Summary 12 - Opposition from the Protestant Church Flashcards

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Why did the Protestant Church offer more opposition to the regime than other religious establishments?

A

The Protestant Confessional Church was the only Christian body in Germany to protest at the treatment of the Jews.

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Who called for Christian resistance to the treatment of the Jews and the euthanasia programme?

A

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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3
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When was Bonhoeffer banned from speaking in public?

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In 1940

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What was the impact of Bonhoeffer being banned from speaking in public from 1940?

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It meant that his message of encouraging Christian resistance to the treatment of the Jews and the euthanasia programme was not widely heard.

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5
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When was Bonhoeffer arrested?

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He was arrested in April 1943 by the Gestapo.

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When was Bonhoeffer executed?

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In 1945

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