key topic 3

• what was the concordatt (1933)

  an agreement between hitler and the pope, saying that hitler would allow them to practise their faith freely as long as they stayed out of politics
• how did hitler betray the concordat (1933)

  • sent priests to concentration camps
  • closed down catholic schools
  • banned catholic youth groups
• what was the confessional church? (1934)

  • led by martin niemoller (a protestant)
  • opposed hitler and the nazis
  • opposed the reich church
• how many newspapers did the nazis own by 1934?

  80 percent
• when was the reich chamber of art and culture set up?

  1933
• what did the reich chamber of art and culture do?

  monitor art and culture to make sure they conformed to nazi ideals
• nazi art and culture

  • buildings were to reflect nazi power.
  • done by modelling architecture off of the ancient romans and greeks
  • albert sheer was hitlers preffered architect
  • albert made key nazi buildings such as buidlings for rallies
• oppositon from churches


  dietrich bonhoffer was a pastor in the confessional church and was linked to an attempted assasination of hitler