** stands for protection squad, The leader was Heinrich Himmler, They had strict physical standards, The ** were ruthless and fiercely loyal to Hitler, The ** had the power to arrest people without trial, search houses and confiscate property.
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What were the first concentration camps?
temporary prisons set up by the SA and the ** in disused factories or warehouses. They were not death camps until later years
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What were concentration camps like by 1939?
prisoners were used as slave labour, extracting raw material and making weapons. They also became the scene of mass genocide.
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Who were the Gestpao?
State secret police.
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What did the Gestapo do?
tapped telephones, intercepted mail, and spied on people. They had a network of informers throughout Germany.
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How did law courts change under the Nazis?
Increased the number of crimes punishable by the death penalty from 3 in 1933 to 46 in 1943.
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What was a block warden?
local leaders who visited homes. They had to write reports on individuals and report anyone anti-Nazi.
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Who died on the night of the long knives?
Rohm, SA leaders
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What was the 'Volk'?
'people's community' individual liberties would be less valued than loyalty to the German people, to Hitler and teh Germany.
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Did anyone dare stand up to Nazi terror?
lots of examples available- Swing youth, Martin Niemoller, Cardinal Galen, 1944 bomb plot, Hans and Sophie Scholl
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** stands for protection squad, The leader was Heinrich Himmler, They had strict physical standards, The ** were ruthless and fiercely loyal to Hitler, The ** had the power to arrest people without trial, search houses and confiscate property.
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