Control in Nazi germany Flashcards
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Germany became a police state
-when
-what
-in 1933
-a country where the police and other organisations linked to the police were very powerful and acted on behalf of the government
Parts of the police state
H…:
-head of the …
-loyal … member
Regular p… and law c…:
-ignored c… committed by …
-top … went to … in the police
-law … and orders were under … control
-extreme … could be given for going against … beliefs
G…:
-s… police
-… on people who might be a …
-had the power to i…, a…, and t… people
-t… phone calls and opened m…
-n… were set up where the … could r… people who … the Nazis
-children were … to to report their parents or …
The …:
-originally … personal … guards
-over time were divided into the S… (looked after s…), the W… SS (elite … in army), and the D… Head U… (ran … camps)
C… camps:
-set up as soon as … gained …
-lots of h…, political … and people d… unfit and u… were sent there
-forced to complete … labour, were t… and even worked to …
Himmler:
-head of the SS
-loyal Nazi member
Regular police and law courts:
-ignored crimes committed by Nazis
-top jobs went to Nazis in the police
-law courts and orders were under Nazi control
-extreme punishments could be given for going against Nazi beliefs
Gestapo:
-secret police
-spied on people who might be a threat
-had the power to imprison, arrest, and torture people
-tapped phone calls and opened mail
-networks were set up where the public could report people who criticised the Nazis
-children were encouraged to to report their parents or teachers
The SS:
-originally hitlers personal body guards
-over time were divided into the SD (looked after security), the Waffen SS (elite unit in army), and the Deaths Head Units (ran concentration camps)
Concentration camps:
-set up as soon as Hitler gained power
-lots of homosexuals, political opponents and people deemed unfit and unworthy were sent there
-forced to complete harsh labour, were tortured and even worked to death
Use of Propaganda in the Nazis
-lead by
-ideas
-key messages
-where it appeared
-lead by Goebbels
-ideas were repeatedly given with short messages and powerful images
—>understood what appealed the most
-keys messages: blaming Jews, criticising the TOV, making Germany great again
-appeared on posters, in newspapers, speeches, films and radio
Examples of propaganda in Nazi germany
-newspapers
-films and theatre
-radio
-public
Newspapers:
-only stories that showed Nazis as good were permitted
-negative stories about enemies
-newspapers that did not conform were shut down
Films and theatre
-had to appeal to nazism
Radio:
-broadcasted Nazi ideas
-only could tune into Nazi radios
-loudspeakers place in streets, factories and in cafes
Public:
-mass rallies were held to celebrate Hitler
-arenas were built which held events to flatter the Nazis
-posters were placed everywhere
Censorship from the Nazis
-Gov
-Goebbels
-laws
-where the Gov controlled what people heard, said, read or saw
-Goebbels felt that propaganda wasn’t enough so wanted all other oppositional ideas to be stopped
-Nazis introduced strict censorship laws
Chamber of culture
-led by
-who had to be part of it
-refusers
-people not allowed in
The chamber of culture :
-led by Goebbels
-all musicians, writers, artists and actors had to be apart of it
-anyone who refused would not be allowed to work
-some people were banned from joining eg Jews
Features of the chamber of culture
-cinema
-music
-literature
-sports and leisure
Cinema:
-Nazi owned film studios
-all films had to carry pro-Nazi messages
-achievements were showed in films
Music:
-traditional marching music, folk songs, and classical music was approved
-Jewish composers were banned and so was jazz
Literature:
-lots of books were banned
-books about race, the glory of war, and the Nazis were encouraged
-Hitler released a book
Sports and leisure:
-the Olympic Games were introduce in 1936
—>as health and fitness was very important to the Nazis
—>used to show Germany was powerful
Types of resistance and opposition
-private
-passive resistance
-open opposition
—>s… youth, white r… group, Edelweiss p…
—>railway l…, military s…
—>c…
-attempts to kill Hitler
—>number of attempts
—> K… Circle, The B…-Goerdeler group, The July 1944 B… Plot
Private:
-happened in the privacy of homes
-complaining or jokes
Passive resistance:
-public show of opposition
—>like refusing to do the Nazi salute
Open opposition:
-some Germans put themselves into groups to oppose the Nazis
—>swing youth, White rose group (headed out leaflets and posters), Edelweiss Pirates (beat up Nazi officials
-others sabotaged railway lines and passed in military secrets
-Protestant and Catholic Church leaders also openly criticised Hitler
Assassination attempts:
-around 50 attempts
-The Kreisau Circle - a group of army officers, university professors and aristocrats who planned to assassinate Hitler, but never did
-The Beck-Goerdeler group - contacted the British about removing Hitler and tried to kill Hitler in the July Bomb Plot of 1944.
-The July 1944 Bomb Plot - army officer, Stauffenberg, was part of a group that set off a bomb
Summary of control in Nazi Germany
-under the Nazis, Germany became a … state
-used the police … and justice s… to attempt to b… Germans into c…
-Nazis used … and censorship to help c… people and spread the Nazi m…
-c… activities had to reflect Nazi … and beliefs, if not they were …
-there was still … to the Nazis in different l…
-under the Nazis, Germany became a police state
-used the police force and justice system to attempt to bully Germans into conforming
-Nazis used propaganda and censorship to help control people and spread the Nazi message
-Cultural activities had to reflect Nazi ideas and beliefs, if not they were banned
-there was still opposition to the Nazis in different levels
