Nazi book burning of 10 May 1933
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The Nazi book burning of 10 May 1933 was a coordinated campaign across Germany, including a major bonfire at Berlin’s Bebelplatz, in which students and authorities destroyed thousands of works deemed “un-German,” symbolizing the regime’s assault on intellectual and cultural freedom.
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| Nazi book burning of 10 May 1933 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Nazi book burning of 10 May 1933 Context triple: [Bebelplatz, notableEvent, Nazi book burning of 10 May 1933]
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Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire was a 1933 arson attack on the German parliament building that the Nazis exploited to suspend civil liberties and consolidate dictatorial power.
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Reichstag Fire Decree
The Reichstag Fire Decree was an emergency order issued by President Paul von Hindenburg in 1933 that suspended key civil liberties in Germany and enabled the Nazi regime’s subsequent dictatorship.
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C.
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a state-organized pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany in November 1938, marked by widespread violence, destruction of synagogues and Jewish property, and mass arrests that signaled a major escalation toward the Holocaust.
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D.
Nuremberg Party Rally
The Nuremberg Party Rally was a massive annual propaganda event held by the Nazi Party in Nuremberg, showcasing its power, ideology, and militaristic pageantry.
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E.
Night of the Long Knives
The Night of the Long Knives was a 1934 purge in Nazi Germany during which Adolf Hitler ordered the assassination of political rivals and perceived threats within his own movement to consolidate his power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nazi book burning of 10 May 1933 Target entity description: The Nazi book burning of 10 May 1933 was a coordinated campaign across Germany, including a major bonfire at Berlin’s Bebelplatz, in which students and authorities destroyed thousands of works deemed “un-German,” symbolizing the regime’s assault on intellectual and cultural freedom.
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A.
Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire was a 1933 arson attack on the German parliament building that the Nazis exploited to suspend civil liberties and consolidate dictatorial power.
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B.
Reichstag Fire Decree
The Reichstag Fire Decree was an emergency order issued by President Paul von Hindenburg in 1933 that suspended key civil liberties in Germany and enabled the Nazi regime’s subsequent dictatorship.
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C.
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a state-organized pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany in November 1938, marked by widespread violence, destruction of synagogues and Jewish property, and mass arrests that signaled a major escalation toward the Holocaust.
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D.
Nuremberg Party Rally
The Nuremberg Party Rally was a massive annual propaganda event held by the Nazi Party in Nuremberg, showcasing its power, ideology, and militaristic pageantry.
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E.
Night of the Long Knives
The Night of the Long Knives was a 1934 purge in Nazi Germany during which Adolf Hitler ordered the assassination of political rivals and perceived threats within his own movement to consolidate his power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi persecution campaign
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book burning ⓘ censorship event ⓘ |
| aim |
intimidate intellectual and political opponents
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purge German culture of "un-German" elements ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1933-05-10 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfBooksDestroyed | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| followedBy |
persecution of authors and intellectuals
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wider censorship of press and arts in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
annual commemorations and readings in Germany
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memorial at Bebelplatz in Berlin ⓘ symbol in discussions of censorship and totalitarianism ⓘ |
| location |
Bebelplatz, Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Breslau NERFINISHED ⓘ Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ Göttingen NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiel NERFINISHED ⓘ Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ other German university towns ⓘ |
| movement |
Nazi antisemitism
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anti-communism ⓘ anti-liberalism ⓘ |
| notableSpeech | speech by Joseph Goebbels at Bebelplatz ⓘ |
| notableWorkDestroyed |
works by Alfred Döblin
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works by Bertolt Brecht ⓘ works by Erich Kästner ⓘ works by Erich Maria Remarque NERFINISHED ⓘ works by Ernest Hemingway ⓘ works by H. G. Wells ⓘ works by Heinrich Heine ⓘ works by Helen Keller ⓘ works by Jack London ⓘ works by Karl Marx NERFINISHED ⓘ works by Kurt Tucholsky ⓘ works by Lion Feuchtwanger ⓘ works by Sigmund Freud ⓘ works by Stefan Zweig NERFINISHED ⓘ works by Thomas Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer |
German Student Union
NERFINISHED
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National Socialist German Students’ League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
German university students
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Nazi officials ⓘ SA (Sturmabteilung) NERFINISHED ⓘ SS (Schutzstaffel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nazi Gleichschaltung policies
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Nazi cultural policy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nazi seizure of power in January 1933 ⓘ |
| slogan | "Aktion wider den undeutschen Geist" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Joseph Goebbels
NERFINISHED
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Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
assault on cultural pluralism
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assault on intellectual freedom ⓘ rise of Nazi totalitarianism ⓘ |
| target |
Jewish authors
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Marxist literature ⓘ books deemed "un-German" ⓘ liberal literature ⓘ pacifist literature ⓘ socialist literature ⓘ works by exiled German authors ⓘ works critical of militarism ⓘ works critical of nationalism ⓘ works on psychoanalysis ⓘ works on sexual reform ⓘ |
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Subject: Nazi book burning of 10 May 1933 Description of subject: The Nazi book burning of 10 May 1933 was a coordinated campaign across Germany, including a major bonfire at Berlin’s Bebelplatz, in which students and authorities destroyed thousands of works deemed “un-German,” symbolizing the regime’s assault on intellectual and cultural freedom.
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