How the Nazis changed the Churches Flashcards
Why did Hitler want to control the church?
He wanted the german people to be loyal to him before anyone else (bae) including God
In ___ Hitler signed the ___ with the ____
1933
Concordat
Pope
What did the Nazis and Catholic Church agree to?
They agreed to keep out of each other’s affairs
In 1933 what happened to the Protestant Church?
It was reorganized into the National Reich Church sand given new nazi bishops.
What was the motto of the Reich church?
“the swastika on our chests and the cross on our hearts”
What was the bible and cross replaced with?
The mein kampf and swastika
Church youth clubs were replaced by
the hitler youth
Hitler broke his _____ with the _______ and began to close down _____ and _______
promise
Catholic church
catholic schools
youth groups
In 1937 who made a famous statement against the nazis
The pope who said ‘with Burning anxiety’ that the nazis are abusing human rights
What was the result of the Popes statement against the nazis?
Hitler sent 400 Catholic priests to concentration camps
