How effectively did the Nazis control Germany 1933-1935

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What is opposition

In the context of IGCSE History, "opposition" refers to any act that openly defies a government or regime (Example: Nazi Germany)

What rules did Hitler break by the TOV

Rearmed Rhineland, the Saar returned; millions of Germans joined the Wehrmacht after 1935.

What happened before the Enabling act?

The Nazi party was already popular, Hitler won 36% of votes, Nazi party won 38% votes (July 1932)

Opposition during the second world war

The Germans publicly supported the Second World War. They believed it was right to invade Poland. The Nazis controlled information about the war

What was the SS

Started in 1925, Himmler was the leader of the SS until 1929. act as personal bodyguards to Hitler. Members had to be both ‘racially pure

What was the SD

Started in 1939 but Himmler,

They gathered intelligence on anyone they suspected or knew opposed the Nazi Party, which included:

• Existing and new Nazi Party members

• Leaders and activities within other political parties

• Minority groups such as Jewish people, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Freemasons

• Government officials 

What was Gestapo

Started in 1939, Reinhard Heydrich led the Gestapo.

The Gestapo had several roles:

• Tapping phones and spying on opponents

• Arresting, questioning and torturing suspects

  • Around 160,000 people were arrested in 1939 for political crimes

• Sending people directly to concentration camps using protective custody

• Releasing information about concentration camp conditions to spread fear

In what ways did the Nazis promote themselves

Newspapers, Radios, Berlin Olympics ect:

The Nuremberg Laws

1935, included two laws that drastically increased the persecution of all Jewish people in Germany: The Reich Law on Citizenship & THE REICH LAW FOR THE PROTECTION OF GERMAN BLOOD AND HONOUR