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1
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What word best summarises the Nazis relationship with the Churches?

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Complicated

2
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What did Hitler sign with the Catholic Church in 1933?

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A Concordat

3
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What did the 1933 Concordat mean?

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That Hitler would leave the Catholic Church alone. In return, the Church would stay out of politics.

4
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What did Hitler try and unite all Protestant Churches under?

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One official Reich Church

5
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Who led the Reich Church?

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Ludwig Muller

6
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Did all Germans like the Reich Church?

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No, many preferred their local church

7
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How did the Nazis try and use the Reich Church?

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They used a group called the ‘German Christians’ to try and promote Nazi ideas through the Reich Church

8
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Where there more Catholics or Protestants in Germany?

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Protestants

9
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Roughly how many Protestants were there in Germany?

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45 million

10
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Roughly how many Catholics were there in Germany?

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22 million (approx. half number of Protestants)

11
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Why did Hitler feel threatened by the Churches?

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They were a potential source of opposition to his power AND Christianity emphasised peace

12
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What did the Reich Church attempt to ban?

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The Old Testament - it was considered Jewish

13
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Why did the Reich Church attempt to ban the Old Testament?

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It was considered Jewish

14
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What did Martin Niemoller form in 1934?

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An alternative Protestant Church to the Reich Church, called the Confessional Church

15
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What was the name of the church Martin Niemoller formed in 1934?

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The Confessional Church

16
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What did Niemoller begin doing in 1934?

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Openly attacking the Nazi regime

17
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What happened to Niemoller?

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He was arrested and spent 1938-45 in a concentration camp

18
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Which camp did Niemoller get put in?

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Sachsenhausen - just outside Berlin

19
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How many pastors (ministers) of the Confessional Church were imprisoned?

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800 - including Niemoller, the founder

20
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What did Nazis attempt to stop Catholics using in church?

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The crucifix - although this failed

21
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What happened to Catholic youth organisations?

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They were suppressed - children were expected to join the Hitler Youth instead

22
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Which Catholic became a vocal critic of the Nazi regime?

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Bishop Galen of Munich

23
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What did Bishop Galen do in 1941?

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He led a protest against the Nazi policy of killing physically disabled and mentally ill patients

24
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What did the Nazis do in response to Bishop Galen’s protest?

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Temporarily paused the policy - they did not want to risk a popular uprising during war

25
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When did Bishop Galen lead his protest against the killing of physically disabled and mentally ill people?

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In 1941

26
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Who publicly criticised the Nazis in 1937?

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The Pope (Pope Pius XI)

27
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Who was pope during this time?

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Pope Pius XI (11)

28
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As a result of Pope Pius’ attack on the Nazis, what happened?

A

400 Catholic priests were sent to Dachau concentration camp

29
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What was Hitler forced to do during 1937?

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Return control of the Church to old Protestant leadership - in return for a promise that it would stay out of politics

30
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What happened to Church attendance during this period?

A

It increased significantly - especially during WWII

31
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What does the increase in Church attendance show about Hitler’s attempts to control it?

A

It had failed