Church opposition (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Years Niemöller voted for Nazi Party
Years Niemöller voted for Nazi Party
1924 and 1933
Year Niemöller established Confessing Church
Year Niemöller established Confessing Church
1934
Years of Niemöller's repeated arrests
Years of Niemöller's repeated arrests
1934-1937
Year Niemöller sent to concentration camp
Year Niemöller sent to concentration camp
1938
Year Niemöller released from imprisonment
Year Niemöller released from imprisonment
1945
No. of Protestant pastors in Confessing Church
No. of Protestant pastors in Confessing Church
Approx. 6,000
No. of pastors in German Christian Church
No. of pastors in German Christian Church
Only 2,000
No. of Protestant pastors arrested & sent to camps
No. of Protestant pastors arrested & sent to camps
Around 800
No. of Catholic priests who opposed Nazi policies
No. of Catholic priests who opposed Nazi policies
About 400
Where Catholic priests were imprisoned
Where Catholic priests were imprisoned
Priests' Block at Dachau concentration camp
Niemöller's sermon core message
Niemöller's sermon core message
Dangers of remaining silent when others are persecuted
What Confessing Church was alternative to
What Confessing Church was alternative to
Nazi-influenced German Christian Church
What Niemöller opposed about Nazi policies
What Niemöller opposed about Nazi policies
Nazi control of Protestant Church & restrictions on converted Jews
Church attendance during Nazi period
Church attendance during Nazi period
Remained consistently high
Why Niemöller initially supported Nazis
Why Niemöller initially supported Nazis
Believed Germany needed strong leadership after Weimar Republic