Lesson 16: Nazi control of Germany: creation of police state

Cards (49)

  • What type of state was Germany controlled by after 1933?
    Police State
  • What happened to anyone who resisted the Nazi regime?
    They were arrested
  • Who ran the police and courts in Nazi Germany?
    The Gestapo, Nazi Party & SS
  • How did the Nazis ensure their actions were legal?
    They made sure it was done legally
  • When was the SS (Protection Squad) created?
    1925
  • Who was the leader of the SS?
    Heinrich Himmler
  • What was the purpose of the SS?
    Control all police organizations
  • When was the SD (Security Service) created?
    1932
  • Who led the SD?
    Reinhard Heydrich
  • What was the purpose of the SD?
    Root out opponents of the Nazis
  • How did the SS and SD contribute to Nazi control?
    They took control of all police organizations
  • What did the SD keep to monitor opponents?
    Detailed records of everyone
  • What was a requirement for joining the SS?
    Marry racially suitable women
  • What was the SS's goal regarding children?
    Produce pure Aryan children
  • What did the SD maintain regarding suspected opponents?
    A detailed register card index
  • What was required of judges in Nazi Germany?
    Be Nazi Party members
  • What was the consequence for judges who were not Nazi members?
    They would lose their jobs
  • How did judges behave in Nazi courts?
    They favored the Nazi Party
  • How many death sentences were given in 1934?

    3
  • How many death sentences were given in 1935?
    15
  • How many people received the death sentence overall?
    534
  • Who was Roland Freisler?
    A People's Court Judge
  • What percentage of Freisler's cases resulted in a death penalty?
    90%
  • When did Concentration Camps open?
    1933
  • Who ran the Concentration Camps?
    SA and SS
  • What was the treatment of prisoners in Concentration Camps?
    Guards used extreme force
  • Who were some types of prisoners in Concentration Camps?
    Jews and Poles
  • What were considered undesirables in Concentration Camps?
    Prostitutes and homosexuals
  • Who were political prisoners in Concentration Camps?
    Traitors and communists
  • What was a well-known camp that opened in 1933?
    Dachau
  • Where were Concentration Camps located?
    In isolated areas
  • Who was Carl Von Ossietzky?
    A journalist arrested for opposing Nazis
  • How many people were under protective arrest in 1939?
    150,000
  • Why were people under protective arrest?
    For saying things Nazis disapproved
  • How was Carl Von Ossietzky described in 1935?
    A trembling, pale creature
  • When did Carl Von Ossietzky die?
    1938
  • When was the Gestapo created?
    1933
  • Who led the Gestapo?
    Reinhard Heydrich
  • What was the purpose of the Gestapo?
    Spread fear using terror and police
  • What methods did the Gestapo use to monitor citizens?
    Listened to calls and opened mail