Nazis and the Church

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Created on: 07-04-16 21:38


	Nazis and the Church
	Advantages Many church members voted for Hitler Some of the church pastors were the most popular and successful Nazi election speakers Shared common ground on family and other issues Church supported Nazi emphasis on the Military Church was the local power base for the Nazis and they believed that they could build on this to make it stronger	Disadvantages There are more people part of the Protestant church than any other organisation including the Nazis People who believed in god may be less likely to worship Hitler as leader of Germany Church taught people beliefs and values which may conflict with Nazi ideology Church meetings could be used for spreading anti-Nazi ideas
	Evaluation In 1933 Hitler decided not to provoke a conflict with the churches until he was sure he could win. June 1933 - Hitler promised the Catholic Church that the Catholics would be left alone. They could continue their religious work and youth groups and schools would be left alone. In return the Catholic Church stayed out of politics. Hitler united all the Protestant churches together into one Reich Church under pro-Nazi Reich Bishop Müller. They were known as German Christians. They had Nazi-style uniforms, salutes and marches.

Nazis and the Church

Advantages

Many church members voted for Hitler
Some of the church pastors were the most popular and successful Nazi election speakers
Shared common ground on family and other issues
Church supported Nazi emphasis on the Military
Church was the local power base for the Nazis and they believed that they could build on this to make it stronger

Disadvantages

There are more people part of the Protestant church than any other organisation including the Nazis
People who believed in god may be less likely to worship Hitler as leader of Germany
Church taught people beliefs and values which may conflict with Nazi ideology
Church meetings could be used for spreading anti-Nazi ideas

Evaluation

In 1933 Hitler decided not to provoke a conflict with the churches until he was sure he could win. June 1933 - Hitler promised the Catholic Church that the Catholics would be left alone. They could continue their religious work and youth groups and schools would be left alone. In return the Catholic Church stayed out of politics. Hitler united all the Protestant churches together into one Reich Church under pro-Nazi Reich Bishop Müller. They were known as German Christians. They had Nazi-style uniforms, salutes and marches.

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Nazis and the Church