total control through repression and propaganda
• The Nazis used privatization to sell state-owned enterprises to private companies, often Nazi supporters
• Privatization under the Nazis involved selling state-owned enterprises to Nazi supporters.


  True
• What violent event in 1938 targeted Jewish properties and synagogues?

  Kristallnacht
• What was the outcome of bringing the media under Nazi control?

  Censorship and propaganda
• The Nazis combined repression and propaganda to exert total control over the German people.