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Rise of the Nazis Knowledge Organiser

Keywords Key Dates 1. NSDAP National Socialist German Worker’s Party - Nazi 1. 1919 creates the DAP: the German Worker’s Party. quickly becomes a member. Party 1921 Hitler takes over the DAP. He rebrands the party as the NSDAP, or the . 2. Nazi A member of the NSDAP 2. 3. 1924 Hitler imprisoned for trying to overthrow the Government. In prison, he write . 3. Symbol used by The Nazis as the emblem of the party 4. 1925 The SS is created, and are originally Hitler’s bodyguards. 4. (SS) Hitler’s private bodyguard made up of 1929 becomes Minister for . elite soldiers 5.

5. in Nazi responsible for 6. 1929 is appointed leader of the SS. arresting threats 7. 1931 The SD is created. It is set up as the intelligence gathering agency. 6. State controlled by a political police force that secretly supervises the citizens' activities 8. 1933 Hitler becomes .

7. Censorship The suppression or prohibition of any parts of Key People books, films, news that are politically unacceptable 1. Adolf Hitler Leader of the Nazi Party and the Fuhrer (leader) of Germany 8. Propaganda Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause 2. Joseph Goebbels High ranking German Nazi politician, who was the Minister of Propaganda.

9. Interpretation A historical viewpoint on the past, after looking at 3. Heinrich Leader of the SS. Key Nazi member involved in running the Nazi police state. sources through analysis and evaluation Himmler

10. (Hitlerjugund) The organisation set up by The Nazis to control 4. Anton Drexler Founder of the German Workers’ Party, which later became the Nazi Party. boys and girls in Germany from a young age, similar to scout movement 5. Reinhard Leader of the SD, and largely responsible for orchestrating the . 11. Concentration Camp A place where political prisoners, minorities are Heydrich deliberately imprisoned