Summary 12 - Opposition from the Protestant Church Flashcards
1
Q
Why did the Protestant Church offer more opposition to the regime than other religious establishments?
A
The Protestant Confessional Church was the only Christian body in Germany to protest at the treatment of the Jews.
2
Q
Who called for Christian resistance to the treatment of the Jews and the euthanasia programme?
A
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
3
Q
When was Bonhoeffer banned from speaking in public?
A
In 1940
4
Q
What was the impact of Bonhoeffer being banned from speaking in public from 1940?
A
It meant that his message of encouraging Christian resistance to the treatment of the Jews and the euthanasia programme was not widely heard.
5
Q
When was Bonhoeffer arrested?
A
He was arrested in April 1943 by the Gestapo.
6
Q
When was Bonhoeffer executed?
A
In 1945
