Nazi Opp and control Flashcards
Give three examples of ways Hitler had reach in Germany ?
70% of homes had radio
Hitler’s speech reached 56m people
1 million people had attended a rally at Nuremberg
Give two examples of ways propaganda failed?
Anti smoking campaigns failed
10% decline in newspaper circulation
Give one example of Goebbels propaganda?
1944 Kohlberg movie, used 100,000 soldiers from the front line to show heroic defense from Napoleon.
Name four aim of propaganda?
.Represent the people
.Promote anti semitism and Nazi beliefs
.Create support for the regime
.Promote unity
Name three ways Nazi’s controlled by fear?
People’s court
Block wardens
Gestapo
Name three reason’s people supported the Nazi’s
.Smart uniforms
.Strong leaders
.Propaganda represented new and exciting party
Name three ways the opposition grew stronger in the war years?
.Army bomb plot 1944
.Red orchestra sent info to USSR
.Edelweiss pirates sabotage and guerrilla warfare
Name three ways repression became more severe in the war years?
.Leader of pirates again
.Red orchestra leader executed
.5,000 people executed because of bomb plot
Name two left wing opposition organizations and what they did?
SPD - banned and set up headquarters in czech, set up newspaper.
KPD - went underground after ruthless clampdown, and formed red flag.
Name two church opposition organizations and what they did?
Protestants - tried protecting church from state interference.
Catholics - denounced Nazism, temporary suspended euthanasia campaign
Name three youth opposition groups and what they did?
White rose - first public demonstration against regime.
Swing Youth - disruptive teenagers, listened to banned music.
Edelweiss pirates - camping, sing songs mocking Germany, organised attacks.
Name two features of the conservative elite threat?
.Planned post Nazi regime
.Army bomb plot 1944
What where the main ways support was generated?
.Goerings propaganda was effective as it showed the Nazi state and
Nationalsim, in a way that didn’t shove it down there throats either through
Movies that had a nationalist theme.
.Policies created a rich economy which caused support.
. Holidays were created which had overwhelming support.
How did the government manage opposition?
.censorship of those they disagreed with
.harsh punishment through the people court for non confomorty which was put
On display to deter behaviour
Name two youth groups that opposed the Nazis…
White Rose, Swing Youth, Edelweiss Pirates
When was the “Stauffenberg bomb plot” and which state institution did its members work for?
1944 - The Army
Name two left-wing resistance groups…
Red Strike Force, Red Orchestra
Which two Nazi policies, the first in 1937 and second in 1941 did members of the Catholic Church manage to persuade the regime to stop or suspend..
Removing crucifixes from schools
T4 euthanasia programme
Which organisation were many Germans fearful of being caught by and therefore chose not to resist the Nazi’s policies?
The Gestapo
What was established in 1934 to specifically deal with “political crimes”?
The People’s Court
Name a Nazi propaganda film…
What is the general view of how successful Nazi propaganda was?
Eternal Jew, Triumph of the Will, Olympia, Day of Freedom, Bismark.
Failed to persuade but reinforced and heightened existing views
How did you win the “Mother Cross”? How did this help raise support for the Nazi regime?
Have 4 or more children.
Made women feel valued by the govt. & society
By 1940 how many members did the NSDAP have?
5 million
After which defeat did many Germans start to feel they might lost the war? When did this occur?
Stalingrad, early 1943
