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Nazi control and life under the Nazis
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- 1What was the SS, how big was it, and who was its leader?The SS was the way in which Hitler controlled Germany. It had unlimited power to arrest and hold people without trial. Led by Heinrich Himmler, it was 50,000 strong by 1937.
- 2What was the Gestapo?Secret police that wore plain clothes and blended into the public. They were a branch of the SS, under the command of Heydrich.
- 3What were the 'Death's Head Units'?Members of the SS in charge of running the concentration camps.
- 4What happened on Kristallnacht?--7000 Jewish shops smashed and looted by the SS
--1500 synagogues destroyed
--91 Jews beaten to death
--30,000 Jewish men transported to concentration camps
--Jews fined 1.25 billion marks - 5What was taught in the following subjects under the Nazis? 1) History 2) Biology 3) PE 4) Geography1) Injustices of TofV; how Nazis came to power, and how the Nazis rescued Germany; Holy Roman Empire.
2) Pseudoscience about racial purity
3) Quarter of the curriculum, to create fit Germans for the army
4) Which areas 'belonged' to Germany - 6Why did many boys and young men join the Hitler youth?--Gave young people a purpose
--Easy to gain a small position of authority, and children from poorer backgrounds were put on the same level as those from wealthier ones
--Taught exciting/unusual things such as how to fight, throw grenades, fire guns. go camping etc.
--Exploited natural adolescent rebelliousness by praising boys who stood up to their parents
--Sanctions for boys who didn't join - 7In what ways did the Nazis encourage women to have many children?--Prizes awarded to women with many children (The Honour Cross of the German Mother)
--Offered special loans to new brides who agreed not to take a job
--Encouraged women to boost their fertility by doing sport and not smoking or slimming - 8What was the divorce law and the Lebensborn programme?1938 Divorce Law amendment: divorce possible if husband or wife incapable of having children.
Lebensborn: specially chosen unmarried women could 'donate a baby to the Fuhrer' by becoming pregnant with SS men - 9Why did the Nazis get support from small businesses?--Nazis passed laws to ban new department stores to enable smaller shopkeepers and craftsmen to flourish
--Competing Jewish businesses were closed down - 10Did the Nazis get much support from farmers?--Nazis praised farmers as on of the most important groups in Germany
--Farmers benefited from an increase in food prices
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--Many farmers disliked how the Nazis were meddling
--Shortage of workers as many left to get better paid jobs in the city - 11How did big business benefit from Nazi rule?--Re-armament programme
--Destruction of trade unions - 12What was the DAF?Deutsche Arbeitsfront. It put unskilled workers to work on projects such as building new roads, hospitals and schools. The 'Beauty through Labour' and 'Strength through Joy' organisations were set up to win over the workers.
- 13Who was responsible for solving the economic crisis in Germany in the years 1934-1936?Hjalmar Schacht sucessfully solved the economic crisis through the 'New Plan'. Schacht was replaced by Goering in 1937 because Hitler wanted to re-arm and Schacht didn't think that to be wise.
- 14What was the 'Four-Year Plan'?Goering's plan to prepare for war within four years. To do this, Germany needed to become self sufficient so that it wouldn't suffer from another blockade. Not very successful because the focus was more on developing arms than agriculture, and so by 1939 Germany was still rationing butter
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- GCSE Modern History Fichas sobre Nazi control and life under the Nazis, creado por muon neutrino el 06/01/2016.
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