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1
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What were the main methods of Nazi terror?

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  • SA (Disbanded in 1934)
  • SS
  • Gestapo
  • Police
  • Justice
  • Camps
2
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What was the SA?

A

Were important in Hitler’s rise to power. Disbanded in 1934

3
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What was the SS?

A

Protection squad. Used terror and brute force to scare people into compliance

4
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What were the Gestapo?

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An unknown number of spies who would report on members of the public. Fear of Gestapo caused compliance

5
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How did the police help the Nazi terror campaign?

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They were controlled by the Nazis, and would arrest anyone who acted against the regime

6
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How did the judicial system help the Nazi terror campaign?

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Judges were appointed by the Nazis. Trials were often unfair, and ,any were sentenced to death or concentration camps.

7
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How did concentration camps help the Nazi terror campaign?

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Concentration camps were a constant threat to anyone who acted against the Nazis. There were many rumours about them, and they scared many into compliance

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