Nazi control and dictatorship (Agreements with the churches 1933-45) Flashcards
What is 1 type of church they had?
Catholic church
What happened with the catholic church in 1933?
Hitler chose not to provoke a conflict with the churches until he was sure he could win
What happened in June 1933?
The pope signed an understanding with Hitler
what did Hitler promise?
He promised that the Catholics could carry on with their religious work and that Catholic schools and youth groups could be left alone
What happened after a few months of Hitler making that promise?
Hitler had broken his agreement
what happened to the Priest?
The priests were harassed and arrested with many getting sent to concentration camps
What happened to catholic schools?
They were disrupted
What was the other Church?
protestant Church
What was the protestant Church?
A collection of a number of Churches
Who were the ‘German Christians’ led by?
Ludwig Muller
What happened by 1936?
The Reich Church was created
What happened to the bible?
It was replaced with Mein Kampf
