History: Nazi Germany chapter 2: control

• S.S and Himmler: Racially pure. Night of long knives strengthen their power. 1936: Himmler chief of all police.
• SD: evidence gathering. focused on opposition. Had agents and informers. Heydrich in charge.
• Gestapo: Secret police. Spies. Controlled by Nazis. Heydrich in charge. Used block leaders in apartments.
• Police: 1936: Controlled by S.S. Used in terror. Had "normal" role in society.
• Judges and courts: Increase in death sentence crimes. Used peoples court: 40,000 sentenced to death.
• Concentration camps: 70 camps by 1933. Prison camps. Political opponents. Poorly run by S.A. S.S put in charge. Death head units were harsh.
• Newspapers: Closed opposition papers. by 1939 2/3 Nazi run. Racist views.
• Radio: All stations controlled by 1934. Cheap radios. Only picked up by German stations.
• Rallies: Speeches/marches/torch parades.
• Posters: Visual messages. Aryan pride. Had Nazi symbol on posters.
• Berlin Olympics: 1936. Present socially acceptable image of Germany. Aryan superiority.
• Film: "Eternal Jew" racist film. Not all political some included romance.
• Social democrats: Anti-Nazi leaflets and posters.
• Communists: More active. Meetings and Newsletters. 1939 tried assassination. Arrested.
• The church: Largest non-Nazi confessional church. Sent to concentration camps.
• Niemoller: Set up non-Nazi confessional church. Sent to concentration camp.
• Schneider: Joined Neimollers church. Arrested and executed.
• Jehovah's witness: Pacifists. Refused to salute. sent to concentration camps.
• Young communists: Secret meetings. Anti-Nazi flyers. Dressed differently.
• Christians: Illegal pilgrimages. Refused to join Hitler youth.
• Swing kids: Listened to jazz music. Individual haircuts and clothes. Concerned Himmler. Arrested and sent to concentration camps.
• The S.S could: Sent you to prison without a trial. Had the power to search peoples property. In charge of Germanys police force. Ran the concentration camps.