The SS was formed in 1925 to act as a bodyguard
for Hitler. After the night of the long knives, the
SS became responsible for the removal of all
opposition to the Nazis
The gestapo was set up in 1933 and could
arrest and imprison those suspected o
opposing the state
Youth
Teachers had to swear an oath of loyalty to
Hitler and join the Nazi teachers league.
Lessons began and ended with "Heil Hitler". In
each lesson, even maths, Nazi issues were
included
Boys joined the Hitler youth and
took part in military exercises
whilst girls joined the League of
german maidens and learnt
about motherhood
All other youth
clubs were
banned
Church
Protestant
In 1933 they set up the
Emergency League for those
who opposed Hitler
Many supported Hitler
Niemoller
was
arrested
Catholic
Hitler broke theconcordat and priests were
harassed and arrested.
Catholic schools and youth
groups were closed down
In 1937 Pope Pius XI made his
famous statement "with burning
anxiety"
Economy
Strength through joy sponsered a
wide range of leisure and cultural
trips including cruises
26 million marks were spent on
rearmaments and 37.1 billion marks were
invested in works created schemes
Unemployment was zero by 1939
However this did not include Jews dismissed
from jobs or opponents held in concentration
camps
7,000 km of autobahns were buillt
RAD workers lived in camps and
received low pay
Trade unions had been banned so
workers were controlled by the
Nazis
By 1939 Germany was going bankrupt
Propaganda
Propaganda was controlled
by Josef Goebbels
He made sure that all
Jewish books were burnt
Non nazi
newspapers
were closed
down
No modern
art of jazz
music was
allowed
People enjoyed
taking part in
rallies
Radio stations were
controlled by the
Nazis
Women
The Nazis expected women to:
Not wear makeup, Was blonde,
heavy hipped and athletic, wore
flat shoes and a full skirt, did not
smoke or go out to work, cooked
and cleaned at home
On Hitlers mothers
birthday medals were
awarded to women with
large families
By 1939 there
were fewer
women working
than there had
been under the
Weimar repulic
When men went out to
join the army , women
were needed to work
Women were encouraged to keep
healthy and wear their hair in a bun
or plaits