Nazi Police State Flashcards
1
Q
head of SS
A
Heinrich Himmler
2
Q
the SS
A
- originally Hitler’s bodyguards, destroyed SA in NotLK
- most feared organisation in Germany, led by Himmler
- could arrest anyone and spied on Nazis
- led concentration camps
3
Q
Regular police and law courts
A
Top jobs went to Nazis
- Nazis could commit any crime
- death penalty for telling an anti-Hitler joke, sex with a Jew and listening to foreign radio station
4
Q
Gestapo
A
-secret police
-tapped telephone calls and open mail
-encouraged children to tell on parents
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5
Q
What is censorship
A
Goebbels controlled what German people read, listen and watched
6
Q
Chamber of culture
A
All musicians, writers, actors and artists had to be part of this so GOEBBELS COULD CONTROL ALL ART
7
Q
Newspapers
A
-closed down all newspapers that opposed Nazis
8
Q
Mass rallies
A
- parades held often to celebrate Hitler’s greatness
- most famous was Nuremberg rallies
9
Q
Books, Theatre and music
A
- forced to praise Hitler and Nazis in their work
- Nazis shut down cabaret and clubs that had been popular in Weimar Republic, seemed to go against Nazi values
10
Q
Films
A
- all film plots shown to Goebbels before made
- Suss the Jew was used as propaganda to show that Jews were evil
11
Q
Radio
A
Cheap so anyone could have on in home
