Experiences of Germans under the Nazis
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- Created on: 02-01-18 14:51
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- Experiences of Germans under the Nazis
- How did Hitler inforce fear?
- Concentration camps
- Big prisons where enemies were held
- The aim was to 'correct' people including Jews, Gypsies and the homeless
- Big prisons where enemies were held
- The **
- Set up in 1925 as Hitlers body guards
- They were the most feared organisation
- The SD looked after security
- The Waffen ** was an elite army unit
- The Death ** ran the death camps
- The Waffen ** was an elite army unit
- The SD looked after security
- They were the most feared organisation
- Set up in 1925 as Hitlers body guards
- Gestapo
- The secret police who spied on people
- Tapped phone calls, opened emails and used informers
- Caused friends and family to turn on each other and spread fear
- Tapped phone calls, opened emails and used informers
- The secret police who spied on people
- Regular Police
- Continued regular work but ignored crimes by Nazis
- All top jobs went to Nazis
- New laws meant that the death penalty would be given for very small things
- All top jobs went to Nazis
- Continued regular work but ignored crimes by Nazis
- Himmler
- All police forces were controlled by Himmler.
- He personally reported to Hitler and was a loyal Nazi
- All police forces were controlled by Himmler.
- Concentration camps
- Propaganda and Censorship
- Propaganda is the systematic spreading of ideas and information through posters, leaflets and media
- Censorship is the idea of limiting access to information, ideas and books to prevent knowledge and freedom of thought
- Rallies
- Parades and mass rallies were held to celebrate Hitler's greatness
- Special arenas wee built that held 1/2 million people. Choirs, bands and air shows were put on to show how impressive and organised the Nazis were
- Parades and mass rallies were held to celebrate Hitler's greatness
- Olympics
- The 1936 Olympics were held in Berlin
- During the Olympics there were many large propaganda events
- Nazi state was on show and all Anti-Jewish slogans were removed from streets
- During the Olympics there were many large propaganda events
- The 1936 Olympics were held in Berlin
- Newspapers
- Only stories that showed Nazis doing good things were printed
- Many negative stories about Jews were also printed
- If Goebbels didn't approve of stories written they were closed down
- Many negative stories about Jews were also printed
- Only stories that showed Nazis doing good things were printed
- Books, Theatre and Music
- Writers were forced to write books, plays and songs that praised Hitler and the Nazis
- Film
- All film plots had to show Nazis in a good way and the enemies in a bad way
- Radio
- Radio was controlled by Nazis who used it to put across Nazi ideas
- Radios were produced cheaply so that more Germans tuned in
- Large speakers were placed in streets, cafes and factories and broadcasted radio shows
- Radios were produced cheaply so that more Germans tuned in
- Radio was controlled by Nazis who used it to put across Nazi ideas
- Propaganda is the systematic spreading of ideas and information through posters, leaflets and media
- Opposition to Hitler
- Attempts to Kill Hitler
- There were around 50 attempts to kill Hitler
- The Kreisau Circle was made of university proffessors, army officers and aristrocrats
- The discussed assassination but never did anyting
- They were shocked by Hitler's plan for war and the brutality of their regimes
- The discussed assassination but never did anyting
- The Kreisau Circle was made of university proffessors, army officers and aristrocrats
- There were around 50 attempts to kill Hitler
- Open Opposition
- White Rose Group
- Urged Germans to get rid of Hitler
- Handed out anti Nazi leaflets and posters and graffitied
- Some acted as spies by passing on military secrets
- Handed out anti Nazi leaflets and posters and graffitied
- Urged Germans to get rid of Hitler
- Religion
- Leaders of protestant and the catholic church made some criticism of the Nazis
- The Catholic church spoke out about the killing of mentally and physically disabled people
- Leaders of protestant and the catholic church made some criticism of the Nazis
- Swing Youth
- Openly declared their dislike of Nazis by listening to Jazz music and having Jewish friends
- White Rose Group
- Passive Resistance and Grumbling
- When Germans publically shoed they disliked Nazis by refusing to do what they were meant to
- Grumbling was telling anti-Hitler jokes or complaining about their Jewish friends
- When Germans publically shoed they disliked Nazis by refusing to do what they were meant to
- Attempts to Kill Hitler
- Sport
- When Hitler came to power in 1933, Jewish players and sports clubs were excluded and shut down
- Any titles won by Jews were also taken back
- Sport was used as propaganda to promote the strength and success of the Aryan race
- When Hitler came to power in 1933, Jewish players and sports clubs were excluded and shut down
- Art
- Hitler removed any art that didn't comply with his Nazi ideals and promoted the creation of 'healthy' Aryan art
- The New art pictured Aryans and Nazis as strong and brave warriors
- Music and Literature
- In Berlin 1933, 20,000 books were burned to 'cleanse' Germany
- In-German or Jewish books were encouraged to be burnt by students
- Books with an anti-war message, such as all quite on the western front, were banned
- Lively music that was popular in Weimer Germany was quickly banned by Nazis
- Jazz music was banned due to its origins amongst black people
- Film
- Anti-sematic messages were portrayed in most films and were produced to show the 'Jewish problem'
- Goebbels was a lover of films and he thought they were the best form of propaganda
- Film was used to show prejudices in 'casual ways'
- How did Hitler inforce fear?
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