Consensus in Nazi Germany
Mind map outlining the diferent reasons for consent and looking at diferent sections of German society in the Nazi Regime
- Created by: JMitch
- Created on: 22-05-13 14:24
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- Reasons for Consent in Nazi Germany
- Economic Recovery
- Schacht's New Plan improved trade and monetary regulation
- Unemployment cut from 6 million in 1933 to under 200,000 by 1939
- Investment in Job creation schemes following law to reduce unemployment
- 5 billion mark investments 1933-35 including autobahn projects
- Global economic recovery helped
- Fear of Communism
- Seen as a threat in Germany with propaganda
- Reichstag Fire manipulated to increase this fear and increase Nazi power
- KPD support on the increase from 14% July to 17% Nov. 1932
- Popular Policies
- Strength Through Joy / Beauty of Labour
- 180,000 state financed cruises and 10 million holidays by 1938
- Peoples Radio and Peoples Car (VW) cheap products available to all
- BUT - Unions closed in May 1933, replaced with DAF - Popular policies to make up for restricted rights
- Strength Through Joy / Beauty of Labour
- Army were pacified
- Bloomberg/ Fritsch affair 1938 gave Hitler total control of Military
- Liked what Hitler had to say at Potsdam Day
- Swore an oath of allegiance to Hitler following Hindenburg's death
- SA threat removed
- Terror and Police State
- Concentration Camps set up (Dachau) and 225,000 convicted of political crimes and 162,000 in protective custardy by 1939
- Himmler made Chief of Police 1936 - Making police part of Nazi party rather than state
- BUT Gestapo only had 32,000 officials - relied on Denunciations
- Wurzberg had 28 agents for population of 1 million
- 1 town had over 80% Slander crimes by denunciations, on 6% as a result of Gestapo
- Removal of the SA
- Loyal to Rohm, 2.5 million members and wanted a second revolution
- Marburg speech saw Von-Papen voice concerns about Hitler taking over from an ill Hindenburg and the 2nd Revolution favored by the SA
- Himmler fed Hitler rumours of a plot by Rohm
- Hitler ordered Rohms arrest and the SA leaders and other enemies were purged - 200 dead
- Actions of the Night of the Long Knives legalised with the Law for the Defense of the State
- Propaganda
- Goebbels was Minister for popular enlightenment and propaganda
- Used Radios - had an audience of 16 million by 1939
- Controlled Media and restricted publishing rights
- Propaganda was the norm - part of the Glieschaltung
- Hitler Myth
- Propaganda was used to link success to Hitler - Foreign Policy and Economy
- Propaganda used sparingly to keep Hitler Mysterious and above the party/state in a God like manner
- Glieschaltung
- Nazification - Coordination of Germany
- 1.6 million Germans joined the Nazi party Jan-May 1933
- Judges supported Nazis - didn't oppose restriction on freedoms
- Easier because people wanted to be identified with the regime
- 28 Protestant churches unified into 1 Reich Church led by Muller
- Concordat ended Catholic political influence but protected Church's right to congregate and educational influence
- Opposition
- Little active resitance
- Passive resistence could include wearing make-up or listening to jazz
- Loyal Reluctance - Martin Broszat
- But was this just political indifference or personal choice?
- Loyal Reluctance - Martin Broszat
- SPD and KPD were underground
- Workers supportive because of economy and restoration of national pride
- Women and the Youth
- Capture the Youth/ Indoctrinate them
- Hitler Youth and League of German Girls compulsory by 1939
- Female Civil Servants sacked and 15% of teachers
- Ideology for Women of 'Kitchen, Children, Church'
- As a result of Conscription and rearmament 2 million extra women employed 1936-39
- Curriculum focused on PE, History and Racial theory
- Economic Recovery
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