Terror And Persuasion

Question 1

What climate did the Nazi dictatorship create to suppress opposition?

Answer 1

A climate of fear

This fear was aimed at making people too frightened to actively oppose the Nazi state.

Question 2

When was the Schutzstaffel (SS) formed?

Answer 2

1925

The SS was initially formed as a bodyguard unit for Hitler.

Question 3

How many members did the SS have by 1934?

Answer 3

More than 50,000 members

Question 4

What was the SS responsible for after the Night of the Long Knives?

Answer 4

Removal of opposition to the Nazis within Germany

Question 5

What was the membership of the SS by 1939?

Answer 5

250,000 members

Question 6

What was the Gestapo and when was it set up?

Answer 6

Secret State Police, set up in 1933 by Goering

Question 7

What powers did the Gestapo possess?

Answer 7

Could arrest and imprison those suspected of opposing the state

Question 8

Where were suspects usually sent after being arrested by the Gestapo?

Answer 8

Concentration camps run by the SS

Question 9

How many people were under arrest for political crimes by 1939?

Answer 9

About 160,000 people

Question 10

What was the purpose of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD)?

Answer 10

To discover potential enemies of the Nazi Party and remove them

Question 11

Fill in the blank: Concentration camps were established to confine those who were considered _______.

Answer 11

[enemies of the state]

Question 12

How were camp inmates treated in concentration camps?

Answer 12

With brutality and high mortality rates

Question 13

What did Hitler demand regarding the interpretation of laws?

Answer 13

All laws were to be interpreted according to Nazi ideology (Gleichschaltung)

Question 14

What organization did judges have to join under Nazi rule?

Answer 14

Nationalist Socialist League for the Maintenance of Law

Question 15

When was the German Lawyers Front established and how many members did it have by the end of the year?

Answer 15

Established in October 1933, had 10,000 members

Question 16

What oath did judges have to swear under the Nazi regime?

Answer 16

An oath of loyalty to the Fuhrer

Question 17

What was the purpose of the new People’s Court established in 1934?

Answer 17

To try cases of treason

Question 18

What role did the Minister of Justice have concerning judges?

Answer 18

To check if judges had been too lenient

Question 19

From when did judges have to wear the swastika and Nazi eagle on their robes?

Answer 19

From 1936

Question 20

Who set up the Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda?

Answer 20

Josef Goebbles in 1934

Question 21

What was the purpose of the Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda?

Answer 21

To control the thoughts, beliefs, and opinions of the German People

Question 22

What methods did Goebbles use to control Germany?

Answer 22

• Radio
• Cinema
• Other methods

Question 23

What type of films did Hitler order Goebbles to make?

Answer 23

Anti-semitic films

Question 24

Where were annual mass rallies held to promote the power of the Nazi state?

Answer 24

Nuremburg

Question 25

What was the Reich Press Law and when was it passed?

Answer 25

A law passed in October 1933 to control the press

Question 26

What happened to non-Nazi newspapers and magazines?

Answer 26

They were closed down

Question 27

What type of music did the Nazis encourage?

Answer 27

* Traditional German folk music * Classical music, especially the music of Richard Wagner

Question 28

What type of art was banned by the Nazis?

Answer 28

Art that was considered 'degenerate'