The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
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Third Reich
The Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945 claiming to be the third great German empire
Hitler proclaimed the Third Reich would last a thousand years but it collapsed after twelve
Weimar Republic
The democratic German government from 1919 to 1933 that preceded Nazi rule
The Weimar Republic weaknesses and crises created conditions exploited by the Nazis
Lebensraum
The Nazi concept of living space requiring territorial expansion eastward
Hitler sought Lebensraum in Eastern Europe displacing and exterminating Slavic peoples
Fuhrer
The title meaning leader that Hitler assumed combining chancellor and president powers
As Fuhrer Hitler held absolute dictatorial power over the Nazi state
Gleichschaltung
The Nazi process of coordinating all institutions under party control
Through Gleichschaltung the Nazis brought unions churches media and all organizations under their control
Anschluss
The 1938 annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany
The Anschluss fulfilled Hitler goal of uniting German-speaking Austria with Germany
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