The Police State and Terror

Question 1

Who was appointed minister of justice?

Answer 1

SS group leader

Question 2

When was the SS established?

Answer 2

1925

Question 3

Who became head in 1929?

Answer 3

Heinrich Himmler

Question 4

What was the SD?

Answer 4

Secret intelligence service of the SS

Question 5

What requirement was brought in in 1935 for the SS?

Answer 5

Had to be of Aryan race

Question 6

When were the police and state powers placed under Himmler’s control?

Answer 6

1936

Question 7

What was the SS made up of?

Answer 7

SD, Gestapo, Kripo and Waffen SS

Question 8

What was the Gestapo?

Answer 8

The secret police force

Question 9

What were the Kripo?

Answer 9

Undercover police - criminal police

Question 10

How many active agents did the Gestapo have compared to people working?

Answer 10

4000/40,000

Question 11

What were the wardens responsible for?

Answer 11

50 houses or apartments and made sure that Nazi flags were displayed

Question 12

How many wardens were there?

Answer 12

Around 2 million

Question 13

Where were the wardens unpopular?

Answer 13

Working class areas where there was sympathy for communists and socialists

Question 14

When were the first concentration camps opened?

Answer 14

1933

Question 15

What did camps focus on in 1936?

Answer 15

Asocials, criminals and homosexuals

Question 16

When did the camps become an extermination camp for jews?

Answer 16

1942

Question 17

What 3 ways were used to install fear into the population?

Answer 17

Coercion, persuasion and incentives