(3.) In the Garden of Beasts: (Part THREE) Flashcards
(10 cards)
➡️ Ch. 11 ⬅️
Why was Martha so unwilling to condemn the Nazis?
▪️Loved the arrangement in which she lived. ▪️Loved the location in which she lived.
▪️Admired the landscape greatly.
▪️Enjoyed watching the enthusiasm carried by the German youth.
➡️ Ch. 11 ⬅️
After witnessing atrocities first hand, what action did Quentin Reynolds take?
▪️Reynolds sent a letter by mail, not wire, so it couldn’t be intercepted by Nazi censors, explaining in detail all the atrocities he and his companions had witnessed first hand.
➡️ Ch. 11 ⬅️
Why was Dodd hesitant to attend Nazi party rally in Nuremburg?
▪️He thought them not to be official events sponsored by the state. ▪️Saw as party affairs that had nothing to do with international relations.
▪️MORE IMPORTANTLY, he feared the nazi propaganda ministry would portray his acceptance of invitation as an endorsement of Nazi policies.
➡️ Ch. 11 ⬅️
What did Dodd’s hope to accomplish by silent protest of rally with Spain, France, Britian, and US?
▪️That their mutual actions would send Germany a suitable, indirect message of unity and disapproval.
➡️ Ch. 12 ⬅️
Describe circumstances of Kaltenborn attack…
▪️The Kaltenborn family was shopping in Leipziger Strasse, a busy German boulevard for shopping.
▪️As they exited a shop, Storm Troopers were marching through the boulevard.
▪️Pedestrian crowds lined the streets to give the Hitler salute. ▪️Group of troopers questioned the family for having their backs to the parade.
▪️Crowd became evoked and as the Kaltenborn family walked away.
▪️Kaltenborn’s son was punched in the face. ▪️Police officers near by did nothing to justify the situation.
➡️ Ch. 12 ⬅️
What did Messersmith find ironic about the Kaltenborn attack?
▪️Messersmith found it ironic due to the fact that the attack entailed Nazi police ignoring Trooper brutality.
▪️A specific report of his that H. V. Kaltenborn claimed as a falsification.
➡️ Ch. 13 ⬅️
What techniques did Gestapo use to create a climate of “violence and terror” in Germany?
▪️They kept their operations and it’s sources of information secret. ▪️They would send postcards out of the blue to random people to appear for questioning considered “uniquely terrifying.” ▪️They would threaten to put innocent people in concentration camps and would often actually do so.
➡️ Ch. 13 ⬅️
Why did Diels find violent Gestapo techniques necessary?
▪️He viewed violence and terror as valuable tools for the preservation of political power.
➡️ Ch. 15 ⬅️
What did Dodd and Neurath consider to be the “Jewish Problem”?
▪️The fact that Jews had grasped to strong a hold on intellectual and business life.
➡️ Ch. 15 ⬅️
What does Dodd’s and Neurath’s conversation reveal about prejudices in both US and Germany?
▪️This conversation notes that the US acknowledged the issue of the “Jewish problem”
▪️Understood issue but DID NOT “ agree with the method of solving the problem which so often ran into utter ruthlessness”.
