The Police State And Terror Flashcards
What was another name for the SA?
Brownshirts
Why were the SA important?
They played a major part in getting Hitler and the Nazis into power by attacking and intimidating opponents.
What happened to the SA?
They were destroyed by the SS under Hitler’s orders on the Night of the Long knives.
What was the job of the SS?
To be Hitler’s personal bodyguards, blindly obedient to the Fuhrer.
What type of people were members of the SS?
Men of the ‘Aryan Race’
What were the SS members responsible for?
They ran the concentration camps and were highly organised, obsessive and hard-working.
What were the roles of the SS?
The extermination of ‘sub-human’ races and the continuation of the master-race.
What were they responsible for later in the war?
Responsible for organising slave-labor in the occupied countries.
Who was the leader of the SS?
Heinrich Himmler
Who were the Gestapo?
The secret police of the Nazi regime.
What were the gestapo responsible for?
Responsible for keeping the Nazi regime safe.
What type of reputation did the Gestapo have?
Reputation of brutality and were feared throughout Germany.
How would the Gestapo catch traitors?
Members of the public would report the ‘traitors’.
How big was the Gestapo network?
While it was believed there was informers in every street, their network was not as big.
Why would they not correct this belief?
People’s belief in the size of the Gestapo was important as it secured fear and obedience of the German people.
