lead figures in the nazi regime

Question 1

created an elite force of soldiers (ss) with strict entry requirements and a force of 50,000 by 1933.

Answer 1

heinrich himmler

Question 2

the head of the nazi party, a very charismatic speaker and wrote the national bestseller ‘mein kampf’.

Answer 2

adolf hitler

Question 3

leader of the sa. the brown shirted personal army of the party which was 400,000 strong + tasked with intimidating voters and opposing political parties.

Answer 3

ernst röhm

Question 4

second in power; created the gestapo and commanded the luftwaffe.

Answer 4

hermann göering

Question 5

highly educated, anti-semitic man. in charge of creating + spreading nazi propaganda through newspapers, radio and film.

Answer 5

joseph goebbles

Question 6

demagogue

Answer 6

a political leader who plays on people’s emotions and prejudice rather than their rational side.

• hitler is a key example of this!