Topic 3 Terror

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SS

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Main instrument of terror

1933-1939 126,000 imprisoned without trial

Question 1

SA

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Beat up opponents and non conformists

Visible presence on streets

Question 2

Gestapo

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Secret police
Led by Heinrich himmler from 1933
Could decide for itself what the law was
Used to intimidate and arouse terror and horror

Question 3

However although Germans excused themselves out of fear

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Extent of terror can be exaggerated with only 300,00 gestapo officers in whole of Germany
Nevertheless they succeeded in creating a thick shadow

Question 4

But but also was helped by

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public cooperation and with the outbreak of war most of the problems and opposition inside Germany was forgotten to focus on their enemies

Question 5

Terror made a major factor by

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Making people aware of the consequences of non conformity

Question 6

Concentration camps were used to

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Make an example of those who didn’t conform therefore scaring people to do so

Question 7

Would propaganda be as successful withou terror

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Propaganda informed whereas terror enforced conforming to ideology therefore propaganda may have not made such an impact without

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Courts were

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Given its jury before trial showing how easy it was to maintain opposition