Transcript Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany
Keeping Control:
Terror State
Key Quote
“Terror is the best
political weapon for
nothing drives people
harder than a fear of
sudden death.”
How did Hitler keep control of Germany?
The Terror State
Secret police called the
Gestapo would spy on
and arrest enemies of
the state.
SS were responsible
for running the
concentration camps.
Everyone was scared of
being arrested by the
Gestapo and being put in
a concentration camp.
Propaganda
Mass Rallies, Posters
and Propaganda films.
Keeping
Control of
Germany
The Nazis controlled
and censored the radio
& newspapers.
Popularity
School children were
indoctrinated with Nazi
ideas at school.
Ripping up the
Treaty of Versailles.
Creating Jobs
Hitler Youth & the
Young Maidens.
The Nazi Police State
• The Nazi Police State was made up of many different branches.
• Their job was to ensure that everybody did as they were told to.
• They were allowed to arrest people on suspicion that they were
about to do wrong. This gave the police huge powers.
• People who were arrested were forced to sign Form D-11, an
agreement to go to prison.
The Terror State
• Both the Gestapo and
the SS were run by
Heinrich Himmler.
• The Gestapo
employed an army of
spies who would
inform on people.
The Gestapo
• The Gestapo was the secret state
police. They were formed in
1933
• It was formed from many secret
police organisations
• Its task was generally to torture
opposition of the Nazis, spy on
people, listen in, inform and open
mail of people.
• It operated without any
restrictions of civil authority and
therefore was allowed to strike
without worrying about
consequences.
Reinhard Heydrich
Leader of the Gestapo
The SS (Blackshirts)
• The SS started as Hitler's
elite bodyguard and
developed into a huge
organisation feared
throughout Nazi Europe.
• The SS were strict and
uniformed officers.
• They had unlimited power
and could arrest people with
no consequences
• They had the responsibility of
running of the concentration
camps and death camps. They
were the powerful arm that
the Nazis used to run all their
acts of atrocity.
Enemies of the State
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Communists
Social Democrats
Jews
Trade Unionists.
Work Shy
Homosexuals
Gypsies
• Germans who bought
from Jews
• Pacifists
• Radical Christian
Organisation
• Anyone who criticised
Hitler or the Nazi
Party.
Enemies of the State
• A list of German
women who were still
purchasing goods from
Jewish shops.
• Printed to scare or
terrorise other people
into not buying from
the Jews.
How did the Terror State Work?
You are imprisoned
for up to six months
doing hard physical
labour.
You are handed
over to the SS who
run the
concentration
camps.
By signing this form
you are giving your
consent to be put into
a concentration camp.
When you are
released you tell
everybody what has
happened to you
Fear
Days or maybe weeks
later you are
interviewed and
asked to sign form
D11
Gestapo Spies
inform on you
You are woken up by
the Gestapo at 1 am in
the morning and told
that you have 5 minutes
to pack your bags.
You are arrested
and thrown into a
cell at the police
station
How did the Terror State Work?
• Everyone knew someone who knew someone else who had
been in a concentration camp.
• Favourite joke amongst Germans at this time: A man goes
to the Dentist. The Dentist says: ‘Open Wide.’ The man
sits up and says: ‘Not in front of a stranger.’
• Favourite Saying amongst Germans: ‘Speak through a
Flower.’
• 800,000 Germans were imprisoned from 1933 – 1945 as
‘Enemies of the State.’
• 500,000 were executed by being shot in the neck.
Concentration Camps
• Once a D-11 was signed,
you were sent to a
concentration camp. How
long you stayed depended
on the authorities.
• The concentration camps
were not very nice. People
who had been in these were
shown as a warning to
others.
• All police had to draw up a
list of people in their
locality who might be
suspected of being
"Enemies of the State".
Key Quote: Martin Niemoller, 1945
• When the Nazis came for the Communists I was
silent, I was not a Communist.
• When the Nazis came for the Social Democrats I
was silent, I was not a Social Democrat.
• When the Nazis came for the Jews I was silent, I
was not a Jew.
• When the Nazis came for me there was nobody
left to protest.