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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