HOW THE NAZIS GAINED CONTROL USING TERROR

View mindmap

HOW THE NAZIS GAINED CONTROL USING TERROR
- THE **
  - The ** means protection squad and Himmler built it up and by 1939 it was 240,000 members
- CONCENTRATION CAMPS
- THE POLICE & COURTS
All members had to be 'Aryan' and could arrest people without trial and search houses
- THE **
  - The ** means protection squad and Himmler built it up and by 1939 it was 240,000 members
CONCENTRATION CAMPS
The camps held Jews, Communists, Socialists, trade unionists - anyone who criticised the Nazis
People were held there and had to endure hard labour and torture under Nazi instruction
THE GESTAPO
- HOW THE NAZIS GAINED CONTROL USING TERROR
  - THE POLICE & COURTS
They were the state secret police and collect information from a huge network of informers. Informers reported on local people who they believed were 'anti-Nazi.'
- THE GESTAPO
They could arrest people without trial, could torture them, and could put them in concentration camps
The police carried on with their normal work but became part of the network of informers, but had to ignore crimes committed by Nazis
All courts were under Nazi control so a fair trial was not possible. The number of offences which resulted in the death penalty increased
INFORMERS
- Informers checked every home each week whilst collecting donations to the Nazi Party
Informers checked every home each week whilst collecting donations to the Nazi Party

Get Revising