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GCSE HISTORY - GERMANY IN TRANSITION > HISTORY UNIT 6 - TERROR AND PERSUASION > Flashcards

HISTORY UNIT 6 - TERROR AND PERSUASION Flashcards

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1
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When were the Gestapo set up and by who ?

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Goering, 1933

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2
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Who did the Gestapo merge with and in what year ?

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The SS, 1936

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3
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Who led the Gestapo?

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Heydrich

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4
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How many people were arrested by the Gestapo by 1939

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160,000

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5
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What methods did the Gestapo employ ?

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  • Mail searching
  • Phone Tapping
  • Public informants
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6
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What were the Gestapo allowed to do ?

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Imprison without trial

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7
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Why were the Gestapo particularly feared ?

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The wore no uniform

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8
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When was the SS formed ?

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1925

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9
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What was the SS responsible for ?

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The removal of any political opponent or threats to the party

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10
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How many members were in the SS in 1934 ?

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50,000

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11
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Where were the SS in charge of ?

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Concentration camps

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12
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How many block leaders were there ?

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400,000

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13
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How did block leaders create a sense of Fear ?

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It gave a sense that everyone was always listening ?

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14
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How many people were in prison in concentration camps by 1939 ?

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150,000

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15
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What was common in concentration camps ?

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Beatings and murder

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16
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How did the Nazis control the legal system ?

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They created the people’s Court - It consisted purely of Judges and lawyers who had sworn an oath of loyalty to the Nazi party

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17
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How many crimes will punish for by death in 1943 ?

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46

18
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How many people were executed under the people’s Court ?

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534

19
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What did lawyers have to join in order to practice law ?

A

The German lawyers front 1933

20
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How many members did German lawyers front have ?

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10,000

21
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What was set up to control the thoughts of the people

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The Ministry for popular enlightenment

22
Q

What were all films accompanied by ?

A

45 minute news reel

23
Q

Who did all films have to be approved by ?

A

Goebbels

24
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What was the name of the famous Nazi film ? What was its plot line ?

A

HitlerJunge Quex - Tells the story of a young boy who ran away from his communist family to join the Hitler youth only then to be murdered by his Communist family

25
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Where were the annual rallies held ?

A

Nuremberg

26
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How Many people attended the rally ?

A

100,000

27
Q

Why were radios so popular ?

A

Cheap and mass produced

28
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What % of Germans owned a radio ?

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70%

29
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Who made regular broadcasts ?

A

Hitler and Goebbels

30
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What is a key feature of German radios ?

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They lacked short wave reception to stop foreign radio

31
Q

What four methods of persuasion ?

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  • propaganda
  • rallies
  • radios
  • Cinema
32
Q

What organisation did all artists have to join ?

A

Reich chamber of Culture

33
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How many newspapers and magazines were closed under the Nazis

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1000s

34
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What restrictions were there on foreign news ?

A

Foreign news must come from the Nazi press

35
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How many writers were banned

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2,500

36
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What happened to books in Nazi Germany ?

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Mass burnings

37
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What kind of music did Hitler hate and why ?

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Hitler hated modern music especially jazz as it was considered black music

38
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What kind of music was promoted and a Nazi Germany ?

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German folk music and classical composers were often played especially Wagner and Beethoven

39
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What was Hitler’s views on art ?

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Hitler hated modern art art which promoted a simple life, traditional women and the perfect Aryan were often displayed

40
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What famous authors fled Germany due to censorship?

A

Bertolt Brecht and Thomas Mann

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