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Germany - Control and opposition Flashcards

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What were the three branches of the SS ?

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  • kirpo
  • the gestapo
  • the SD
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What did the kirpo do ?

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carried out general policing duties

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What did the gestapo do ?

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secret state police, hunted down the Nazis opponents. The Gestapo law of 1936 allowed the Gestapo to do anything they wanted. They would imprison people without trial.

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What did the SD do ?

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intelligence arm of the SS, headed by Reinhard Heydrich

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Who was head of the SS ?

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Heinrich Himmler

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6
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Where were potential SS members trained ?

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Junker schools

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How many members of the SS were there in 1939 ?

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about 250,000

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8
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Explain the Nazi court system

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Hitler set up the peoples court in 1934, there were Nazi judges and no juries. over 250,000 people were imprisoned due to these courts.

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9
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Where and when was the first Concentration camp set up ?

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Dachau, March 1933

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10
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Explain how Nazis used Concentration Camps

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The decree for the protection of the people and state allowed people to be placed into the concentration camps. These people were kept under very harsh conditions

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What was the volksgemeinschaft ?

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A peoples community

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Summaries the impact of the police state

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  • people were afraid to say something wrong
  • Nazis believed in clan responsibility
  • all opposition was crushed
  • people were scared but liked having no ‘enemies of the state’
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Who was Josef Goebbels ?

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The minister of popular enlightenment and propaganda

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What did Goebbels establish to help him with his job ?

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The Reich chamber of culture

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Explain the Nuremberg rallies

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Huge gatherings of Nazis, light sound and costume shows, up to 500,000 people attended.

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16
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When were the Olympics held in Berlin ?

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1936

17
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Name four things that were censored during the Nazi Rule

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  • cinema, theatre and music
  • exhibitions of degenerate art were held
  • jazz was condemned
  • 20,000 books by banned authors were burned in Berlin
18
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What was Eher Verlag ?

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The nazi newspaper publishers, it owned 69% of the newspaper titles

19
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Explain the editors law

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Held newspaper editors responsible for the info they published in their papers.

20
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Explain radio stations during Nazi times

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The Nazis controlled all the radio stations. Cheap radios (people’s receivers) were made. Germany had one of the highest radio ownership in the world 70%

21
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Name two Nazi propaganda films

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  • the eternal jew

- triumph of the will

22
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Where the Nazi attempts of censorship successful ?

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yes - The public allowed them to implement their policies

no - Attacks on the church backfired

23
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What have studies shown about the support of the Nazis in certain areas ?

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  • They were hugely popular in rural protestant area
  • popular among the lower and middle classes
  • less likely to be supported by the urban working folk
  • the young were likely to be keen Nazis
24
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When was the concordat signed ?

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July 1933

25
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Explain what the concordat meant

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The catholic church would not involve itself in politics and the Nazis would let it operate as usual

26
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When and how did the Nazis break the concordat ?

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1936 the rights about the youth groups were being ignored

27
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Who were the German Christians lead by ?

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Ludwig Muller

28
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When was the confessional church set up ?

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1933

29
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Who was the leader of the confessional church ?

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Niemoller arrested in 1937 and sent to Dachau

30
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What was the Nazi religion called ?

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German faith movement, only had 200,000 members (worshipped the sun and weird stuff)

31
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Name 3 opposition youth groups

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  • edelweiss pirates
  • Leipzig hounds
  • swing youth
32
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Explain the swing youth

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  • grew long hair

- danced to jazz

33
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Explain the edelweiss pirates

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  • wore checked shorts and shorts

- hung around parks and committed vandalism

34
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Explain the Leipzig hounds

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  • communist group

- listened to the Moscow radio

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