Refers to a compensation, usually in form of a payment to the victim, for an injury or loss. After the Kristallnacht pogroms of November 9-10, 1938, during which thousands of Jewish businesses and institutions were looted, pillaged, and burned, the Nazi government declared the Jewish community responsible for the violence and imposed a fine of one billion Reichsmark (c. $400 million at the time) in restitution for damages.
The Treaty of Versailles imposed punitive demands on Germany after its defeat in World War I. Germany was required to assume sole responsibility for the conflict and pay compensation for damages, also known as reparations. The enormous debt imposed by these reparations contributed to economic crises and the political instability of the Weimar Republic.
Reichstag refers to the governing institution of the German parliament (1871-1945) as well as to the actual parliament building in the German capital of Berlin. On February 27, 1933, an arsonist set fire to the Reichstag building. The Nazis, led by Hitler, blamed the fire on Communist agitators and used the event to suspend constitutional rights (Reichstag Fire Decree). This decree gave expansive power to the government and was instrumental in solidifying Nazi control over the government in 1933.
The Reich Security Main Office (Reichssicherheitshauptamt or RSHA), was a Nazi agency that oversaw the intelligence service SD (Sicherheitsdienst) and the police forces (Gestapo and KriPo).The RSHA was created by SS chief Heinrich Himmler in September 1939, shortly after the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany. Led by Reinhard Heydrich, the RSHA was responsible for coordination and implementation of many of the most brutal policies of the Holocaust.
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The official currency of Germany during the years between 1924 and 1948.