What was life like in Nazi Germany? Life in Nazi Germany What was life like in Nazi Germany?

Hitler Eliminates Enemies As Fuhrer (Supreme Leader), Hitler bans all other political parties Hitler names Rudolf Hess Dep. Fuhrer Names Heinrich Himmler head of the SS, which would eliminate Hitler’s political enemies A branch of the SS was a secret police force known as the Gestapo Gestapo kept everyday citizens in order by terrorizing them into obedience

Ministry of Propaganda Hitler appoints Joseph Goebbels as Minister of Propaganda Propaganda is used to 1)promote Reich 2)blame Jews/others for pre-war problems How? 1) Banning & burning of books written by Jews or anti-Nazi authors 2) Children must join the Hitler Youth or League of German Girls

Nazi Propaganda #1 A German children’s book titled: The Poisonous Mushroom Describe cover of the book and the adult in the book. What is the author of this book trying to teach German children?

Translation: The Jewish worm makes his move Nazi Propaganda #2 Translation: The Jewish worm makes his move Describe the worm, what is he doing? What is the poster trying to say? Hammer & Sickle Dollar sign

Nuremberg Laws 1935: two sets of laws passed in Germany defining race & citizenship 1) Protection of German Blood & Honor – race A) Racial categories: German, Jew, & Mischling (grade 1 & 2) B) Law forbids the marriage of Jews to non-Jews

2) Reich Citizenship Law Must be German to be citizen Only citizens have full rights Little reaction from the rest of the world to these new laws, including Germany still being allowed to host 1936 Olympics Film Clip Question: What does Stephan Lux do at the League of Nations meeting and why?

Kristallnacht “Night of Broken Glass” 1938: a 17-year old Jewish man shoots a German diplomat, (upset his father was deported to Poland) Nazi blame all Jews and launch an attack against all Jews SS smashes and burns Jewish businesses & homes, synagogues bombed & thousands of Jews are arrested by Gestapo.