(5.) In the Garden of Beasts: (Part FIVE) Flashcards
(7 cards)
➡️ Ch. 28 ⬅️
Changes Eicke made to opporation of concentration camps…
▪️He implemented a new policies;
- no pity
- strict punishment
- no mercy policy.
▪️Guards were forced to be ruthless or they were stripped from there duties.
▪️He made the camps outward appearance more pleasing to observers of the camp.
▪️Lied about who the prisons within the camp were and why they were imprisoned
➡️ Ch. 28 ⬅️
What superficial changes in the beginning of 1934 gave Dodd and other rep. The impression the Germany’s situation was improving?
▪️Rapid decline in unimployment; 4.8 million to 2.7 million. ▪️Due to two men doing one man jobs and propaganda campaign which discouraged women to work. ▪️”Wild” concentration camp closed.
▪️Talks of closing all protective custody and concentration camps all together
➡️ Ch. 28 ⬅️
What effect did Eicke’s changes have on the culture within the camp?
▪️This took away the Jews hope.
▪️Prisoners were forced to except the inevitability that things would likely get worse.
➡️ Ch. 31 ⬅️
Effect of fear brought by Nazi surveillance on German citizens and Dodd’s family and were these fear justified?
▪️Forced Germans to hold their tongues against the government policy.
➡️ Ch. 33 ⬅️
What American right did the Nazis fail to grasp when demanding US government shut down mock trail?
▪️”In America, nobody could suppress a private or public meeting.” ▪️Right of free press and speech
➡️ Ch. 33 ⬅️
With the conclusion of their meeting, what did Dodd realize about Hitler’s intention regarding the German, Jewish population and his protestations of seeking piece with other nations?
▪️Hitler held POSSIBLE intentions to remove all Jews from Germany.
▪️Hitler only wanted momentary peace to buy time so that Germany could expand their arms for war.
▪️Also, that in the back of Hitler’s mind he held Old German ideals of dominating Europe with physical force.
➡️ Ch. 36 ⬅️
How did Gestapo change after departure of Diels?
▪️The last trace of civility left the Gestapo with Diels. ▪️The character change revolved around brutal, foul play.
