Topic 4: Life in Hitlers Germany Flashcards
Which groups in society did the Nazis persecute?
Jews Blacks Communists Gypseys lams alcholics Homosexuals homeless people
In what ways did people oppose the Nazis?
Anti Nazi Jokes People trying to kill Hitler Talking negativily about hitler Refusing to join the army Hitler youth Not saying 'Heil Hitler'
What methords were there to control opposition?
SS
Gestapo
Informers
Police, Courts and Prisons
What was the SS?
They were a private body guard for Hitler
What does SS stand for?
Schutz-Staffel
Who was the head of the SS?
Heinrich Himmler
What did you have to be to get into the SS?
You had to be a blue Eyed Aryan, a German superman who was physically fit and perfect
What did the SS do in 1934?
helped Hitler crush the SA, whp were becoming to powerful
What are concentration camps?
Temporary prisons set up by the SA
Why didnt the Nazis destroy the church?
this was mainly because it was to valuable to many people
What terms were aggred when Hitler signed the agreement with the Cathlolic church?
Promised that the Catholics would carry on ther religious work
Schools are youth clubs would be left alone
The Pope promised that the Vatican would stay out of politics
In what way did Hitler extend his influence over Protestant Churches?
Hitler united all the Protestant churches together to form a Reich Church under Bishop Muller. They became known as the German Christians
What was the ‘Faith movement’?
This was Nazis own brand worship that they created there own religion that worshiped natural things sucha s the sun
What is properganda?
mathords of convincing or persuadeing people to believ a particular veiw
Examples of Properganda?
Newspapers
Radio Channels
leaflets
Speches
Who was in charge of Nazi properganda?
Goebbles
Why did Nazis use radio alot in properganda
This is becasue hitler was a very good public speaker and with giving out free radios they could then beam there properganda into peoples homes
ways that the Nazis controled the Newspapers in germany
the Nazis had there own Newspaper, Der Sturmer
Newspapers were cencored
What are the four main festivasl were german people expected to celebrate each year?
Day of Sezing power
hitlers birthday
Nuremberg Rallies
Annerversary of the Munich Putsh
What sort of musioc was promoted by Nazi Germany?
German music
Classical music
Marching music
Folk Music
What sort of Music was banned from Germany?
Jazz
American and english music
What was Nazi theatre supposed to concentrate on?
war battle
mocking Jews and communists
No one wanted to act as hitler becasue it could be dangerous
What was Nazi literature suposed to concentrate on?
Mien Kampf
Books about Racial Sterotypes
History of the Nazis
How was arcitecture used to emphsise Nazi ideas?
Albert Speers, hitlers main designer
It makes Germany look like a wealthy country
It relects Germanys power
What was the aim of Nazi art?
To make Germany look powerful and not show ugly or weak people
How did Hitler consolidate his power after 1933?
He took away peoples basic human rights and also took control of the media and tried to control the churches
Hitler youth
Informers
Rewards available for workers?
The Nazis set up KdF (Strength through Joy), which gave workers rewards for their work - evening classes, theatre trips, picnics, and even free holidays.
Volkswagen scheame?
The Nazis devised a scheme to allow workers to buy a Volkswagen Beetle car for a small weekly payment.
How many people in the army by the start of the war?
1.4 million.
DAF?
German Labour front, this was formed after all unions were made illegal.
22 million members by 1939
There was no wage bargaining, no industrial action or strikes and certainly no protests. This union was established “….for the good of the fatherland….”
DAF provided a range of facilities and support networks to motivate the workforce to produce more and provide leisure opportunities for the average German worker.
