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Nazi control and dictatorship (how did the Nazis use terror to control Germany) Flashcards

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1
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What is one way the Nazis used terror?

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The SS (1)

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When was the SS formed?

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1925

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What is the SS?

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Hitlers private bodyguard

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Who was the SS led by?

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Heinrich Himmler

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What race was all members of the SS?

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Aaryan race

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What do the SS have to do?

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Removing any opposition

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What else did the SS run?

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the concentration camps

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How many men was in the SS by 1930

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240,000

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How many members did the SS have by June 1944

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over 800,000

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What is another way the Nazis used terror?

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The SD (2)

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When was the SD formed?

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1931

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What was the SDs task?

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Their task was to monitor political opponents and they kept records of everyone who they suspected were opposing the Nazi party

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What did the SD attract?

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They attracted many professional and highly educated people

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What else is a way the Nazis used terror?

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The Gestapo (3)

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Does the Gestapo wear uniform?

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no. they are non-uniformed

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When was the gestapo set up?

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1933

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What happened for the Gestapo in 1939?

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they became one of the Nazis most powerful weapons in controlling the German people

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What could the Gestapo do?

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it could arrest and imprison anyone it liked without evidence or trial and they spied on people

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in 1939, how many people were arrested by the Gestapo for political offences?

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160,000

20
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Could the Gestapo use torture?

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yes

21
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What was the main weapon for the Gestapo?

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fear

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What was the good thing for the Gestapo?

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they could not be told apart from normal Germans

23
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How did people show that they were scared of the Gestapo?

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They would report others for opposing the Nazis as even failure to report crimes was punishable

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How many members of the Gestapo were there?

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30,000

25
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how else did the Nazis use terror to control Germany? (4)

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concentration camps

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What were concentration camps?

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New types of prisons

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What were they originally designed for?

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political opponents

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When was the first one opened?

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In Dachau, Munich 1933

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What categories were the prisoners put in?

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jews, gypsies, homosexuals, anti socials

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Did people survive these camps?

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Very rarely

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