Terror and Persuasion Flashcards
When were the Schutzstaffel formed
1925
What was their responsibility following the Night of the Long Knives?
Removal of opposition to the Nazi’s within Germany
What did the Gestapo do?
They were a secret police force who could arrest and imprison those suspected of opposing the state
Where were the suspects taken who were arrested by the Gestapo
To concentration camps run by the SS
What were the Sicherheitsdienst
The SD was an intelligent body of the party and their aim was to discover potential enemies of the Nazi Party and remove them
The judges had to become member’s of what League?
Nationalist Socialist League for the Maintenance of Law.
What did Judges have to swear
They had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Fuhrer
What happened if Judges were being too lenient
The Minister of Justice would check their sentencing and Hitler himself would alter sentences if he felt they were soft
From 1936, judges had to wear what?
Swastika and Nazi Eagle’s on their robes
By 1939, how many people were under arrest for political crimes
160,000
What methods did Goebbles do to control Germany
Radio, Cinema, Speeches
How did Goebbles use cinema for propgaganda
He would make films glorifying Nazi’s and discrediting opponents and Hitler ordered him to make anti-semitic films
Where were annual mass rallies held
Nuremberg
How many books did Students in Berlin burn?
20,000 books - written by Jew’s, communists and other opponents
What newspaper’s and magazines were closed down?
All non Nazi owned one’s
Art that was considered what was banned?
Degenerate
