Nazi control and dictatorship

Question 1

Who were the Edelweiss pirates?

Answer 1

Groups of youths who opposed the military discipline of the Nazi youth groups and the lack of freedom.

Question 2

The creation of the dictatorship and the police state

Answer 2

Hitler and the Nazis secured control of all aspects of the German state. By August 1934, Hitler had combined the posts of Chancellor and President. The banning of political parties, the control of the media, trade unions and police ensured that there was little or no opposition to the Nazi regime.

Question 3

Who were the gestapo

Answer 3

undercover police

Question 4

Controlling and influencing attitudes

Answer 4

The Nazi dictatorship was based on fear - make people too frightened to actively oppose the Nazi state. This was achieved through the establishment of a police state, Nazi control of the law courts and the setting up of concentration camps. Also, Hitler was determined to reduce the influence of the German Catholic and Protestant Churches. Sicherheitsdienst (SD) ‘Security service’, the intelligence agency of the Nazis. Dictatorship A country or government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator