Nazi Policies Towards The Church

Question 1

What were Nazi ideal opposed to ?

Answer 1

The belief and values of the Christian church

Question 2

What did Nazism promote ?

Answer 2

Glorification of strength and violence
Dislike of the weak
The belief of racial superiority
Hitler being seen as a god like figure

Question 3

What did Christianity promote ?

Answer 3

Taught forgiveness and love
Helped the weak
Respected all people
Believed in god

Question 4

What could Hitler not do to the Church ?

Answer 4

He couldn’t immediately persecuted Christianity as Germany was a Christian country
2/3 of the population was Protestant (Northern Germany) and 1/3 was Catholic (southern Germany)

Question 5

What and when did Hitler set up to attempt weaken the hold of the Catholic and Protestant churches on people ?

Answer 5

The ministry of Church Affairs in 1935

Question 6

What was encouraged by the Nazis ?

Answer 6

The German faith movement
It hoped to replace Christian values and ceremonies with Pagan ideas

Question 7

Was the german faith movement successful ?

Answer 7

Not particularly with only 5% of the population joining it