The Nazi State Flashcards
Name 4 methods of control through terror carried out by the Nazi’s.
The SS(Schutzstaffel)or protection squad, Concentration Camps, The Gestapo and The Courts.
Name 4 methods of control through propaganda carried out by the Nazi’s.
Rallies - Demonstrations to show organisation/control.
Posters - Images of Hitler and Aryan families.
Newspapers - Goebbels shut down all but Pro-Nazi.
Radio/book/films - Destroyed all books and films believed to be anti-Nazi and radios only broadcast Hitler’s speeches over and over again.
Who was Himmler?
Himmler was the head of all police in Nazi Germany and controlled people through terror.
What was Concordat?
The Concordat was a formal agreement between the Catholic Church and the Nazi Party which stated that the Catholic Church would not interfere with the Nazi Party. In return the Nazi Party would not touch the Catholic Church.
What was the Reich Church?
The Reich Church was set up and controlled by the Nazis. Pastors had to swear an oath of loyalty to Hitler.
What was the Confessional Church?
The Confessional Church was set up by Martin Niemoller to oppose Nazism and as a result he was sent to a Concentration Camp in 1938.
Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?
The Edelweiss Pirates were a group that opposed the Nazi Party made up of working class youths. They believed in freedom and hunted down Nazi member and beat them up. The Nazis sent them to Concentration Camps.
Who led the White Rose Group?
Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl and Christopher Probst.
How were the methods of opposition between the Edelweiss Pirates and the WGR different?
The Edelweiss Pirates were quite violent in that they sometimes hunted down Nazi sympathisers and beat them up along with vandalising. However, the WRG were peaceful and handed out leaflets to the public.
Who was the leader of the Confessional church?
Martin Niemoller
When did the July bomb plot take place and who led it?
1944 and was led by Claus Von Stauffenburg.
Why did they want to kill Hitler?
They wanted to kill Hitler because his SS were disliked by the soldiers and they did not like the way they treated the people on the Eastern front.
What are the three K’s?
Kinder, Kirche, Kuche (Church, Children and Cooking)
How many children did you have to have to receive a gold, silver and bronze medal?
Bronze - 5
Silver - 6
Gold - 8
What was the Nazi Women’s League?
Organisation to teach women about household jobs.
