Topic 6:Terror and persuasion

Question 1

who were the SS, SD and gestapo controlled by?

Answer 1

Heinrich Himmler

Question 2

The SS

Answer 2

showed total obedience to Hitler
founded in 1925
250,000 by 1939
responsible for the removal of all nazi opposition

Question 3

gestapo

Answer 3

set up in 1933
secret police
arrest anyone suspected of opposing the state

Question 4

SD

Answer 4

nazis intelligence body
attracted well educated people
organised by Reinhard Heydrich
aim to discover and remove enemies

Question 5

concentration camps

Answer 5

used to confine political, ideological and radical opponents
run by the SA and SS but only Gestapo could send people there
prisoners were forced to work and underfed and very many died.

Question 6

concentration camp prisoner categories

Answer 6

sex offenders
religious groups
political prisoners
foreign forced labour groups
work shy people
professional criminals
jews

Question 7

control of the legal system

Answer 7

some judges were removed
nazis views were upheld in courts
in 1933 the German lawyers front was created
in 1934 the new peoples court was established

Question 8

what things did Goebbles censor?

Answer 8

radio- 70% of homes had a radio
cinema- over 100 films made a year
rallies-annual rally held at Nuremburg
posters- simple messages shown too the young
books- directly praising Hitler

Question 9

censorship

Answer 9

non nazi papers and magazines were closed
folk and classical music promoted
buildings copied after ancient greek and roman architecture
paintings and sculptures displayed nazi ideals