Nazi Control Flashcards
(13 cards)
Name 5 ways Nazis used propaganda to limit opposition
- Posters
- 1936 Berlin olympics
- Cheap radios (‘people’s receivers’)
- Cinemas played Nazi news reels
- Nazi newspapers (Der Sturmer)
Who were the Gestapo?
Nazi secret police, had the power of preventative arrest
Used torture
Wore no uniforms, so were greatly feared
Tapped phone lines + intercepted letters
What were the 3 effects of the Police State on the German people?
Prevented discussion of opposition
Encouraged spying through rewards
Increased mistrust of others
What media was censored and how?
Millions of books by Jewish authors were burned
Jazz music was banned due to black singers
Who were the Edelweiss Pirates and how did they oppose Hitler?
Wrote anti-Nazi graffiti and listened to banned jazz music
Sheltered army deserters
Beat up Hitler youth, even killed the Chief of Police in Cologne
What was Operation Valkyrie and how did it fail?
In 1944, Stauffenberg (army leader) planted a bomb to kill Hitler
Bomb failed to detonate
5000 army members executed, army now controlled by the SS
Who were the White Rose Group and how did they oppose Nazis?
Led by Hans and Sophie Scholl
Distributed anti-Nazi leaflets
Taught people about Nazi persecution of Jews
How did Nazi treatment of youth opposition change after WW2 started?
Became more extreme, leaders were executed, sent to concentration camps, etc.
What was Nazi culture like?
Goebbels established the Reich Chamber of Culture, all culture had to be approved
Writers encouraged to write Aryan ideas
Der Sturmer - Nazi newspapers
“The Eternal Jew” - propaganda film
What was Volksgemeinschaft?
United Aryan community
How did the Pope show his opposition to the Nazis?
“With Burning Anxiety” encyclical, outlined his dislike of Nazi persecution of disabled people and Jews
How did the Confessing Church oppose the Nazis?
Opposed euthanasia policy, antisemitism, and was executed in 1945
Who were the SS?
Elite Aryan army, originally Hitler’s bodyguards
Highly-trained and obedient
Had the power to arrest and imprison opponents without trial
By 1936 they controlled the police
