The police state (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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What was the key purpose of Nazi Germany's police state?
What was the key purpose of Nazi Germany's police state?
Use fear & force to prevent opposition
In which year did Heinrich Himmler become leader of the SS?
In which year did Heinrich Himmler become leader of the SS?
1929
By 1939, what additional power had Himmler gained?
By 1939, what additional power had Himmler gained?
Control of police in occupied territories
What were judges required to join under Nazi rule?
What were judges required to join under Nazi rule?
National Socialist League
What legal protection did the Nazi regime abolish?
What legal protection did the Nazi regime abolish?
Trial by jury
What unlimited authority did the SS possess?
What unlimited authority did the SS possess?
Search, arrest & imprison without trial
What were SS recruitment policies based on?
What were SS recruitment policies based on?
Racial purity (Aryan only)
What did the SS gain control of after 1936?
What did the SS gain control of after 1936?
Entire police system & camps
When was the Waffen SS military wing developed?
When was the Waffen SS military wing developed?
1940
What method did the Gestapo commonly use during interrogations?
What method did the Gestapo commonly use during interrogations?
Torture to extract information
Who became leader of the Gestapo in 1936?
Who became leader of the Gestapo in 1936?
Reinhard Heydrich
How did the regime encourage citizens to help control the population?
How did the regime encourage citizens to help control the population?
Spy on & report one another