police state

• What years did the Nazi dictatorship span?

  1933-1939
• What was the role of the SS in Nazi Germany?

  To control and remove Nazi opposition
• What was the SS originally formed as?

  • Bodyguard unit for Hitler
  • Formed in 1925
• Who led the SS after 1930?

  Himmler
• What was the membership count of the SS by 1939?

  250,000 members
• What was the elite army group created by the SS?

  Waffen SS
• What does SD stand for in the context of Nazi Germany?

  Security Service
• What was the primary function of the SD?

  To gather information on suspects and criminals
• How many members did the SD have?

  6,000 members
• What were concentration camps used for in Nazi Germany?

  • Type of prison run by SS
  • Inmates imprisoned for political offences
  • Forced to do harsh labor
  • Many worked to death
• How many political prisoners were in concentration camps by 1939?

  150,000 prisoners
• Why were people arrested and sent to concentration camps?

  For not being Aryan or opposing Nazis
• What would family members receive if an inmate died in a concentration camp?

  A note stating the inmate's death
• How were judges affected by the Nazi regime?

  • Removed and forced to join NSRB
  • Had to wear swastika and Nazi eagle
  • People's Court established for treason cases
• What does NSRB stand for?

  National Socialist League for Maintenance of Law
• What could Hitler do regarding court sentences?

  Alter sentences if deemed too soft
• What was the role of the secret police in Nazi Germany?

  To spy on people and create terror
• How many members did the secret police have by 1939?

  30,000 members
• How many political arrests were made by the Nazis?

  160,000 arrested
• What were the main methods of control used by the SS and secret police?

  • Arrest and imprisonment of suspects
  • Use of concentration camps
  • Creation of paranoia and terror