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1.2 Opposition, Control and Consent - Nazi Dictatorship Flashcards

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1
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When did it become impossible to oppose the Nazis in the Reichstag?

A

August 1933

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What did opposition parties like KPD, SPD and trade unions do in the early 1930s?

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printed and distributed pamphlets and literature

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What is an example of printed opposition in the early 1930s?

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Red Shock Troop newspaper (SPD)
3000 members

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What happened to the Red Shock Troop?

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leaders arrested and sent to concentration camps December 1933

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5
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Why had opposition groups stopped printing by 1938?

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became extremely easy to trace publications
moved to word of mouth only

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6
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What happened after Germany invaded the USSR?

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communist groups revived

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7
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What is an example of a communist group that revived?

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Red Orchestra
government workers who passed the Allies information

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How did workers sabotage production?

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lightning strikes eg. 1936 workers who built autobahns
worked slowly
damaged product
reported in sick

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9
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What act of passive rebellion did people do?

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not give the Nazi salute when officials present

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10
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What was the response to workers’ sabotage?

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overlooked as workers in high demand
BUT if too successful Gestapo would arrest eg. Anti-Fascist Workers’ Group 1944

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11
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How did sabotage escalate during WW2?

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Allies aid - able to blow up bridges/railways

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12
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How did young, usually middle class people rebel?

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did not join Hitler Youth
listened to swing and jazz music
dressed in Western fashions

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13
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What happened to the young people who rebelled after 1940?

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went underground
only arrested occasionally

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14
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Who were the Edelweiss Pirates?

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young working class people, actively anti-Nazi

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What did the Edelweiss Pirates do?

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varied by area
wore own uniform, hiking, camping
painted anti-Nazi slogans, collected and distributed leaflets dropped by Allies
worked with resistance group

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16
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What happened to the Edelweiss Pirates if caught?

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executed

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17
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Who was the White Rose Group?

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University of Munich students

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18
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What did the White Rose Group do?

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distributed material urging sabotage, exposing murder of Jews, urged non-violent resistance

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19
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What happened to the White Rose Group?

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The leaders Hans and Sophie Scholl and Probst were beheaded 22 February 1943

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20
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How many known attempts to assassinate Hitler were there July 1921 - July 1944?

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15

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21
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How many assassination attempts were there after 1939 and who carried them out?

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7 all by army members / groups led by army

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22
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What changed for the army in 1934?

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had to swear the oath to Hitler, not Germany

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23
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What happened if you were caught plotting to assassinate Hitler?

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immediate execution and an investigation to find all others involved

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24
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What was the most serious assassination attempt on Hitler?

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July Plot of 1944 by Lieutenant von Stauffenberg

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What happened in the July Plot of 1944?

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Lieutenant von Stauffenberg left a bomb in a conference room where Hitler was
4 people died but Hitler only had minor injuries

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26
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What happened after the July Plot of 1944?

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200 people executed

27
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What agreement did Hitler make with the Catholic Church?

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Concordat with the Pope

28
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What did the Nazis do to influence religion?

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developed the ‘People’s Church’
became more celebrating Nazism that Christianity eg. displayed Nazi banners

29
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What church was formed in response to condemn the Nazis and when?

A

Confessing Church
May 1934

30
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What happened to members of the Confessing Church?

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arrested and executed
Pastor Niemoller (a founder) sent to a concentration camp

31
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Which Bishops were imprisoned for speaking out against the Nazis and when?

A

Meiser and Wurm
October 1934

32
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What happened after Bishops Meiser and Wurm were imprisoned?

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public outcry and protests
led to them being released

33
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What happened before Germany was going to invade Czechoslovakia?

A

military processions
the public was unenthusiastic

34
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What did the public reaction to the plan to invade Czechoslovakia mean happened?

A

Czechoslovakia not invaded
an agreement with Chamberlain at Munich Conference instead

35
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When did Goebbels take over all radio stations?

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25 March 1933

36
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What did Goebbels do once in control of all radio stations?

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purged them of Jews, those married to Jews, communists and socialists

37
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What did Goebbels do to spread the Nazi message by radio?

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made cheap radios available
eg. ‘People’s Receivers’ for 35 or 72 marks
and only 2 marks per month to cover broadcasting
limited range - only receive German broadcasts

38
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What happened to newspapers after 4 October 1933?

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editor would be held responsible for anything published harmful to Germany
Reich Association compiled a list of ‘accredited’ journalists - not jewish/politically unstable

39
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How many newspapers and readers were there in December 1933?

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86 newspapers with over 3 million readers

40
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What did the state-owned press agency set up in December 1933 do?

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set stories allowed to be published
very detailed guidelines

41
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When and why was the first concentration camp established?

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1933 - Oranienburg, Russia
hold political prisoners

42
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How many prisoners were there in concentration camps for political crimes?

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over 500,000

43
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When was the Gestapo set up?

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1933 by Goering

44
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What was the Gestapo?

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secret police
with own independent legal system - acted as judge, jury and executioner
hunt out threats to Nazis eg. untermenschen
tackle resistance

45
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How did the Gestapo operate?

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through fear
wore no uniform

46
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What was the SS?

A

elite bodyguard
ran concentration camps

47
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How many members did the SS have when they started versus in 1936?

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240 initial members
240,000 1936

48
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When was the People’s Court set up?

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1934

49
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What did the People’s Court do?

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tried accused traitors of the Third Reich
private trials
impossible to appeal the verdict

50
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How many people had passed through the People’s Court by 1945?

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10,000s

51
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Who monitored the people in their specified areas for all infringements of rules?

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Nazi Party Officials and Bloc Wardens

52
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What did Nazi propaganda usually feature?

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simple messages eg. ‘Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer’
negative images of Jews, stereotyped with hooked noses

53
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What did the report of Hitler’s appointment as chancellor look seem like?

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huge cheering processions chanting Sieg Heil!

54
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In 1939 what proportion of the population owned a radio?

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over 70%

55
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How were mothers rewarded?

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1000 mark loan on marriage - repayment reduced by 250 marks per child
regular pregnancy check-ups and vitamins
medals for more than 4 children

56
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How were workers rewarded?

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Strength Through Joy ran activities and holidays (filled with Nazi propaganda)
heavily subsidised by government - extremely cheap or free

57
Q

Why were the Nazis popular with people with shared prejudices?

A

policies against undesirables

58
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Why were the Nazis popular with wealthy industrialists?

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banning KPD and trade unions

59
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Why were the Nazis popular with the middle class?

A

savings had value again

60
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Why were the Nazis popular with those who applied to ‘Germanise’ an area?

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given homes and farmland

61
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Why were the Nazis popular with nationalistic people?

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seen as reversing the Treaty of Versailles and asserting Germany’s power

62
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How was WW2 initially received by the public?

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lukewarm reaction

63
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How did the Nazis retain support during the war?

A

Fuhrer myth

64
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When did support for WW2 fall?

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when living conditions deteriorated and bombing destroyed cities

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