Methods of Nazi control and opposition to it
Police state
propaganda
SS
Commanded by Himmler. Had an increasing size, like a 'state within a state'
Hitlers body men, beat people up, worked for Hitler
Gestapo
Tiny compared to SS, although small it was highly feared. Completely secret and unknown- they are random arrests.
Peoples courts
Run by Nazis, ensured that Nazi opponents were charged, even with little or no evidence.
Cinema
news papers
radios
rallies
education
textbooks questions revolve around Nazi ideology- kids taught to be perfect Nazi adults
November Nurembourg rallies, lod and brist to almost brain wash people- celebrating Hitlers birthday
Goebbels approve everything published, advertise importance of belonging to a Volksgemeinschaft
News reel play at the start of each movie: show happy workers. Made cheaper, more people go- all movies anti- jew, pro- Nazi
Made cheaper ownership increase by 70%- played modern music with Nazi promoting intervals, Hitler made speeches
Policies
Women
Cildren
Workers
The church
Jews
Opposition
Edelweiss Prates
July Bomb plot 1944
White rose group
Formed by students at Munich university. Published anti- Nazi leaflets. Discovered in 1943 and executed
Group of army officers tried to bomb Hitler. The bomb exploded however Hitler survived, 5000 people were later executed.
Created anti- Nazi slogans, sheltered army deserters and beat up Nazi officials. n 1944 the Cologne Pirates (branch of Edelweiss, based in cologne) killed Gestapo chief, Nazi publicly hung 12 members.
Sophie Scholl
church
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