Control and Change in Nazi Germany Flashcards
why was the DAF established?
it was a state trade union because all other trade unions were banned so workers could not stand up for themselves
other then Hitler being able to pass laws what else did the enabling act allow that strengthened Nazi control?
allowed the Government to read people’s letters listen in on their phone calls and search their houses without warning
what did the law for the reconstruction of the reich allow (1934)
gave Nazi total control over local governemts
what changes were made to the justice system
judges did not have to be fair and unbiasd just had to make rulings in lin ewith nazi policy
1933 special courts were set up and the rights of thoes accused were suspened so they could not appeal or challenge evidence
1934 the Peopl’s court was set up that help trials for poltical crimes where people were nearly alwys found guilty.
what 2 groups was Himmler in charge of that caused terror in an apptempt to control the german people
the SS and the gestapo whoes methods included harsh interigations and imprisonment without trial
what were local wardens
they spied to make sure people were loyal to the nazis and members of the public were encouraged to report disloyalty to the Gestapo
what were some aims of nazi propogander
to unite the german people
to persude people to support the nazi party
to enoruage people to dislike the treadty of versilles so they would support the nazis who wanted war to get the land lost back
to create the ‘hitler myth’ so germas devoted their lives to hitler
to enoruage hatred of jewish people and other groups and enoruage a return to ‘traditonal’ german values and cultre
what artistc works did the state have to approve before they could be published?
art( paintings ect) muic literature film theater radio and all writers journalist and mucisons has to register to get their work approved
how did control of the media herlp the nazis control the german people
suronded them with their meddage and prevented them from seeing anything that might encourage unwanted actions or a message that was diifernt from theirs
what was the pople reciver
it was a cheap radio the Nazi’s made so they people could buy it and listen to their propogander and by 1939 70% of households ahd one
how had cencership of German dialy newspapers change between 1933 and 1934
increased from 3-82 percent circulation of newpapers accutally dropped between this timme beacuse they were so boring
why did nazis peoduce fims?
to show the strngth of the nazis and hitler and the weakness of their opponets and propgander videos were played at the cinema beofre every movie
what were the Nuremburg Rallies
were huge displays wre leading nazis would give speeches 1million people attened the 1936 rally and they were sued to spread propogander and show the strength of the nazis and germany
how did propogander change german Culture
it rpomoted ‘tradditonal’ values
banned modern art and albling ti degenerate ( oppting for reaksitic painting promoting nzi ideology)
celebrated works of german composers like wager and modern classical mucic and attcked jazz and jewish composers
how did expectations of women change
they didn’t want them to have too much freedom and wanted them to have large families and stay at home
they were banned from being lawyers in 1936 and propogander enoruged them from persuing proffesions
they were expect to dress plainly loans were gicen
the nazi program Lebensborn tried to increase brith rsate Marrige loans given a chunk of the loan was rmoved when they had kids
married woman were sackedf rom govermant roles mother’s cross was given out heels banned
